Project Financial Analyst I

Syneos Health • Morrisville, NC

4d • $47,000 - $79,900

About The Position

Syneos Health is a fully integrated life sciences services organization supporting customers across drug development and commercialization. The Project Financial Analyst I works with the Business Unit Controller to record and analyze project financial results, maintain project budgets and data in Oracle and related systems, prepare forecasts and reports, and monitor the financial health of assigned projects. The role also supports project setup, project reviews, and close-out reconciliations. It operates in a professional office environment and is largely sedentary.

Requirements

• Four-year BA/BS degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent education and experience.
• Strong English proficiency.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency with accounting software packages.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organization, interpersonal skills, and teamwork skills.
• Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills, and a high level of personal motivation to achieve.
• Demonstrated ability to work with confidential and sensitive data.
• Ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.
• For US positions: zero to two years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Pharmaceutical or CRO experience.
• Experience with Oracle Finance.

Responsibilities

• Record monthly revenue for Unit, Fee for Service, and Fixed Price contracts.
• Load project budgets into Oracle/Revenue Wizard and maintain key member lists, project setup information, other project data, and schedules in Oracle and associated systems.
• Draft monthly project-level actual-versus-budget/forecast variance analyses and reports for analysis of monthly results.
• Draft monthly financial-results forecasts (backlog).
• Meet established deadlines for revenue and backlog submissions.
• Prepare project close-out reconciliations in a timely manner.
• Review executed Work Orders and Change Orders, with assistance, for bonuses or other anomalies.
• Work with the Business Unit Controller to capture, assess, and consolidate results.
• Draft key reports, including annual cost and expense budgets, cost rates, cost and expense forecasts, monthly utilization, headcount, revenue backlog analysis, and/or gross profit for the assigned area.
• Update predefined reports.
• Attend applicable project meetings, including kick-off meetings to capture and process data for setting up newly awarded projects in financial systems and schedules, and monthly project review meetings to understand and concur on project status, potential issues, and forecast accuracy.
• Monitor assigned projects’ overall health, including revenue, gross profit, receivables, unbilled amounts, close-outs, and reconciliations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health benefits.
• Company match 401(k).
• Eligibility to earn commissions or a bonus based on company and individual performance.
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time; paid sick time eligibility may vary by location.
• Company car or car allowance may be included.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level