Senior Financial Analyst

Source One is a consulting services company and we're currently looking for the following individual to work as a hybrid consultant to our direct client, a global pharmaceutical company in Basking Ridge, NJ.Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst (Contract)Duration: Initially 8 months with possible extensionPay Range: $70/hr - $100/hr (W-2)Schedule: M-F, 40 hours a weekSummary: Seeking a Financial Analyst who can own budgets, track forecasts, and coordinate across teams in a structured environment. Experience in a pharma, clinical research, or biotech environment is required.Responsibilities:Maintain and reconcile invoiced Accounts Payable activity against planned budget forecasts within Smartsheet for three assets.Assist in maintaining Excel spreadsheets, as necessary per the direction of the Asset PMs.Support Asset PMs in preparing for the July and October Latest Estimate (LE) budget cycles.Attend GMAT meetings focused on Plan and LE budget reviews and document budget changes.Conduct monthly meetings with Externally Sponsored Research (ESR), Company Sponsored Studies (CSS) and Evidence Generation (EvGen) teams within Clinical Trial Management, Resources, Operations & Governance (CTMROG) to review changes in their live forecasts. These meetings will be performed jointly with the respective Asset PMs.Create monthly variance reporting for the Asset PMs to review and approve.Meet monthly with the Executive Director, S&OE, to assess progress, identify roadblocks and provide recommendations for budget process optimization.Attend S&OE team meetings, as requested.Prioritize work assignments based on direction from the Director, Finance & Operational Excellence.Qualifications:Expertise in budget tracking, forecasting, variance reporting and reconciliation Cross-functional coordination experience requiredExposure to clinical research, pharma or biotech environment is requiredExcel/Smartsheet and data management expertise is required for maintaining trackers, updating forecasts and reporting monthly changesBachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting