Project Finance Manager

Essential Functions

• Support the Project Finance function for Clinical Trials under the CRS Service Line, serving as PFM lead/liaison to both internal/external stakeholders to oversee certain regional Customers/Projects/Programs.
• This will include budget oversight, revenue recognition, billing, backlog forecasting, and insight into project profitability.
• Support Project Management and Functional Leadership regarding budget control, budget supervision, or finance related Customer/Client requests.
• Support the Project Finance function as business partner to other service lines, such as Pharmacovigilance, Quality & Compliance, Regulatory Sciences, Medical Information, and Research Development & Technology.
• This will include budget management, support for revenue and backlog forecasting processes, and NNB.
• Aid in the build out of a Company Backlog Roll forward.
• Aid in analysis around project profitability, pricing/margin analysis, and revenue overburn.
• Assist in the Financial month end close process to help accelerate timelines.
• Harmonize and improve the Global Project Finance processes and drive future improvements within our ERP system, Workday.
• Collaborate with FP&A and Billing teams to analyze project and client profitability and drive actionable insights within Service Lines.
• Collaborate with BD/Sales to support the capture/reconciliation of NNB across Service Lines and understand how that translates to future revenues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Necessary Skills And Abilities

• Above average experience and abilities in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI programs
• Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to write, type, express or exchange ideas of a technical nature by means of the spoken word; convey information/instructions accurately; receive detailed information through oral or written forms and to translate those instructions into physical execution of tasks.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities including the ability to influence others outside of direct management sphere of influence.
• Collaborative as a partner to facilitate organizational growth.
• Creative in your approach to problem solving.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work autonomously and produce solid results within reasonable timeframes.
• Able to walk, stand and move about for long periods of time with equipment in the field, read, prepare and analyze data for development of reports; ability to sit and type for long periods of time.

Education Requirements

• B.S./B.A. in accounting or finance preferred.

Experience Requirements

• 8 or more years’ experience in managing an accounting and/or finance function in a growing, medium or large size company.