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.
At ICON, we are looking for a commercially minded and highly influential Senior Manager, Finance to support strategic decision-making across a complex and dynamic business environment.
This is a leadership role for an experienced finance professional who thrives on solving complex business challenges, building strong stakeholder relationships, and driving performance through insight and partnership. You will act as a trusted advisor to operational and commercial leaders, helping to shape strategy, optimise financial outcomes, and deliver sustainable growth.
The successful candidate will bring energy, curiosity, and fresh thinking, continuously seeking opportunities to improve processes, enhance decision-making, and create value for both internal and external stakeholders.
What You Will DoAs a Senior Manager, you will balance strategic priorities, operational demands, and stakeholder expectations while delivering high-quality financial leadership.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes for a portfolio of business areas.
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to senior operational and commercial leaders, providing financial insight and strategic guidance.
- Manage complex financial and business challenges, identifying risks, opportunities, and practical solutions that support business objectives.
- Develop robust financial models and business cases to support investment decisions, resource allocation, and growth initiatives.
- Provide meaningful analysis and recommendations that drive improved financial and operational performance.
- Support the management of customer and stakeholder relationship issues, helping to balance commercial outcomes with client expectations.
- Deliver high-quality financial reporting, presentations, and performance insights to senior leadership.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve controls, and enhance efficiency.
- Lead and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Operations, Commercial, and Project Management teams to ensure aligned decision-making.
- Act autonomously in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities while maintaining a focus on delivery and results.
We are seeking a finance leader who combines strong technical expertise with excellent commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills.
Qualifications & Experience- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in financial management, FP&A, or finance business partnering roles.
- Experience supporting large, complex portfolios, programmes, or business units.
- Healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, CRO, or clinical research industry experience is advantageous.
- Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and driving business decisions through financial insight.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting standards, governance, and compliance requirements.
- Proven people leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong commercial and strategic mindset.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage complex business challenges.
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong customer focus and ability to manage sensitive relationship issues effectively.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for innovation and process optimisation.
- Comfortable working autonomously with a high degree of accountability.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights.
- Positive energy, resilience, and the confidence to challenge the status quo constructively.
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline
- Significant experience in financial management, FP&A, or finance business partnering roles
- Experience supporting large, complex portfolios, programmes, or business units
- Healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, CRO, or clinical research industry experience
- Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and driving business decisions through financial insight
- Strong understanding of financial reporting standards, governance, and compliance requirements
- Proven people leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing teams
- Legal right to work in the country where the role is based
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
