Financial Analyst

Description
Financial Analyst

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.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE
Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities
Job purpose:
To take responsibility for all monthly financial accounting aspects of designated legal entities in APAC region under the direction of the Finance Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

• Posting month end accruals and prepayments to ensure all costs are captured and appropriately recognized for local and US reporting needs.
• Set up & input bank transactions into the ledger as journals
• Produce daily cash report for all APAC businesses
• Review daily cash requirements for the APAC entities ensuring appropriate funding arrangement
• Set up and post monthly journals for example on depreciation and update any supporting spreadsheets
• Certain Treasury functions including making payments, settling Interco invoices & ensure appropriate, but not excessive, cash is in the local bank accounts at all times
• Producing trial balances for relevant countries to meet month end close US reporting deadlines
• Providing management information for UK and local needs as required
• P&L review, Flux analysis and input to cost control as required
• Working with the Finance Manager, local advisors and other team members to ensure year end audit, statutory accounts and tax returns are filed to deadlines
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliation of control accounts, bank accounts and all asset debtor and creditor accounts on time based on the risk category
• Liaison with other Finance team members within the APAC region and overseas to ensure integrity of accounts
• VAT and other local statutory and tax reporting
• Ensuring Group Finance policies and procedures are adhered to and consistently applied
• Key Finance contact for operational managers and local employees of relevant country

Qualifications:

• Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant
• Should have 1 to 2+ Years' experience working for a multinational corporation with regional accounting Responsibilities.
• Experienced with accounting systems, preferably Oracle, reporting and reconciliation requirements.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Strong Excel skills – at least intermediate level. Hyperion experiences desirable
• Good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate well when working with colleagues/clients in other countries.
• Excellent written and oral English capabilities

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. Learn more about Syneos Health.

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 so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. 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.