Sr. Financial Analyst

Syneos Health Careers$67K — $115K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Experience in accounting, preferably within CRO or pharmaceutical sectors.
  • Familiarity with US GAAP and working in international organizations.
  • Proficiency in large ERP systems; Oracle Financial experience preferred.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and team orientation, with effective presentation abilities.
  • High ethical standards and strong problem-solving skills, with data analysis capability.

Responsibilities

  • Support Finance Manager with financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis for IT Team.
  • Collaborate with accounting, finance, and procurement teams on billing initiatives.
  • Distribute key financial reports and assist in their interpretation for cost center owners.
  • Build relationships and influence various stakeholders within the organization.
  • Communicate effectively with all organizational levels, including Executive Leadership teams.
  • Assist in ensuring accurate and timely closes at monthly, quarterly, and year-end periods.
  • Perform intercompany account reconciliations and prepare required journal entries.

Benefits

  • Company car or car allowance
  • Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • 401k with company match
  • Participation in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Eligibility for commissions/bonuses based on performance
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time
Full Job Description
Sr. Financial Analyst

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 account reconciliations and 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.


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.

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.

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