Job Description

Title - Project Finance Asst 1
PURPOSE
The primary purpose of the role is to manage the O2C activities for a portfolio of projects
REPORTS TO
Associate Manager or Manager - Project Finance
Grade
120 (3rd from entry level)
Work Experience
2 to 4 years in any area of finance & accounting for post graduates
4 to 6 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting internal stakeholders within IQVIA. Stakeholders include:

o Account management teams
o Project Operations teams represented by the Project Leader
o Project Finance Global Leadership
o Business Finance
o Local Country Finance

• Working in enterprise ERP (PeopleSoft) on the following:

o Project and activity set up
o Maintaining customer contracts & project budgets
o Maintaining rate sets
o Maintaining revenue plans
o Maintaining billing plans
o Maintaining milestones
o Maintaining other project and contract data
o Maintaining payment schedules
o Maintaining pass through expense forecast

• Assisting project teams and finance teams in monthly revenue and backlog accounting. Guiding project teams towards solutions.

o Analysing monthly project revenue & backlog and identifying/ correcting exceptions
o Highlighting deviations in key project performance metrics - backlog variance, write-offs, over the limit revenue, unbilled amounts, contribution margin/ realization/ EBITDA

• Supporting the management team with executing compliance related tasks
• Providing relevant project level reporting and reconciliations
• Managing ad-hoc tasks

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
• Skills for working in advanced MS Excel are desirable
• Skills for working in PeopleSoft PA module are desirable

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