Project Role: Project Finance Analyst

Work Experience: 3 to 7 Years

Work location: Thane/Bangalore

Work Mode: Hybrid

Work Timing: 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM

PURPOSE

The primary purpose of the role is to manage the O2C activities for a portfolio of projects

REPORTS TO

Associate Manager or Manager - Project Finance

RESPONSIBILITIES

Supporting internal stakeholders within IQVIA. Stakeholders include:
Account management teams
Project Operations teams represented by the Project Leader
Project Finance Global Leadership
Business Finance
Local Country Finance
Working in enterprise ERP (PeopleSoft) on the following:
Project and activity set up
Maintaining customer contracts & project budgets
Maintaining rate sets
Maintaining revenue plans
Maintaining billing plans
Maintaining milestones
Maintaining other project and contract data
Maintaining payment schedules
Maintaining pass through expense forecast
Assisting project teams and finance teams in monthly revenue and backlog accounting. Guiding project teams towards solutions.
Analyzing monthly project revenue & backlog and identifying/ correcting exceptions
Highlighting deviations in key project performance metrics backlog variance, write-offs, over the limit revenue, unbilled amounts, contribution margin/ realization/ EBITDA
Supporting the management team with executing compliance related tasks
Providing relevant project level reporting and reconciliations
Managing ad-hoc tasks
Achieving subject matter expertise in PFM activity
Training & coaching colleagues in the team
Supporting the management team in activities around quality assurance, process documentation, lean projects and other such operational governance activities

Education

Graduate or Post-Graduate in commerce, economics, accounting, management or allied areas. Education in accounting is mandatory.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and other stakeholders
Ability to work in a multicultural transnational environment
Ability to adhere to work instructions as provided by the Line Manager
Good knowledge of statutory and management accounting
Will need to clear thresholds defined by IQVIA in computer based assessment on Numerical Ability, Logical Ability & English
Strong communication skills written and verbal
Willingness to work in shifts
Willing to work in a flexible & challenging environment
Willingness to exhibit strong work ethics, accountability & discipline
Willingness to learn people management skills
Skills for working in advanced MS Excel are desirable
Skills for working in PeopleSoft PA module are desirable

Project Finance Analyst