Manager, Project Finance

Role: Manager, Project Finance

Experience Required: Minimum 12+ years , min 5 years of experience as team lead/people manager)

Education: Any Graduate or MBA

Location: Thane

Work mode: Hybrid

Shift: 2:00 to 11: 00 PM (UK)

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 team (5-6 people) of project finance personnel, managed performance appraisal for team members.

• Governing monthly revenue and backlog accounting for a portfolio of projects. Guiding PFMs towards solutions.

• Analysing 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

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 PA module are desirable

Work Experience

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

15+ 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.