IQVIA

Associate Director – Partnership Finance

IQVIA

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Reading • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree Finance, Accounting or Financial Management Pref
  • Bachelor's Degree Req
  • Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within one department or multiple related departments.
  • 7 years of progressively responsible experience in business analysis, accounting and finance.
  • Proven experience in the pharmaceutical or CRO industry, ideally within a complex, matrix organization.
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
  • 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.
  • Recognized professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA or CIMA).
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
financial planningaccounting practicesbudgetingfinancial analysislong-range forecastingpricing strategiesfinancial reportingrisk assessmentUS GAAPfinancial systems
Soft skills
leadershipcommunication skillscollaborative relationshipsproject managementintegrityself-confidencebusiness analysisnegotiationstrategic planningresults-oriented
Certifications
Master's Degree in FinanceBachelor's DegreeACCACIMA