Project Financial Analyst II

Syneos Health

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization dedicated to accelerating customer success by partnering with innovators across the drug development and commercialization continuum. The company fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture, emphasizing teamwork and a commitment to delivering for colleagues, customers, and patients. The Project Financial Analyst II serves as a financial analyst for Business Unit Controller(s) and Associate Director(s) Finance. This role involves preparing, reconciling, analyzing, and reporting on Business Unit(s) revenue, contracts, projects, and associated metrics. The analyst is responsible for producing financial and other business analyses, interpreting data, and investigating financial information for operations related to assigned projects and contracts, ensuring all reporting activities are accurate and completed within established timelines.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent education and experience
• Strong English proficiency
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency with accounting software packages
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
• Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills as well as 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 is necessary
• Minimum of zero to two (0 - 2) years of related experience

Nice To Haves

• Pharmaceutical or CRO experience preferred
• Experience with Oracle Finance is preferred

Responsibilities

• Supports Business Unit Controller in recording revenue each month for Unit, Fee for Service and Fixed Price contracts
• Loads project budgets into Oracle/Revenue Wizard and maintaining key member lists (project set up) and other project data in Oracle and associated systems and schedules
• Drafts project level actual versus budget/forecast variance analysis monthly as well as monthly reports for distribution in analyzing monthly results
• Drafts monthly forecasting of financial results (backlog)
• Meets established deadlines for Revenue and Backlog submittals
• Timely preparation of project close out reconciliations
• Reviews, with assistance, executed Work Orders and Change Orders for bonus or other anomalies
• Works closely with Business Unit Controller to capture, assess and consolidate results
• Works closely with Business Unit Controller to draft key reports such as annual cost and expense budgets, cost rates, cost and expense forecasting, monthly utilization, headcount, revenue backlog analysis, and/or gross profit for assigned area
• Updates predefined reports
• Attends project meetings as applicable to support assigned areas
• Attends project kick-off meetings to capture and process relevant data for set up of newly awarded projects onto financial systems and schedules
• Attends monthly project review (MPRs) meetings to ensure understanding/concurrence of project status, potential issues and the accuracy of the forecast
• Monitors the overall health of assigned projects including but not limited to revenues, gross profit, receivables, and unbilled amounts as well as project close outs and reconciliations

Benefits

• 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
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees