Associate Manager - Project Finance

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PURPOSE

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

REPORTS TO

Manager - Project Finance

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently 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
• Managing a small team (3-4 people) of project finance personnel
• Governing monthly revenue and backlog accounting for a portfolio of projects. Guiding PFMs 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
• 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 compliance, quality assurance, process documentation, lean projects and other such operational governance activities
• 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

Work Experience

8+ years in any area of finance & accounting for post-graduates

10+ years in any area of finance & accounting for graduates

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.
• Demonstrated ability to manage people.
• Skills for working in advanced MS Excel are desirable

Skills for working in PeopleSoft