ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
This person will be a member of the Global Commercial Finance team at ICON. The role of the Commercial Finance team at ICON is the pre & post award negotiation and management of commercial terms, at both partnership and transactional levels, that maximize downstream financial and operational performance and minimize the associated legal and contractual risks.
The Role:
- Support Director Commercial Finance in establishing and maintain full global Commercial Finance control and accountability across the ISS division
- Work with our strategic alliance clients to construct and negotiate enterprise level commercial terms tailored to meet their individual needs
- Coordinate and prepare client-focused budgets and client grids for new business opportunities and ensure all requested information is provided in the final proposal within given timeframe
- Chair kick-off and resource meetings and coordinate the participation of appropriate personnel in the financial modelling development process
- Provide high quality, timely support to the Proposals team to ensure client proposals are commercially sound
- Liaise with the appropriate personnel including Business Development Team, strategic proposal development and operations throughout the rate and budget generation to ensure that the proposal and strategy meets the business needs in line with triage priority
- Prepare costs for proposals by interacting with operational departments to coordinate costs and assumptions
- Clarify contract specifications with the Commercial Finance Manager; Project Manager; and/or Account Manager (where appropriate)
- Maintain filing and tracking tools in accordance with accepted practices
- Undertake other reasonably related duties as may be assigned from time to time
- As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
To be successful in the role, you will ideally have:
- Qualified or part qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance or business.
- Experience within a financial analysis position
- You will really enjoy working cross functionally and collaborating with various functions
- The ability to distil and summarize large data sets and present to non-financial clients
- Analytically minded, seeks out problem solving opportunities
- Emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks at a time
- Advanced Microsoft Office Excel skills and proficient with Word
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Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
Rewards & Benefits
ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.
Benefits may include:
- Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
- Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
- Retirement and pension plans
- Life assurance and disability coverage
- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways
Benefits may vary depending on role and location.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
Inclusion and Accessibility
ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.
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