Associate Director, Partnership Finance

IQVIA•Durham, NC

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About The Position

Job Overview Directs financial planning and accounting practices including: budgeting, costing, financial analysis, and long-range forecasting for a mid-sized market or regional function(s). Partners with the business, providing subject matter expertise and direction for the business/function on financial and accounting issues. Essential Functions Understands business partner/client markets and translates strategy into proactive plans to enable successful achievement of business results. Ensures that the recording, measurement and reporting of all financial transactions adhere to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), internal IQVIA corporate policies and procedures, government regulations and local business requirements. Develops specific business metrics that support timely and actionable information flow for daily operational and long-term strategic planning purposes. Support, and lead as appropriate, high profile negotiations that arise during service delivery from a financial nature Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Business Development team and Senior Functional Leadership/ Therapeutic Area Heads May develop pricing strategies, policies, and analysis. Provides monthly financial reporting to constituencies. Assist in developing commercial offerings, including payment terms, schedules, Bonus/Penalty, and other client requests. Ensures achievement of business financial targets by monitoring spending, providing insight, and early warning. Identifies and monitors areas of risk and/or opportunity and their financial impact on the business. Ensure the provision of timely and value add risk assessments to the business for new and existing clients. Offer commercial recommendations and solutions to senior management. Partner externally with client Finance and Outsourcing counterparts, and internal with Pricing, Operations, Finance and Contracts. Negotiate, review and provide financial accrual reporting, as requested, by the client

Requirements

Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within one department or multiple related departments.
Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in business analysis, accounting and finance.
Knowledge of financial systems.
Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as strong leadership and focus.
Proven record of results working with senior management.
Strong project management skills and the ability to translate business issues into financial requirements.
Technical proficiency with financial application software is essential.
High level of integrity and self-confidence.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree Finance, Accounting or Financial Management
Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

Directs financial planning and accounting practices including: budgeting, costing, financial analysis, and long-range forecasting for a mid-sized market or regional function(s).
Partners with the business, providing subject matter expertise and direction for the business/function on financial and accounting issues.
Understands business partner/client markets and translates strategy into proactive plans to enable successful achievement of business results.
Ensures that the recording, measurement and reporting of all financial transactions adhere to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), internal IQVIA corporate policies and procedures, government regulations and local business requirements.
Develops specific business metrics that support timely and actionable information flow for daily operational and long-term strategic planning purposes.
Support, and lead as appropriate, high profile negotiations that arise during service delivery from a financial nature
Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Business Development team and Senior Functional Leadership/ Therapeutic Area Heads
May develop pricing strategies, policies, and analysis.
Provides monthly financial reporting to constituencies.
Assist in developing commercial offerings, including payment terms, schedules, Bonus/Penalty, and other client requests.
Ensures achievement of business financial targets by monitoring spending, providing insight, and early warning.
Identifies and monitors areas of risk and/or opportunity and their financial impact on the business.
Ensure the provision of timely and value add risk assessments to the business for new and existing clients.
Offer commercial recommendations and solutions to senior management.
Partner externally with client Finance and Outsourcing counterparts, and internal with Pricing, Operations, Finance and Contracts.
Negotiate, review and provide financial accrual reporting, as requested, by the client