Project Financial Analyst I/II (UK/Serbia)

Overview

This role supports the financial success of clinical research projects by providing accurate reporting, analysis, and forecasting. You’ll partner with Project Management and cross-functional teams to help ensure projects remain financially healthy from start-up through closeout.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Management to understand project status, scope changes, forecasted activity, and potential financial risks.
• Manage a portfolio of projects, ensuring accurate monthly reporting of revenue, costs, and other key financial metrics.
• Develop and maintain project forecasts, including revenue, resource needs, contractor spend, and anticipated project costs.
• Analyse project performance by monitoring hours, costs, revenue, gross margin, backlog, cash flow, and budget variances.
• Prepare client invoices, financial reporting packages, and internal reports in line with project and client requirements.
• Support change orders and contract amendments by evaluating financial impacts and maintaining accurate budget information.
• Perform account reconciliations and analyse items such as deferred revenue, unbilled revenue, client advances, and outstanding invoices.
• Maintain accurate financial data across systems and contribute to the successful financial closeout of assigned projects.
• Create financial metrics, presentations, and ad hoc analyses to support internal leadership and client reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in operational finance, project finance, project accounting, or a related financial role.
• Experience supporting invoicing, collections, revenue and cost recognition, forecasting, and project performance analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Understanding of project accounting, revenue recognition, project profitability, and financial reporting principles.
• Strong communication skills with proficiency in English, alongside excellent analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with ERP, general ledger, PSA, or financial reporting systems.
• Experience within a clinical research or CRO environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the job description.

Location

• Remote role open to candidates based in UK or Serbia.
• Collaboration with global teams across multiple time zones.