Sr. Financial Analyst

Syneos Health; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 68,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to support the Finance Manager and IT team with financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

The role involves partnering with accounting, finance, and procurement on billing initiatives and distributing key financial reports to cost center owners. Ideal candidates have a BS/BA in business-related fields, progressive accounting experience in CRO/pharma, and strong MS Office and Oracle ERP experience.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Progressive accounting experience, preferably within the CRO or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience working with large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Oracle Financial experience is preferred.
• Ability to perform several tasks simultaneously, organize and prioritize those tasks to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Effective presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills with a team-oriented approach.
• Able to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.
• Strong work ethics, professional attitude and reliable. Strong problem-solving skills, research and resolution skills and data analysis.
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email and voice mail.
• Strong in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager to provide ongoing financial support/partnership to the IT Team. This includes support of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis.
• Partner with accounting, finance and procurement teams on billing initiatives.
• Distribute and assist with the interpretation of key financial reports to respective cost center owners.
• Relationship building, including influencing and rapport skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Assists with ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Prepares monthly intercompany accountreconciliationsand required journal entries. Ensures invoices are sent to intercompany partners.
• Performs appropriate analysis of expenses ensuring accurate coding, adequacy of accruals, and resolves accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
• Facilitates positive relationships with General Ledger (GL) team members including international accounting personnel as well as other departments. Participate in cross functional teams as needed.
• Works closely with manager to track budgets and support the presentation to Executive Leadership teams.
• Assists with the process of loading annual budget and quarterly forecast into Oracle
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• Special projects as assigned with an emphasis on attention to detail.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/BA in Business, Accounting, Finance

Pharma/CRO industry experience preferred

Tools

Oracle Financials

Job description

Description

Sr. Financial Analyst

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager to provide ongoing financial support/partnership to the IT Team. This includes support of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis.
• Partner with accounting, finance and procurement teams on billing initiatives.
• Distribute and assist with the interpretation of key financial reports to respective cost center owners.
• Relationship building, including influencing and rapport skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Assists with ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Prepares monthly intercompany accountreconciliationsand required journal entries. Ensures invoices are sent to intercompany partners.
• Performs appropriate analysis of expenses ensuring accurate coding, adequacy of accruals, and resolves accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
• Facilitates positive relationships with General Ledger (GL) team members including international accounting personnel as well as other departments. Participate in cross functional teams as needed.
• Works closely with manager to track budgets and support the presentation to Executive Leadership teams.
• Assists with the process of loading annual budget and quarterly forecast into Oracle
• Special projects as assigned with an emphasis on attention to detail.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Progressive accounting experience, preferably within the CRO or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in working in an internationally oriented organization and knowledgeable in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience working with large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Oracle Financial experience is preferred.
• Ability to perform several tasks simultaneously, organize and prioritize those tasks to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Effective presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills with a team-oriented approach.
• Able to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.
• Able to resolve issues diplomatically.
• Strong work ethics, professional attitude and reliable. Strong problem-solving skills, research and resolution skills and data analysis.
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email and voice mail.
• Strong in written and spoken English.

Disclaimer

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

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Physical Requirements

Position requires: ability to occasionally move about inside the office to access filing cabinets, office equipment, etc. and to move between office locations; ability to maintain a stationary position for prolonged periods of time; ability to occasionally manipulate (e.g., lift, carry, move) office items and packages of light to medium weights of 10-35 pounds; ability to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity equipment (e.g., scanner, phone, printer, copier); ability to perceive and assess written materials for prolonged periods of time; and ability to frequently communicate with colleagues on the phone, by email, and in-person.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is low. This is a largely sedentary role.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range

$67,700.00 - $115,100.00

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

Serves as a Sr. Financial Analyst on the Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team, providing centralized and consolidated reporting supporting the IT organization. This position works closely with Sr. leadership team and reports to the Manager FP&A. Produces financial and other business analysis, interpretation, and investigation of data. Ensures all reporting activities are accurate and prepared within established timelines.