Project Financial Analyst II

Project Financial Analyst II

Company Overview

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization that translates clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to accelerate customer success.

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people through career development, progression, and total rewards.
• We commit to a Total Self culture where you can authentically be yourself.
• We continuously build a company that creates a place where everyone feels they belong.

Job Summary

Serves as financial analyst for Business Unit Controller(s) and Associate Director(s) Finance, preparing, reconciling, analyzing, and reporting Business Unit revenue, contracts, projects, and associated metrics. Provides financial analyses, interpretations, and investigations of data for operations.

Core Responsibilities

1. Supports Business Unit Controller(s) in financial analyses and reporting.
2. Records revenue each month for Unit, Fee for Service, and Fixed Price contracts.
3. Loads project budgets into Oracle/Revenue Wizard, maintains key member lists and project data in Oracle and associated systems and schedules.
4. Drafts project-level actual versus budget/forecast variance analysis monthly and prepares monthly reports for distribution.
5. Drafts monthly forecasting of financial results (backlog).
6. Meets established deadlines for Revenue and Backlog submittals.
7. Prepares project close‑out reconciliations in a timely manner.
8. Reviews executed Work Orders and Change Orders for bonus or other anomalies.
9. Works closely with Business Unit Controller(s) to capture, assess, and consolidate results.
10. 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.
11. Updates predefined reports.
12. Attends project meetings, kick‑off meetings, and monthly project review meetings to capture data, ensure understanding of project status, and confirm forecast accuracy.
13. Monitors overall health of assigned projects, including revenues, gross profit, receivables, and unbilled amounts, as well as project close‑outs and reconciliations.

Education Requirements

Minimum 4‑year Bachelor\’s (BA/BS) 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) essential.
• Proficiency with accounting software packages.
• Experience with Oracle Finance preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills; 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.

EEO/Compliance Statement

This position is open to all qualified applicants. 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. The Company also complies with all applicable international equality directives and maintains equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants.