Senior Manager, Financial Business Partnering

ICON Clinical Research; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

ICON Clinical Research in Dublin is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Finance Business Partnering, guiding strategic financial decisions across large, global portfolios.

You will drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling, delivering data-driven insights to senior leaders and preparing board-ready reports. The role also includes mentoring finance colleagues and ensuring profitability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and a degree in finance or accounting.
• Proven experience in financial business partnering or senior finance management.
• Experience supporting global, large-scale organisations.

Responsibilities

• Financial management of assigned large and complex global portfolios.
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership teams to align financial goals with business strategy.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for VPs with insightful commentary and analysis.
• Partner with various departments to ensure financial targets are met and financial performance is optimised.
• Act as a subject matter expert on financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Prepare presentations and reports for the board, executive leadership, and other key stakeholders.
• Lead business case evaluations for new initiatives.
• Leading and mentoring Finance colleagues to support performance and team development.

Skills

Leadership

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Communication skills

Excel (advanced)

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Finance or accounting degree

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Senior Manager, Financial Business Partnering - Dublin - Hybrid

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

Senior Manager, Finance Business Partnering

Dublin 18, Leopardstown

As an integral component of ICON's overall Finance group, the Finance Business Partnering team is dedicated to shaping and guiding financial strategy to support the execution of ICON’s broader objectives. We understand that in the world of clinical research, effective financial management is crucial not only for operational success but also for pioneering advancements in healthcare. Our division stands at the forefront of financial planning, analysis, and advisory.

We are looking for strategic financial leaders with a passion for driving business performance.

As a Senior Manager of Finance Business Partnering , you will play a key role in supporting and guiding our business leaders through financial decision-making processes. This role is vital to ensuring that financial strategies align with overall business objectives, helping the organisation to maximise profitability and operational efficiency. You will act as the trusted adviser to senior leadership, providing actionable insights and strategic financial support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial management of assigned large and complex global portfolios.

• Collaborate closely with senior leadership teams to align financial goals with business strategy.

• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for VPs with insightful commentary and analysis. Ensuring that business decisions are driven by data.

• Partner with various departments to ensure financial targets are met and financial performance is optimised .

• Act as a subject matter expert on financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

• Prepare presentations and reports for the board, executive leadership, and other key stakeholders.

• Lead business case evaluations for new initiatives.

• Leading and mentoring Finance colleagues to support performance and team development.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience: Proven experience within financial business partnering or senior finance management role. Supporting complex, global organisations. Strong experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting .

• Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation. The ability to navigate a large and complex global organisation. Proficiency in financial software and advanced Excel skills (e.g., financial modelling)

• Leadership: Proven leadership experience with the ability to coach and mentor a team. Fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Business Acumen: Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate financial data into actionable insights. A strategic thinker with the ability to solve complex problems and navigate ambiguity.

• Qualifications: A professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and a degree in finance, accounting, or related field.

Why Join Us?

• Make an Impact: Shape the financial future of a dynamic and rapidly growing company.

• Growth Opportunities: We believe in the growth of our people and offer clear development and career pathways.

• Innovative Culture: Work in an environment where new ideas are encouraged, and collaboration across the globe is key.

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary and benefits package to reward your expertise and commitment.

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 (https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits) 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 (https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations)