Project Finance Analyst

Summary

Premier Research is a clinical research organization supporting biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies in developing medicines, devices, and diagnostics. The Project Finance Analyst supports financial management for assigned projects by handling invoicing, revenue and backlog calculations, contract analysis, cash flow preparation, and project profitability reporting.

Responsibilities

• Reviews contract payments schedules and prepares monthly fee for service and pass-through invoices to send to Client for assigned projects
• Analyzes contract including, but not limited to budget and hours for appropriate setup in financial system and creation of internal tracking worksheets
• Calculates monthly contract revenue for assigned projects
• Assist Project Managers with analyzing monthly reports for tracking project profitability
• Attends all project related meetings regarding assigned projects
• Calculates monthly backlog for assigned projects
• Assists managers (Project and Finance) and core team member with questions, concerns and analyses of projects as requested
• Analyzes change orders for incorporation into original contract
• Prepares cash flow and analysis for creation of payment schedules
• All other tasks as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
• Minimum of one year related experience in accounting or finance position within a CRO required
• Experience with a revenue recognition system
• Highly detail oriented
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• Computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, Excel

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
• Minimum of one year related experience in accounting or finance position within a CRO required
• Experience with a revenue recognition system
• Highly detail oriented
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• Computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, Excel

Benefits

• Health insurance, which may be included in the comprehensive benefits package
• Retirement plans, which may be included in the comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off, which may be included in the comprehensive benefits package
• Remote work arrangement