ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
The role is an excellent opportunity for a newly Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA Accountant / Analyst, as well as a first time mover out of Practice (Big 4 or Top 10), looking to go into industry and gain a wide range of commercial exposure & responsibilities and structured career progression.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation and gain responsibilities in a range of Financial and Business Partnering driven activities, become commercially focused and be a key player within the Finance activities or the global organisation:
Preparation of client reports (financial analysis, forecasting, metrics and dashboards) to support the client in their financial planning and month end process.
Partnering with Operations teams to review the financial health of studies.
Conducting financial reviews to proactively identify, facilitate and drive actions across stakeholder groups.
Preparation of internal monthly study report, documenting key financial risks and mitigating actions.
Preparation of internal monthly financial reporting packages and financial forecast for operations with insightful commentary and analysis.
Preparation of monthly financial forecasts and budget reconciliations.
What you will ideally need:
Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA with good experience in analysis and insights of financial data and trends.
Good Systems experience.
Audit & Assurance experience is beneficial.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work on own initiative.
Experience assisting Finance Manager with various relevant information requirements.
#LI-DK1
Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
Rewards & Benefits
ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.
Benefits may include:
- Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
- Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
- Retirement and pension plans
- Life assurance and disability coverage
- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways
Benefits may vary depending on role and location.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
Inclusion and Accessibility
ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.
Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply
Skills Required
- Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
- Experience in financial analysis and insights of data and trends
- Good systems experience
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Experience assisting Finance Manager with information requirements
- Legal right to work in the country where the role is based
- Audit & assurance experience
ICON plc Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ICON plc and has not been reviewed or approved by ICON plc.
-
Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as comprehensive, with medical coverage and wellness initiatives highlighted. Larger sites are also associated with added wellness supports such as onsite fitness options and access to an employee assistance program.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off and flexibility provisions are positioned as a meaningful part of the total package, including vacation/annual leave and flexible work scheduling. Flexibility is sometimes cited as helping offset long hours in certain roles.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement and savings support is presented as a core component of the benefits package, including offerings such as pension arrangements in some locations and a U.S. 401(k) plan with company match. Financial planning resources are also emphasized as part of broader security benefits.
ICON plc Insights
What We Do
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
