Pharmaceutical Financial Analyst Jobs in Raleigh, NC

• Support the Finance Manager to provide ongoing financial support/partnership to the IT Team. This includes support of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis.

• Partner with accounting, finance and procurement teams on billing initiatives.

• Distribute and assist with the interpretation of key financial reports to respective cost center owners.

• Relationship building, including influencing and rapport skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

• Assists with ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.

• Prepares monthly intercompany accountreconciliationsand required journal entries. Ensures invoices are sent to intercompany partners.

• Performs appropriate analysis of expenses ensuring accurate coding, adequacy of accruals, and resolves accounting discrepancies and irregularities.

• Facilitates positive relationships with General Ledger (GL) team members including international accounting personnel as well as other departments. Participate in cross functional teams as needed.

• Works closely with manager to track budgets and support the presentation to Executive Leadership teams.

• Assists with the process of loading annual budget and quarterly forecast into Oracle

• Special projects as assigned with an emphasis on attention to detail.

• BS/BA degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Progressive accounting experience, preferably within the CRO or pharmaceutical industry.

• Experience in working in an internationally oriented organization and knowledgeable in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Experience working with large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Oracle Financial experience is preferred.

• Ability to perform several tasks simultaneously, organize and prioritize those tasks to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.

• Effective presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills with a team-oriented approach.

• Able to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.

• Able to resolve issues diplomatically.

• Strong work ethics, professional attitude and reliable. Strong problem-solving skills, research and resolution skills and data analysis.

• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email and voice mail.

• Strong in written and spoken English.

Disclaimer

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

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Physical Requirements: Position requires: ability to occasionally move about inside the office to access filing cabinets, office equipment, etc. and to move between office locations; ability to maintain a stationary position for prolonged periods of time; ability to occasionally manipulate (e.g., lift, carry, move) office items and packages of light to medium weights of 10-35 pounds; ability to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity equipment (e.g., scanner, phone, printer, copier); ability to perceive and assess written materials for prolonged periods of time; and ability to frequently communicate with colleagues on the phone, by email, and in-person.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is low. This is a largely sedentary role.