Finance & Program Management FSP

Job highlights

• Flexibility to operate in shifts . Advanced .
• Hold at least bi-monthly meetings with direct reports to discuss,at a minimum: project status,including timelines,delivery updates,financial aspects of the group or project,and potential risks,associated mitigation and support required
• problem solving and judgment skills . Strong customer focus

Job Overview Lead Finance Management and Oversight for the FSP accounts within LCS including client communication and management

• Contribute to Global initiatives
• Work in close collaboration with Delivery Teams, Finance business partners and other relevant stakeholders supporting the achievement of local and global deliverables and metrics
• Essential Functions
• Collaborate with FSP Project Leaders and the project PMO teams towards good finance management practices, oversee timely and accurate invoicing, scope confirmation and Change Order initiation as necessary
• Ensure regular checks on the project finance, book keeping and calculations are accurate
• Monthly publishing of FSP Finance Scorecard and collaborate with FSP leaders to get a plan of action to address gaps seen
• identify training and development needs of staff in collaboration with Training team and Safety Management; in the area of basic finance awareness within the operational teams
• Lead and encourage direct reports in continuous improvement of department work processes, procedures and infrastructure
• Instruct and lead direct reports in efficient management of project budgets through effective timesheet reporting
• Work closely with operations specialist managers
• Work with Safety Management constructively in a matrix framework to achieve project and customer deliverables
• Hold at least bi-monthly meetings with direct reports to discuss, at a minimum: project status, including timelines, delivery updates, financial aspects of the group or project, and potential risks, associated mitigation and support required; status of any initiatives that they may be involved in; the team's utilization rates; the direct report's training and other administrative obligations, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and corporate training mandates; personnel issues; and career or training objectives
• Create and implement plans for measuring and improving employee engagement ensuring global consistency
• Maintain open and regular communication with direct reports to ensure a supportive working environment
• Efficiently conveying messages from leadership to direct reports and teams, as well as effectively communicating issues and opportunities up to leadership
• Might be needed to serve as the designated substitute or alternatively ensure coverage is in place for direct reports during their absence or in case of turnover
• Prepare, present and respond in bid defense meetings and discussions
• May input into more complex requests for information (RFIs) or requests for proposal (RFPs)
• Liaise with Business Development to give timely inputs regarding the feasibility of all new proposals going out to clients
• Contribute at IQVIA internal cross-functional project team meetings interfacing with other functional leads customer project status meetings and oversight group meetings
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) Meetings, as appropriate
• Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree Scientific or Finance with exposure in CRO industry, especially in Pharmacovigilance space or similar regulated space Experience Pref
• Willingness to learn Safety service lines and associated finance modeling
• Flexibility to operate in shifts
• Advanced
• Flexibility to support in global time zones as required
• Advanced
• Strong business acumen; financial management and budgeting skills
• Proven Staff management skills, strong leadership, motivational and influencing skills
• Strong project management; strategic planning; delegation and organisational skills
• Proven ability to work on multiple projects and manage competing priorities
• Confident in raising and discussing sensitive topics without management intervention and in communicating effectively with senior levels of management in both IQVIA and customer organizations
• Demonstrated ability to remain calm and assertive yet diplomatic in more challenging interactions with customers and colleagues
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written), presentation and negotiation skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, direct reports, managers, and customers at a senior level
• Autonomous independent decision-making; problem solving and judgment skills
• Strong customer focus; account and alliance management and experience in customer contracting models
• Proven ability to professionally network; present and lead at meetings/ teleconferences
• Ability to achieve results through communication, facilitation, negotiations in a matrix service delivery environment with shared responsibilities
• Demonstrate excellent flexibility; self-motivation; creativity; innovation and solutions driven approach
• Demonstrates financial awareness
• Promotes good practices to manage financial performance
• Strong ownership skills: take initiative and move forward with limited guidance