Own and deliver portfolio-level financial analysis for Clinical Solutions departments, including budget health, forecast accuracy, margin performance, and risk identification.
Lead project financial oversight across the full project lifecycle, from award through closeout, ensuring adherence to financial best practices and internal controls.
Perform variance analysis (actuals vs. forecast vs. budget) to identify drivers of change, scope creep, and emerging risks.
Partner with project finance teams to ensure consistency and integrity of project-level data feeding portfolio reporting.
Support and enhance departmental forecasting and planning processes using clear, supportable assumptions.
Monitor budget consumption, earned value indicators, and change order impacts across portfolios.
Provide forward-looking insights to support proactive financial decision-making by operational leadership.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial processes, controls, and reporting standards.
Develop and maintain trial operations KPIs and measures that link operational performance to financial outcomes (e.g., enrollment pace vs. burn, milestone progress vs. revenue, site activity vs. cost).

Bachelor’s degree (or its international equivalent) + 5 years of related experience.
Approximately 5-8 years of relevant experience in project finance, FP&A, or operational finance, with a strong preference for CRO or clinical research industry experience.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (financial modeling, scenario analysis, large data sets).
Working knowledge of Power BI or similar BI/visualization tools.
Solid understanding of clinical trial financial drivers, project lifecycles, and contract/budget mechanics.

Senior Finance Systems Analyst

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