Sr. Finance Analyst
Core
Strategic business-partnering role responsible for portfolio-level financial analysis, forecasting, budget performance, and financial controls across Clinical Solutions departments, with an expanding remit into trial operations KPIs.
Role type
Senior Finance Analyst (Project Finance)
Builds
Portfolio financial reports, executive dashboards, and actionable insights for Clinical Solutions department heads.
Domain
Life Sciences / Clinical Research / Contract Research Organization (CRO)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Portfolio financial analysis, forecasting, budget performance tracking, variance analysis, risk identification, financial controls, trial operations KPIs, data synthesis, executive presentation
Preferred skills
Project finance, FP&A, operational finance, clinical trial portfolio management, financial modeling, scenario analysis, Power BI, clinical trial financial drivers
Technologies
Excel, Power BI
Responsibilities
Own and deliver portfolio-level financial analysis including budget health and margin performance; Lead project financial oversight across the full project lifecycle; Perform variance analysis to identify drivers of change and scope creep; Partner with project finance teams to ensure data consistency; Support and enhance departmental forecasting and planning processes; Monitor budget consumption and change order impacts; Provide forward-looking insights for proactive financial decision-making; Develop and maintain trial operations KPIs linking operational performance to financial outcomes; Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders; Prepare and deliver executive-ready presentations summarizing portfolio performance and risks.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC