Senior Financial Analyst, SOX Compliance

Senior Financial Analyst, Sox Compliance

The Senior Financial Analyst, SOX Compliance will be the dedicated contact in the Program Finance department providing support to our Global Development organization and relevant partners. This role ensures compliance with financial requirements and maintains and develops all appropriate guidelines and tools to guarantee an efficient and effective execution of financial activities in relation to Clinical Trials. We need someone who can maintain a validated command of all aspects of projects.

A Typical Day Might Include The Following:

• Ensuring that financial controls are executed in accordance with Company SOX requirements
• Partnering with the Head of Program Finance to present process changes/updates to the Company SOX committee and reflect these changes/updates in the SOX documentation (narrative)
• Facilitating Audit SOX annual reviews: Lead process overview/walkthrough with external and internal auditors and prepare the requested documentation for Study Level Budget and Requisition approvals for key controls testing
• Providing mentorship on SOX key controls for Clinical Start Up Budgets (CSUB), Blue Sheet Budgets (BSB) and Study Level Requisitions to Program Finance and Global Development
• Performing ad-hoc reviews to ensure Program Trial Finance (PTF) analysts detail the budget control as appropriate within the requisition and maintain appropriate support. This will include identification of any gaps or weaknesses in the process and improvement opportunities to ensure adequate controls
• Within the guardrails of the SOX environment, being a steward for operational improvements to eliminate any excess of work and streamline processes/controls execution
• Adopt a continuous improvement approach to review existing processes and documentation to identify where additional controls and clarifications around Global Development Clinical Trials, Clinical Programs budgets and Study Level requisitions are required from a Finance stand-point; this includes but is not limited to:
• Submission and updating of approved budget information in Hyperion.
• Review of budget dashboards to ensure accurate reporting of approved budgets.
• Review of custom hierarchies for clinical trials and required approvers
• Administration and maintenance of BSB and CSUB workflows
• Periodic review of CSUB and BSB values in Hyperion to ensure the most up-to-date budget amounts are reflected on the Finance dashboard

This role might be for you if:

• You have strong verbal and written communication skills to optimally interact with all levels of business partners and management
• You can lead multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• You demonstrate problem-solving, quantitative, and analytical skills
• You have experience with a rapidly growing organization
• You are organized, detail oriented and able to independently complete tasks and implement those tasks efficiently
• You have validated analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into impactful solutions and processes

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have a bachelor's degree in a Finance, accounting, or related quantitative field combined with MBA is helpful. 8+ years' experience with forecasting, budgeting, and/or business partnering ideally in a science or research driven environment. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in both audit and finance functions.