Sr.FinanceAnalyst

Position Summary: The Senior Finance Analyst – Clinical Solutions Portfolio is a strategic, business-partnering role responsible for portfolio-level financial analysis across Clinical Solutions departments. The primary focus is project and portfolio financial health, including forecasting, budget performance, and financial controls, with an expanding remit into trial operations KPIs and measures as they relate to budget integrity, scope control, and delivery efficiency. This role requires a strong background in Project Finance within a CRO environment, excellent analytical and presentation skills, and the ability to engage credibly with department heads and senior operational leaders. Main Duties & Responsibilities: Own and deliver portfolio-level financial analysis for Clinical Solutions departments, including budget health, forecast accuracy, margin performance, and risk identification. Lead project financial oversight across the full project lifecycle, from award through closeout, ensuring adherence to financial best practices and internal controls. Perform variance analysis (actuals vs. forecast vs. budget) to identify drivers of change, scope creep, and emerging risks. Partner with project finance teams to ensure consistency and integrity of project-level data feeding portfolio reporting. Support and enhance departmental forecasting and planning processes using clear, supportable assumptions. Monitor budget consumption, earned value indicators, and change order impacts across portfolios. Provide forward-looking insights to support proactive financial decision-making by operational leadership. Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial processes, controls, and reporting standards. Develop and maintain trial operations KPIs and measures that link operational performance to financial outcomes (e.g., enrollment pace vs. burn, milestone progress vs. revenue, site activity vs. cost). Leverage Excel and Power BI to create scalable dashboards and analyses th