Financial Analyst

Everest Clinical Research (“Everest”) is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) providing a broad range of expertise-based clinical research services to worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. We serve some of the best-known companies and work with many of the most advanced drugs, biologics, and medical devices in development today.

Everest has been an independent CRO since 2004 with a strong foundation as a statistical and data management center of excellence. Building on this foundation, Everest has successfully developed and established itself as a full-service CRO. Everest’s headquarters are located in Markham (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario, Canada with additional sites in Little Falls (Greater New York City Area), New Jersey, USA, and Shanghai (Pudong Zhangjiang New District), China.

Everest is known in the industry for its high quality deliverables, superior customer service, and flexibility in meeting clients’ needs. A dynamic organization with an entrepreneurial origin, Everest continues to experience exceptional growth and great success.

Quality is our backbone, customer-focus is our tradition, flexibility is our strength that’s us that’s Everest.

To drive continued success, we are seeking committed, skilled, and customer-focused individuals to join our Finance team as a **Financial Analyst **for our Markham, Ontario office.

The **Financial Analyst** supports the Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis in managing the systems and processes to monitor, analyze and report on operational results and company performance. This opportunity allows the Financial Analyst to work cross-functionally and have an impact across the organization by enabling reporting and analysis on key aspects of the business.

**Responsibilities**

Assist the Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Manager in building and maintaining financial models to support annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and strategic business decisions as needed.

Become an expert in the use of the company’s planning and reporting software, Vena, and support project managers and senior management in its use.

Assist project managers with tracking progress against their project deliverables by setting up and maintaining project trackers as needed.

Assist with monthly revenue reporting including preparation of month-end project specific analysis as well as monthly management reports.

Prepare the monthly bookings and backlog analysis and work closely with business development team to ensure the completeness and accuracy of report.

Assist with the preparation of the quarterly board package.

Produces ad hoc reports as required.

Collaborate with others in Finance to support overall department goals and objectives.

Assist in the development and implementation of new procedures and systems to enhance workflows and drive efficiencies and standardization.

**Requirements**:
A. or B. Comm., or above.

One to three years of relevant financial experience.

Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.

Good organizational skills, flexible, with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities and to manage multiple assignments with challenging/conflicting deadlines.

Detail-oriented, customer and quality focused.

Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Must be able to clearly explain financial details and concepts in layman's terms.

Self-starter and thrived in a high-growth and fast-paced environment.

Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Excel along with strong Word and PowerPoint ability.

Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.