Finance Manager Job in Berkshire Sw1a1aa, Home Counties Uk
Quintiles is the World's leading Clinical Research Organisation and we currently have vacancies for Graduate Accounting Coordinators in our newly created European Investigator Payments Unit based in our new European Headquarters in Reading.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a large multi-national organisation, with more than 23,000 engaged professionals, in more than 60 countries around the world.
We are looking for a numerate finance professional with good attention to detail and the capacity to learn new systems quickly. You will join a growing team and take on management responsibilities.
You will be required to extract data from contracts and input to our bespoke clinical trials management system, this will include; reviewing, tracking, and processing data.
Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be liaising with International colleagues on a regular basis. This exciting role is working within a new and growing team which processes and generates all the payments for investigators in Europe, Middle East and Africa and will ensure that these payments are made in a timely manner in accordance with the contractual agreements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Review contracts with investigators and extract appropriate data.
· Input data accurately and within deadlines according to SOPs and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
· Contact employees and other departments across the company internationally as necessary to request missing information and update invalid data issues.
· Identify, track and report accounting data accurately and follow-up on routine issues flagging non standard issues to line manager.
· Manage the progress and development of the junior team members.
· Work with other team members including some guidance to junior team members as appropriate, as required to ensure that the group meets all SLAs and targets.
· Liaise with other regional teams to help develop best practice processes.
· Provide standard and ad hoc reports as needed.
· Check that appropriate approvals are obtained for accounting purposes.
· Flag problems with existing procedures and systems and make suggestions for improvements.
· Ensure compliance with internal financial accounting policies and procedures relevant to the scope of this role.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
. Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
· Attention to detail.
· Accurate and efficient data entry skills.
· Ability to prioritise own workloads to meet deadlines.
· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and managers.
. Good communication skills with colleagues around the world.
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree and 7 years' experience in accounting, may be part CPA (or equivalent) qualified or studying; with previous line management experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Extensive use of telephone and face-to-face communication requiring accurate perception of speech.
Extensive use of keyboard requiring repetitive motion of fingers.
Regular sitting for extended periods of time.
Occasional travel.
