Senior Corporate Financial Analyst
Department: Finance
Location: USA - Massachusetts - Billerica
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Type: Regular
Req Number: pare-10023795
Company Profile:
PAREXEL International is a growing, fast-paced, global Clinical Research Organization (CRO) that has helped bring to market 49 of the top 50 selling pharmaceuticals. In fact, we have worked with all 10 of the world's top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

Given our breadth of expertise and the trust placed in us by major pharmaceutical companies worldwide, PAREXEL can provide you with a number of career options in Clinical Research that can rarely be found within just one company. In fact, over 25% of the positions opened at PAREXEL are filled by current employees working to advance their skills and careers.

Description:
- Provides variance analyses of actual cost performance versus Budget and Forecast
- Performs monthly SG&A close in cooperation with the local Controllers and Accountants
- Provides ad hoc analyses at the cost center level
- Support in preparation of forecasts and budgets; prepares financial reports as requested
- Provides Audit Support - direct face-to-face meetings with Auditors
- Mentors and supports junior staff to develop overall departmental professional skills in the areas of financial analysis, accounting concepts, problem-solving, reporting and systems utilization
- Identifies and actively participates in process improvement initiatives and ad hoc analyses as requested
- Prepares accruals
- Continuously improves skills with all PAREXEL financial applications (Oracle, TIME, Hyperion, etc.) and related reporting tools (ADI, Business Objects, Excel, Project Portal, etc.) in the interest of departmental cross-training and system skills development
- Prepares spreadsheets and other tools used in the monthly close process
- Plays a key role in the annual G&A budgeting process (expense and capital budgets)
- Facilitates in developing forecasts, challenging assumptions for the G&A departments
- Responsible for the accurate reporting of P&L expense and closing accruals for certain countries, ensuring a timely, monthly close according to US-GAAP requirements
- Provides support to local Controllers/ Accounting Managers for preparation of the Europe G&A Flash report and compiling variances and providing periodic variance reporting for the concerned Companies
- Plays a key role in consolidation of worldwide Corporate Services and other Corporate Functions and supporting the forecasting, budgeting and variance processes
- Consolidation of worldwide Corporate Services and other Corporate Functions and reporting to the Budget Holders
- Overall reporting function to Corporate Services Senior Management

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Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5-7 years of Financial Analysis experience
-Excellent understanding of accounting and financial concepts
- Very experienced with Microsoft suite of products (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural, verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent financial modeling skills
- Ability to organize, meet strict deadlines and work both independently and as part of a team
- Willingness to work in a matrix environment with virtual teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- The ability and confidence to get into the detail of the systems at a transactional level to find the cause of an issue, to understand that detail and the cause - and to solve it
- Oracle or equivalent financial systems and Hyperion experience
- Solid understanding of US GAAP and local accounting regulations
- Excellent presentation skills
- Consistently demonstrate a high level of accuracy in his/her work