ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
Lead and develop the Finance Business Partnering at ICON, you will oversee the delivery of the finance business partnering function, ensuring effective financial support and strategic insights for clinical projects.
What You Will Do
You will manage day-to-day finance and financial management activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes.
Key responsibilities include
- Lead and develop the finance business partnering team, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for clinical trials and projects. Ensure alignment of financial objectives with operational priorities while driving accountability and performance within the team.
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams, including project management, clinical operations, and senior leadership, to provide financial insights and support for strategic decision-making to achieve organization objectives.
- Implementing and monitoring financial controls and best practices to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Providing training and mentorship to team members, promoting professional development and a culture of continuous improvement in financial business partnering.
- Support strategic planning and portfolio management activities - analyze financial performance metrics and trends to identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to enhance financial efficiency and effectiveness.
Your Profile
You will have solid finance and financial management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.
Required qualifications and experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, preferably within the clinical research or pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong leadership skills, with experience managing teams and driving collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on attention to detail and strategic financial planning.
- Effective communication skills, wAith the ability to build relationships and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 5%)
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, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized 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.
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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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