Financial Analyst, FP&A (New York)

3ds; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in clinical trial solutions is seeking a Financial Analyst to support General & Administration functions. This role involves budgeting, forecasting, and providing insights to drive financial decisions. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience in financial planning tools, contributing to the company's mission of improving patient experiences.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) matching

Flexible paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

Qualifications

• Minimum 1+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, Big Four public accounting, or Consulting.
• Experience turning financial data into relevant insights.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted advisor to leaders of assigned departments.
• Prepare and lead the monthly financial review of results meetings.
• Analyze historical performance to understand trends and key drivers.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Organization

Proactivity

Financial Data Analysis

Continuous Process Improvement

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in Finance

Economics

Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial Planning tools

Job description

Location: Hybrid

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week in accordance with Company policy.

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 36,000 trials and 11 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million users trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. Discover more at www.medidata.com .

About the Team:

As a Financial Analyst of an established FP&A organization, you will be the a finance partner to all General & Administration business functions, while supporting their senior leadership teams. You will partner with the teams to ensure operational plans are aligned with financial goals and create transparency and deliver important insights and suggestions that allows us to make the right decisions to propel the business forward. You will work with the team to deliver insights, guide annual and long range planning, budgeting, forecasting and monthly plan vs. actual performance analysis. You will also coordinate with other Finance team members to guide the monthly closing and reporting process.

Responsibilities:

• Be a trusted advisor to leaders of assigned departments and lead their budgeting and forecasting activities, including long range planning and execution and ensuring operational plans are following financial budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare and lead the monthly financial review of results meetings with the business department's leaders and finance leadership team.
• Provide transparency into actual results and forward-looking analyses, including foresight into investment needs, margin trends and competitive benchmarking.
• Analyze historical performance to understand trends and key drivers. Make recommendations to improve performance and processes based on findings.
• Present detailed visualizations of financial data for senior leadership, ensuring informed decision-making and strategic planning
• Collaborate with teams across the Company, including parent company teams, Accounting, Tax, HR, Pricing, Commercial and Operations
• Support ad hoc projects and strategic projects

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication / collaboration skills required; role involves building strong relationships across the organization, communicating and presenting ideas clearly to management and influencing decision making
• Must be a proactive & highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines
• Role involves building relationships across the organization, communicating, and presenting ideas to management and influencing decision making
• Experience turning financial data into relevant insights that support sound decisions
• Experience working with Financial Planning tools, preferably Adaptive or similar (Anaplan, Vena, Netsuite Financial Planning)
• Team-player with no ego Demonstrated ability to turn financial data into relevant insights that support sound decisions
• Demonstrated drive for continuous process improvement

Your Education & Experience:

Extraordinary Excel / PowerPoint / financial modeling skills Undergraduate or graduate degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting Minimum 1+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, Big Four public accounting, or Consulting

The salary range posted below refers only to positions that will be physically based in New York City. As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City, may differ based on the local market data in that region. The base salary pay range for this position is $66,000 - $88,000

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Inclusion statement

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state laws and local ordinances. We are committed to fair employment practices and will evaluate all candidates based on their qualifications, regardless of past arrest or conviction history.