Senior Finance Manager/Senior Finance Business Partner - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

ICON; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization is seeking a Senior Finance Manager for a hybrid working role in Dublin. Responsibilities include managing financial analysts, advising support departments, and providing strategic financial insights. The ideal candidate will have ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualifications, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in finance. ICON fosters an inclusive culture and offers competitive benefits.

Benefits

Various annual leave entitlements

Health insurance offerings

Competitive retirement planning

Global Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Flexible country-specific benefits

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5+ years post qualification experience in a financial role.
• Comfortable working with large data sets.
• Ambitious, able to multitask & work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of financial analysts supporting department leaders.
• Partner with support department heads for financial insights.
• Reporting on monthly and quarterly financials including forecasts.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Data Transformation

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Education

Fully qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

Senior Finance Manager - Dublin - Hybrid - 12 month fixed term contract

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

The Role:

Our GBS Business Partnering Group sits within the Corporate Finance arm of ICON Finance. This Senior Manager Financial Business Partnering role is aimed at providing independent, objective, financial and consulting services designed to add value, direction and leadership to specific support department lines within the business, enabling ICON to accomplish its objectives by bringing a global, systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating company performance and strategic direction.

Purpose of the role:

• To be a trusted financial advisor to Support Department leaders.
• To lead a team of financial analysts who support department leaders and their direct reports.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Support department heads
• Lead a team of financial analysts
• Reporting on monthly and quarterly financials including forecasts and annual budgets
• Analyse and translate data into key strategic inputs and insights to drive decision making
• Provide detailed headcount reports for each Support department
• Analyse Capex spend relative to forecast and budget
• Gather and track business and functional requirements, provide impact assessments and identification of gaps
• Help develop annual and long-term financial plans for support departments
• Work on high level ad hoc projects

What you will need:

• Fully qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA
• A minimum of 5+ years post qualification experience in an industry financial role, preferably a Business Partnering or an FP&A role.
• The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with large data sets and transforming data into information
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential together with a proven ability to develop strong relationships with Executive and Senior Business Leaders.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles combined with a business focus.
• Excellent Excel knowledge
• Good systems experience; Oracle and Hyperion a significant advantage.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a small team
• Candidate should be ambitious, able to multi-task & work well under pressure
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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