Manager, Financial Business Partnering

at  ICON

JOB TITLE: FINANCIAL BUSINESS PARTNERING MANAGER

Location: Ireland, Dublin (HYBRID)
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.
With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.
Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

THE ROLE:

Our GBS Business Partnering Group sits within the Corporate Finance arm of ICON Finance. This role is aimed at providing independent, objective, financial and consulting services designed to add value, direction and leadership to specific support department lines within the business, enabling ICON to accomplish its objectives by bringing a global, systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating company performance and strategic direction.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• To provide Support Department leaders with monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc financial reports and analysis.
• Assist in the development of on-going and new financial management initiatives and projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Liaise with key Support department heads to understand business and process requirements
• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly Support department reporting packs.
• Provide assistance to Support departments by providing detailed research of variances by understanding GL and transactional level details
• Preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budget
• Produce detailed headcount reports for each Support department
• Provide financial support and KPI analysis for all business planning initiatives.
• Gather and track business and functional requirements, provide impact assessments and identification of gaps.
• Analyse and translate data into key strategic inputs and insights to drive decision making.
• Help develop annual and long-term financial plans for support departments.
• Flexibility to work on high level ad hoc projects while continuing to achieve routine goals.