ICON plc India | Accounts Receivable Associate

Responsibilities

• As an Accounts Receivable Associate at ICON, you will contribute to our accounting and financial operations function, working collaboratively to deliver high-quality outcomes across our clinical programmes.
• Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
• You will take responsibility for accounting and financial operations deliverables, applying your skills to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Invoicing and Compliance: Handle the setup and processing of invoices for clients, ensuring full compliance with contractual agreements, including fees and rechargeable costs.
• Relationship Building: Utilize your exceptional relationship-building skills to collaborate effectively with both internal and external partners on a daily basis, fostering strong connections that facilitate financial processes.
• Month-End and Audit Collaboration: Play a key role in month-end processes and actively collaborate on audit projects to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
• Invoicing and Reporting: Prepare, verify, and execute invoicing using electronic processing and reporting methods within specific deadlines, managing an assigned portfolio of accounts.
• Client Relationship Management: Balance client relationships, ensuring their satisfaction and addressing any concerns promptly.
• You will bring relevant accounting and financial operations experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.

Qualifications and experience

• Outstanding Excel skills, if you have Oracle Financials that is preferred.
• Demonstrate knowledge of revenue billing practices and proficient in data entry.
• Knowledge of general accounting principles would also be a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills with the ability to coordinate and multitask.

ICON plc

ICON was founded in Ireland in 1990 by John Climax and Ronan Lambe and is headquartered in Dublin. Its shares trade on Nasdaq. The company is a contract research organisation that runs clinical trials and provides drug development services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, and it has added regulatory consulting, staffing, late-phase and device research services through acquisitions. In India, ICON has offices in Chennai, Bengaluru and Trivandrum, and some staff work remotely from other states.

Finance postings are all in Chennai. They include internal audit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial analysts, a financial accountant, investigator payments (for clinical research sites) and tax. Roles are mostly at associate, analyst and senior levels, with one to four years of experience asked in most cases. The senior internal auditor role asks for ACA, ACCA, CIA or equivalent, the financial accountant role says CMA, CA or CPA is a must, the senior tax accountant role prefers CPA, ACCA or CTA, and one analyst role accepts CMA semi-qualified candidates.

• Industry: Clinical research: contract research and drug development services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies
• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland (listed on Nasdaq as ICLR)
• In India: Offices in Chennai, Bengaluru and Trivandrum, plus remote staff across several states