Senior Project Finance Analyst
- Recruiter
- Premier Research
- Location
- Reading
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 23 Feb 2021
- Closes
- 25 Feb 2021
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Premier Research helps highly innovative bio-pharmaceutical and medical device companies transform life-changing ideas into reality. We take on the most challenging areas of study, with a special focus on unmet needs in such areas as analgesia, CNS, rare diseases, medical device and diagnostics, and pediatric research.
We're looking for a Senior Project Finance Analyst to join our UK team.
**ACCOUNTABILITY:**
**The Senior Project Finance Analyst: **
* Ensures that the key metrics and reports are provided to the project team to deliver the level of financial performance required for the project
* Is responsible for providing advice for correct actions to improve performance.
* Drives the financial performance of the project through accurate reporting and strong influencing skills with the project team
* Takes the initiative to challenge the operation team that lead to decisions that will result in improved financial project performance.
**RESPONSIBILITIES:**
**For the Financial success of the project:**
* Assists Project Managers and operational project team members with understanding project profitability and supports initiatives to drive improved margins including change order development, resourcing and timelines.
* Challenges operational teams on decisions that will result in margin erosion or delay and identifies areas for improvement.
* Ensures monthly reporting of revenue accurately reflects current status of project and highlights/explains variances from forecasts.
* Forecasts monthly backlog for assigned projects and reviews in conjunction with resourcing forecasts to ensure projects are tracking according to budget expectations
* Assists in communication of budget guidelines to operational team members so that clarity in scope is understood.
* Actively assists in the management of customer requirements and expectations taking ownership of the client's financial expectations.
* Integral project team member actively participating in project team meetings
* Reviews contract payment schedules and monitors cash flow over life of project.
* Provide support to other project analysts
* All other tasks as assigned
**For commercial success:**
* Ensures that the key metrics and reports are provided to the project team to deliver the level of financial performance required for the project
* Is responsible for providing advice for correct actions to improve performance.
* Drives the financial performance of the project through accurate reporting and strong influencing skills with the project team
* Takes the initiative to challenge the operation team that lead to decisions that will result in improved financial project performance.
**Other**
* Mentors and supports other team members of the department as required
* Participate in corporate initiatives and actions that ensure the continued success of the company
* Other activities as designated
We're looking for a Senior Project Finance Analyst to join our UK team.
**ACCOUNTABILITY:**
**The Senior Project Finance Analyst: **
* Ensures that the key metrics and reports are provided to the project team to deliver the level of financial performance required for the project
* Is responsible for providing advice for correct actions to improve performance.
* Drives the financial performance of the project through accurate reporting and strong influencing skills with the project team
* Takes the initiative to challenge the operation team that lead to decisions that will result in improved financial project performance.
**RESPONSIBILITIES:**
**For the Financial success of the project:**
* Assists Project Managers and operational project team members with understanding project profitability and supports initiatives to drive improved margins including change order development, resourcing and timelines.
* Challenges operational teams on decisions that will result in margin erosion or delay and identifies areas for improvement.
* Ensures monthly reporting of revenue accurately reflects current status of project and highlights/explains variances from forecasts.
* Forecasts monthly backlog for assigned projects and reviews in conjunction with resourcing forecasts to ensure projects are tracking according to budget expectations
* Assists in communication of budget guidelines to operational team members so that clarity in scope is understood.
* Actively assists in the management of customer requirements and expectations taking ownership of the client's financial expectations.
* Integral project team member actively participating in project team meetings
* Reviews contract payment schedules and monitors cash flow over life of project.
* Provide support to other project analysts
* All other tasks as assigned
**For commercial success:**
* Ensures that the key metrics and reports are provided to the project team to deliver the level of financial performance required for the project
* Is responsible for providing advice for correct actions to improve performance.
* Drives the financial performance of the project through accurate reporting and strong influencing skills with the project team
* Takes the initiative to challenge the operation team that lead to decisions that will result in improved financial project performance.
**Other**
* Mentors and supports other team members of the department as required
* Participate in corporate initiatives and actions that ensure the continued success of the company
* Other activities as designated