Contract Project Financial Specialist

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 Bridgewater (Greater New York City Area), New Jersey, USA, Shanghai (Pudong Zhangjiang New District), China and Taipei, Taiwan.

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 in this exciting clinical research field, we are seeking committed, detail-oriented, customer-focused, and organized individuals to join our winning team as Contract Project Financial Specialists for our Toronto/Markham, Ontario, Canada on-site location, or remotely from a home-based office anywhere in Canada in accordance with our Work from Home policy. This is a 4 month contract position with the possibility to convert into a full time position if the incumbent is successful at performing with quality and customer focus in alignment with Everest’s values and culture. **

Perform Hands-on Project Financial Data Entry/Migration Activities**

• Receive hands on training on project financial processes and systems at Everest, project financial data review and data entry migration activities, and other supporting tasks and responsibilities for project financial data management and maintenance, as required.
• Review current project budget tracking tools and project financial progress data to understand how the budget tools are structured (i.e., key project activities, hours/activity, role performing the activity) for each project/service type.
• Receive training on the new project financial system to which existing project financial data will be migrated. Learn how to map activities from the current financial budget tool to the new electronic/centralized financial budget tool.
• Systematically perform data entry for the migration of existing project financial data into a new system and template
• Review and raise issues or questions that may arise during the project financial data mapping and data migration process
• Assist in quality check processes for the migrated data working with project management, finance and cross functional team members, as required.
• Assist in resolution of data migration issues

Qualifications And Experience

• A Bachelors’ degree in financial, business or accounting fields.
• Education or experience must demonstrate the ability to work independently and to apply financial data management and project management concepts.
• Demonstrated interest and high level understanding of project management concepts, processes and procedures, relevant issues related to project financial management.
• Demonstrated experience in performing detail oriented tasks with focus and quality, and strong communication skills, and customer service / interaction skills.
• Exposure and understanding of life sciences and clinical research concepts preferred, but not required.

To find out more about Everest Clinical Research and to review other opportunities, please visit our website at www.ecrscorp.com

We thank all interested applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Everest is committed to upholding the principles of dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities, and upon request we will provide accommodations for candidates participating in any part of our recruitment and selection process.