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Syneos Health, Inc.

Project Financial Analyst II

Syneos Health, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Overview Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business‑critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Job Summary Serves as financial analyst for Business Unit Controller(s) and Associate Director(s) Finance. Prepares, reconciles, analyzes and reports Business Unit(s) revenue, contracts, projects, and associated metrics. Produces financial and other business analyses, interpretation, and investigation of data for operations for assigned projects and contracts. Ensures all reporting activities are accurate and prepared within established timelines.

Core Responsibilities

Supports Business Unit Controller in:

Records revenue each month for Unit, Fee for Service and Fixed Price contracts;

Loads project budgets into Oracle/Revenue Wizard and maintains key member lists (project set‑up) and other project data in Oracle and associated systems and schedules;

Drafts project level actual versus budget/forecast variance analysis monthly as well as monthly reports for distribution in analyzing monthly results;

Drafts monthly forecasting of financial results (backlog);

Meets established deadlines for Revenue and Backlog submittals;

Timely preparation of project close‑out reconciliations;

Reviews, with assistance, executed Work Orders and Change Orders for bonus or other anomalies.

Works closely with Business Unit Controller to:

Captures, assesses and consolidates results;

Drafts key reports such as annual cost and expense budgets, cost rates, cost and expense forecasting, monthly utilization, headcount, revenue backlog analysis, and/or gross profit for assigned area.

Updates predefined reports.

Attends project meetings as applicable to support assigned areas. Attends project kick‑off meetings to capture and process relevant data for set up of newly awarded projects onto financial systems and schedules. Attends monthly project review (MPRs) meetings to ensure understanding/concurrence of project status, potential issues and the accuracy of the forecast.

Monitors the overall health of assigned projects including but not limited to revenues, gross profit, receivables, and unbilled amounts as well as project close‑outs and reconciliations.

Qualifications

Education Requirements Minimum 4 year/Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent education and experience.

Additional Qualifications • Pharmaceutical or CRO experience preferred. • Strong English proficiency. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is essential. • Proficiency with accounting software packages. • Experience with Oracle Finance is preferred. • Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills. • Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills as well as a high level of personal motivation to achieve. • Demonstrated ability to work with confidential and sensitive data. • Ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines is necessary.

Salary Range $56,400.00 – $95,900.00 (Annual)

Physical Requirements Position requires: occasional movement inside the office to access filing cabinets, office equipment, etc.; ability to maintain a stationary position for prolonged periods; occasional manipulation of office items and packages of light to medium weights of 10‑35 pounds; constant operation of a computer and other office productivity equipment; ability to perceive and assess written materials for prolonged periods; frequent communication with colleagues on phone, 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.

Benefits Benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, health benefits to include medical, dental and vision, company match 401k, eligibility to participate in employee stock purchase plan, eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work.

Additional Information 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. 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.

Get to Know Syneos Health Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all novel FDA‑approved drugs, 95% of EMA authorized products and over 200 studies across 73,000 sites and 675,000+ trial patients. No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever‑changing environment.

Contact Phone: 919‑876‑9300 Fax: 919‑876‑9360 Toll‑Free: 866‑462‑7373

Equal Opportunity Employer Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not be discriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of this website, please contact us at: Email: jobs@syneoshealth.com.

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