Financial Analyst II - Commercial Finance - 12 Month Contract

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development

This person will be a member of the Global Commercial Finance team at ICON. The role of the Commercial Finance team at ICON is the pre & post award negotiation and management of commercial terms, at both partnership and transactional levels, that maximize downstream financial and operational performance and minimize the associated legal and contractual risks.

The Role:

• Support Director Commercial Finance in establishing and maintain full global Commercial Finance control and accountability across the ISS division
• Work with our strategic alliance clients to construct and negotiate enterprise level commercial terms tailored to meet their individual needs
• Coordinate and prepare client-focused budgets and client grids for new business opportunities and ensure all requested information is provided in the final proposal within given timeframe
• Chair kick-off and resource meetings and coordinate the participation of appropriate personnel in the financial modelling development process
• Provide high quality, timely support to the Proposals team to ensure client proposals are commercially sound
• Liaise with the appropriate personnel including Business Development Team, strategic proposal development and operations throughout the rate and budget generation to ensure that the proposal and strategy meets the business needs in line with triage priority
• Prepare costs for proposals by interacting with operational departments to coordinate costs and assumptions
• Clarify contract specifications with the Commercial Finance Manager; Project Manager; and/or Account Manager (where appropriate)
• Maintain filing and tracking tools in accordance with accepted practices
• Undertake other reasonably related duties as may be assigned from time to time
• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.

To be successful in the role, you will ideally have:

• Qualified or part qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance or business.
• Experience within a financial analysis position
• You will really enjoy working cross functionally and collaborating with various functions
• The ability to distil and summarize large data sets and present to non-financial clients
• Analytically minded, seeks out problem solving opportunities
• Emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks at a time
• Advanced Microsoft Office Excel skills and proficient with Word

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements

• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.

• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.

• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.

• Life assurance

• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values.   We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here.

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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