Financial Team Lead, Pharma

ITA Group, Inc.; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Paid parental leave

Flexible work arrangements

Volunteer Time Off

Sabbaticals

Anniversary awards

Job summary

ITA Group, Inc. seeks a Financial Team Lead (Pharma) to support the Sanofi account within our Event Management unit. You will be the primary contact for spend and financial processes, collaborating with the Sanofi contact and ITA Group AE to align on strategy and outcomes.

You will lead the internal team, provide guidance and training, and ensure timely and accurate reporting. Strong accounting expertise and client-focused communication are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related major, with twelve semester hours of accounting including one cost accounting course.
• Minimum one year of experience as a Senior or Lead Event Accountant or five years of accounting related work experience, preferably in the Performance Marketing industry and two years of travel-related work experience.
• Ability to train and give work direction to team members.
• Ability to organize work and manage several projects simultaneously to meet established deadlines.
• Ability to apply analytical thinking and communicate this to others clearly.
• Proficient PC skills; Excel and Word preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide the internal team with professionalism and account knowledge.
• Maintain a positive relationship with the Sanofi client contact and ITA Group AE as the main point of contact for spend and financial processes.
• Provide leadership and direction to the team and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting.
• Represent ITA Group with professionalism in interactions with clients.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Communication

Customer service

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Financial Team Lead (Pharma) serves as an internal resource for our Event Management business unit, specifically supporting the Sanofi account. The Team Lead maintains a positive and professional relationship with both the Sanofi client contact as well as the ITA Group Account Executive (AE) and serve as their main point of contact in regards to spend and financial processes and strategy. The Team Lead provides leadership and guidance to the internal team by demonstrating professionalism and knowledge of the account.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related major with twelve semester hours of accounting to include one cost accounting course.
• Minimum one year of experience as a Senior or Lead Event Accountant or five years of accounting related work experience, preferably in the Performance Marketing industry and two years of travel-related work experience.
• Ability to train and give work direction to team members.
• Ability to organize work and manage several projects simultaneously to meet established deadlines.
• Ability to apply analytical thinking and ability to communicate this to others in an understandable fashion.
• Personal computer experience; Excel and Word preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to represent ITA Group with professionalism in interacting with internal and external clients.
• Flexibility to occasionally travel to client meetings.
• Professional and positive attitude.
• Ability to listen, understand and respond to external and internal customers' needs in a timely manner; customer service experience in a service-related industry preferred.
• Ability to work the time necessary to complete projects and/or meet deadlines.

ABOUT ITA GROUP

ITA Group is an employee-owned engagement and loyalty company that provides data-driven solutions designed to uniquely motivate and inspire our clients' employees, channel partners and customers. Creating engaging employee experiences is at the heart of what we do and who we are, and we continuously evaluate our team member benefits to ensure our team members are cared for. We offer an array of competitive benefits, including healthy retirement contributions, health, dental and vision insurance, paid parental leave, flexible work arrangements, Volunteer Time Off, paid sabbaticals, anniversary awards and more! Come join our team, recently recognized by several top organizations as a Great Place to Work.

ITA Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.