Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the preparation of and manages Clinical Operations budgets and provides visibility to financial targets
  
• Participates in the monthly closing process, including validation of project accruals, fees and services accruals, journal entry booking and preparation of various account analyses; Prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  
• Provides monthly commentary to explain variances between actual results and budgets/forecasts; Tracks and analyzes spending for all projects to ensure adherence to latest forecast
  
• Develops, maintains and publishes monthly reports summarizing the performance of each clinical trial
  
• Works directly with the Clinical Operations vendor management function reviewing, applying and reconciling all vendor budgets, milestone allocations, and change orders/out of scope expenses
  
• Monitor assigned areas for process improvement to ensure efficiency
  
• Prepare and provide documentation for external and internal auditors on a timely basis
  
• Special projects and other tasks as assigned
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience preferably in the Life science / Pharmaceutical or biotech industry with clinical trial forecasting and accounting a must
  
• Broad knowledge of accounting principles
  
• Internal controls (SOX) understanding
  
• Experience with large ERP systems, Oracle preferred
  
• Ability to follow instructions for multiple projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (both written and oral) skills
  
• Strong attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills
  
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, especially Excel, including V look ups and pivot tables)