Director, Finance

Q2 Solutions is a leading clinical trial laboratory services organization with end-to-end laboratory services and secure, enterprise-wide biospecimen and consent management solutions. With a relentless focus on quality and innovation, Q2 Solutions uses its global experience and scientific expertise to transform science and data into actionable medical insights that help customers improve human health.  A joint venture of IQVIA (formerly QuintilesIMS) and Quest Diagnostics, Q2 Solutions combines the best of each parent organization’s clinical trials laboratory services capabilities to fulfill its mission of treating each sample as if a life depends on it.

The position is responsible for overseeing the development of the annual budget and monthly forecasts, as well as for providing timely and accurate financial analytics and reporting to the CL and Q2 management teams to inform key decision-making in pursuit of the company’s financial and operational objectives. This position also includes support for the global Project Services and Medical Affairs & Scientific Advisory functions.

Essential Functions:
• Build relationships with CL management team and support them with in-depth and actionable insights; gain a deep understanding into their business drivers and financial levers.
• Oversee, participate and drive development of annual budget, monthly forecasts and month-end reporting of actual results.  This includes on-going analysis versus plan and/or the forecast.  Oversee processes for the monitoring of risks and opportunities and interim changes to manage working P&L between forecasts.
• Responsible for processes to provide business/financial analysis and decision support that allows management to evaluate alternatives, make fact-based decisions, and evaluate the consequences of decisions.
• Prepare and deliver presentations in support of Business Unit, including monthly Management Business Reviews and semi-annual deep-dive Business Unit reviews.
• Understands business partner/client markets and translates strategy into proactive plans to enable successful achievement of business results.
• Ensures that the recording, measurement and reporting of all financial transactions adhere to internal IQVIA corporate policies and procedures, government regulations and local business/functional requirements.
• Develops specific business metrics that support timely and actionable information flow for daily operational and long-term strategic planning purposes.
• Provides monthly financial reporting to constituencies.
• May serve as key focal point between the head of the business/function supported and the regional CFO to ensure the business/function is synchronized with the regional plan.
• Ensures achievement of business/functional financial targets by monitoring spending, providing insight and early warning.
• Identifies and monitors areas of risk and/or opportunity and their financial impact on the business/function.
• Reviews and analyzes new business initiatives and investments to ensure that they conform with IQVIA and local, if applicable, strategic vision and achieve or exceed minimum return on investment requirements.
• Builds, develops and provides leadership within a finance team.
• May support reporting and information flow for company communications to Board of Directors, shareholders and investment community.
• May provide analytical and information support for Investor Relations, Board of Directors, Legal, Tax and Treasury.
• May identify and monitor areas of operational risk and/or opportunity.
• May manage additional functions, e.g. administration, facilities, payroll.
• May consolidate and report financial results for an area.
• May manage HR, legal, IT, tax and treasury specific financial analysis.

Qualifications
• Other Graduate degree or equivalent - in Finance, Accounting or Financial Management Preferred
• Nine (9) years of progressively responsible experience in business analysis, accounting and finance. Req
• Knowledge of financial systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as strong leadership and focus.
• Proven record of results working with senior management in a consultative business approach.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to translate business issues into financial requirements.
• Ability to influence outcomes.
• Technical proficiency with financial application software is essential.
• High level of integrity and self-confidence.

IQVIA is an EEO Employer - Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled

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