Finance Account Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Development of fee estimates for requests for proposals (RFPs), budget revisions, and contract amendments for Medpace Laboratories.
• Provides financial input for response to requests for information (RFIs), and ensures coordination of all information with other relevant Medpace personnel.
• Understand existing customer or potential customer’s business, pipeline, and opportunities to approach customers with confidence and knowledge.
• Responsible for assuring that bids meet customer’s expectations and specific requirements.
• Have thorough knowledge of Medpace bid process.
• Review proposal text assumptions to ensure the fee estimate and proposal text assumptions are consistent.
• Communicates with Medpace customers regarding ongoing projects to ensure customer’s expectations are being met.
• Maintain and track ongoing performance of projects against budget and notify internal and external clients when potential issues or changes are noted.
• Review invoices and other financial reports prior to Sponsors receipt.
• Build relationships within customer’s organization to generate new business opportunities and to develop a partnership atmosphere.
• Generate and initiate processing of new contracts and monitor/report on changes in scope, milestone invoicing and/or contract modification to all ongoing contracts in coordination with other employees.
• Maintain and modify company bid preparation template and boilerplate text to meet changing client needs or specific requirements.
• May be responsible for other projects and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences or Finance/Accounting/Business.
• 0-3 years of laboratory experience or in the conduct of clinical research and/or contract management/pricing.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and a working knowledge of drug development services desired.
• Excellent analytical, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, especially a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.