For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

KEY REQUIRED SKILLS AND EDUCATION

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Finance (or other relevant administrative/finance/scientific education)
• Fluent in English
• Minimum of 1 year work experience in Finance / operations
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills:
• Must be detail-oriented and have good verbal and written communication skills
• Must have intermediate computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office software
• Able to work on assignments that are semi-routine in nature in which ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required
• Able to multitask and work in a busy environment
• Working knowledge of SAP application and US GAAP desirable but not necessaryUse of smartsheets will be required

Working in our Enterprise Resource Planning System, SAP

Reviewing contracts and acceptable documentation to build financial costs and study design in SAP

• Retention of necessary documentation and information to ensure SOX compliance
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition under US and local GAAP
• Support preparation of SOX controls at month end and any internal / external audits as required

Responsible for project coordination and maintenance of studies from award notification to archival of the study and closure in SAP

• Work with Study directors to ensure accurate milestone dates and project information is maintained through the lifetime of the project
• Run invoicing reports & liaise with sales ledger/ study directors on queries
• Work with purchasing and subcontractors to ensure accurate Purchase Orders are created
• Create Intercompany requisitions and purchase orders for any cross company working
• Coordinate, update, and maintain all change order activity in SAP based on protocol revisions and amendments
• Complete QC checks to ensure accuracy of data

Analyse the project data to identify risks and opportunities that may impact the financial forecast

• Identify forecasting variances and obtain the reasons for the variances from operations
• Review the profitability of study types for the site

Contribute ideas on improvement of project administration processes and procedures as requested and support the implementation
Work independently with minimal supervision and proactively resolve routine issues