PURPOSE
The primary purpose of the role is to manage the O2C activities for a portfolio of projects
REPORTS TO
Manager - Project Finance
Grade
140
Work Experience
8+ years in any area of finance & accounting for post-graduates
10+ years in any area of finance & accounting for graduates
Education
Graduate or Post-Graduate in commerce, economics, accounting, management or allied areas. Education in accounting is mandatory.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Independently supporting internal stakeholders within IQVIA. Stakeholders include:
o Account management teams
o Project Operations teams represented by the Project Leader
o Project Finance Global Leadership
o Business Finance
o Local Country Finance
• Managing a small team (3-4 people) of project finance personnel
• Governing monthly revenue and backlog accounting for a portfolio of projects. Guiding PFMs towards solutions.
o Analyzing monthly project revenue & backlog and identifying/ correcting exceptions
o Highlighting deviations in key project performance metrics – backlog variance, write-offs, over the limit revenue, unbilled amounts, contribution margin/ realization/ EBITDA
• Providing relevant project level reporting and reconciliations
• Managing ad-hoc tasks
• Achieving subject matter expertise in PFM activity
• Training & coaching colleagues in the team
• Supporting the management team in activities around compliance, quality assurance, process documentation, lean projects and other such operational governance activities
• Working in enterprise ERP (PeopleSoft) on the following:
o Project and activity set up
o Maintaining customer contracts & project budgets
o Maintaining rate sets
o Maintaining revenue plans
o Maintaining billing plans
o Maintaining milestones
o Maintaining other project and contract data
o Maintaining payment schedules
o Maintaining pass through expense forecast
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and other stakeholders
• Ability to work in a multicultural transnational environment
• Ability to adhere to work instructions as provided by the Line Manager
• Good knowledge of statutory and management accounting
• Will need to clear thresholds defined by IQVIA in computer based assessment on Numerical Ability, Logical Ability & English
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal
• Willingness to work in shifts
• Willing to work in a flexible & challenging environment
• Willingness to exhibit strong work ethics, accountability & discipline
• Demonstrated ability to manage people
• Skills for working in advanced MS Excel are desirable
• Skills for working in PeopleSoft PA module are desirable
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com
What We Do
IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 70,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.
