Finance Project Team Lead at Avalere Health

About Avalere Health United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.  Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.  Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.   Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.  We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.   We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application. About You Reporting to the Avalere Health Controller, this role will support our project delivery, finance and operations teams across Avalere Health. This role will collaborate with our client delivery, project management and commercial finance teams to ensure the financial health of the business and consistency and applicable financial controls. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with prior experience connecting finance, accounting and operations and continuously looks for continuous improvement opportunities to meet changing business needs while leading, coaching and developing a team of finance professionals fostering a culture of growth, accountability and continuous learning.  What You'll Do • Establish new company-wide processes to support project finance activities considering financial controls while obtaining cross-functional alignment across project management, client services, finance capabilities and accounting teams. • Lead team of 8-10 project finance professionals located across the US and UK. • Collaborate with project management (PM) and client service (CS) teams to manage financial data inside WorkFront and NetSuite systems including setting up new clients and programs, managing on going revenue recognition, and owning project cash management activities including invoicing and project cash projections. • As owner of Revenue Recognition with outside auditors, review monthly client budgets and actuals with our CS and PM teams to verify billing and revenue recognition. • Support the Finance capability teams in key initiatives including margin by client, recovery, invoicing analytics, forecasting indicators and development of business KPIs. • Manage Accrued Revenue and Deferred Liabilities and ensure balances are updated and reconciled to maximize cash flow • Assist Finance capability teams with reporting requirements for monthly, quarterly and annual cycles as well as ad-hoc client reporting needs. • Champion continuous improvement initiatives especially around newly implemented project management software. About You • 7+ years’ experience with progressive experience across accounting / finance or graduate of finance leadership rotational program with strong technical & leadership skills able to operate in a fast paced and challenging environment. • Proven leadership and coaching skills managing a diverse team in remote locations • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate through ambiguity and establish clarity and direction. • Excellent time management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills. • Self-starter, organized and able to prioritize effectively without day-to-day oversight. • High attention to detail with 'big picture' awareness. • Compelling influencing skills to drive initiatives while collaborating cross-functionally. • Committed to continuous improvement. • Proficient with Microsoft Office packages, Adobe WorkFront and Oracle NetSuite (desirable). What we can offer You'll receive up to a 7% pension contribution, life insurance, income protection, and private medical insurance for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including flexible hybrid working, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 25 days of annual leave plus two personal well-being days, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.  Access free counselling through our employee assistance program, as well as personalized health support. Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey, as well as on-demand support from our partner Peppy. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.   We encourage all applicants to read our candidate privacy notice before applying to Avalere Health.