Associate Finance Project Accountant

About BOLDSCIENCE?

BOLDSCIENCE (www.boldsci.com) is a full-service medical communications agency, part of the Assembled Intelligence network.

Our mission is to help our pharmaceutical and biotech client partners deliver the best, most impactful, scientifically creative healthcare communications that help drive changes in treatment practices and ultimately improve patients’ lives.

With hubs and remote workers based in the UK and US, our global team is an energizing mix of scientific strategists, medical writers, client services professionals, creatives, digital specialists, HR and finance professionals. Together, we embrace high science, design and innovation within a people-focused culture, to spark bold ideas that break down barriers and inspire change.

What we offer and the role

We offer a collaborative environment, a tight-knit team, and a forum to express big ideas. You’ll have the chance to shape the agency’s growth and contribute to our BOLD culture.

This role will report into one of our Finance Project Accountants and they will also work closely with the Senior Finance Project Accountants. You will be part of a growing finance team with excellent career development opportunities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to work collegiately, but also on own initiative, and in a largely remote but still highly communicative and supportive environment
• Support both the Senior FPA’s and FPA’s who oversee all fee-based revenue
• Support the completion of various reporting to improve business efficiency, eventually highlighting observations to senior finance team members
• Be on hand to assist staff across the business with Paprika and process/policy queries
• Able to communicate with client services to troubleshoot day-to-day issues such as budgeting and job administration
• Assist with the preparation of month end reporting packs which focus on revenue recognition and WIP management
• Help ensure all financial transactions recorded are compliant with financial policies and procedures, highlighting any breaches to senior team
• Some of the daily tasks include:
  • Raising of sales invoices to clients and ensuring timely receipt of payment
  • Completion of job related actions such as:
    • Time transfers
    • Internal billing movements
    • Updating estimates
  • Monitoring of shared FPA email inbox
  • Weekly updates of the VP finance reporting packs
• Support on a number of ad-hoc projects from across the FPA function

Job Requirements and Experience

• Must have between 6 months - 1 year of experience in a finance focussed role
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Efficient time management and organizational skills
• Proactive and flexible approach, a problem solver, adaptable to and an advocate of new systems
• Part qualified from a relevant professional body and looking to complete their studies in due course
• Ability to work collegiately, but also on own initiative, and in a largely remote but still highly communicative and supportive environment.