Financial Analyst, FP&A

Job summary

Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis across corporate and site-level cost centers. Build financial models and dashboards to provide stakeholders with visibility into site performance and trial economics.

Job details

Join the Centricity Research Team! Centricity Research is one of North America's largest clinical research networks and a fully centralized Integrated Research Organization (IRO). We conduct Phase I-IV clinical trials across more than 35 therapeutic areas, partnering with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies to advance healthcare through innovative clinical research. Join our growing team and build a rewarding career while helping bring new treatments to patients. About The Role We're looking for a Financial Analyst, FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis across corporate and site-level cost centers. This remote Canada role will focus on recurring reporting, variance analysis, cash-flow management, and rolling forecasts while helping strengthen our growing FP&A function. Over time, you'll grow into a trusted finance partner to operational, clinical, and site leaders. You'll help maintain shared models, automate recurring reporting, and create useful dashboards. This role is a great fit for someone analytical, curious, adaptable, and eager to learn and collaborate. What You’ll Do Budgeting & Forecasting: Support the annual budgeting process and periodic re-forecasts, build and maintain rolling forecasts, and track variances to flag risks and opportunities early. Financial Modeling: Build and continuously improve financial models supporting site performance, study/trial economics, and new business cases, and develop KPI and unit-economics tracking (cost per site, trial margin, revenue per therapeutic area). Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted finance partner to operational, clinical, and site leaders, preparing monthly and quarterly business reviews with variance commentary and recommendations. Dashboards & Reporting: Build dashboards and reporting packages in Excel, Power BI, or similar tools that give stakeholders self-service visibility into their numbers. Team Collaboration: Work closely with other FP&A analysts on the shared financial model, helping maintain data integrity and building repeatable analytics processes rather than one-off analyses. FP&A Function Buildout: Help establish core recurring tasks and best practices as the function matures, including resource optimization analysis and integrated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow modeling. You Might Be a Great Fit If You Have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field is preferred; equivalent education or relevant experience will also be considered. Bring relevant experience or demonstrated capability in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or a similarly analytical role. Early-career through experienced candidates are welcome. Have strong Excel skills for your career stage, including lookups, pivot tables, SUMIFS, and sensitivity or scenario modeling, along with sound financial-modeling fundamentals. Are curious, coachable, and comfortable learning new financial systems and tools, with an interest in automating or streamlining manual processes. Have a solid grasp of core accounting and finance principles (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, unit economics). Communicate financial information clearly to non-finance audiences and build strong, collaborative working relationships. Are proactive, adaptable, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and contribute wherever help is needed. Experience in healthcare, life sciences, biotech, pharma, or a clinical research organization (CRO/IRO/site network) is a plus, not a requirement. Familiarity with planning or BI tools such as Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, Power BI, or Tableau is an asset. Exposure to ERP systems such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or Microsoft Dynamics, or working knowledge of SQL, is an asset. A CPA designation, or active pursuit of one, is preferred but not required. Why Centricity Research? Our Mission We connect people to scientific advancements through groundbreaking research within a deeply human experience. Our Core Values Quality: We aim for excellence and integrity in everything we do - because lives depend on it. Care: We show up for each other, our customers, and our mission - always going the extra mile. Be the Change You Seek: We're adaptable, forward-thinking, and constantly improving - for the betterment of all. One Team: We collaborate, support one another, and succeed together. Grow for Good: We grow with purpose - to expand access to research and improve global health. Own It: We take initiative, deliver results, and follow through - with passion and accountability. Benefits Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance Enhanced EAP – mental health support Flexible PTO + paid holidays Continuing education reimbursement 401(k) / RRSP with company match and immediate vesting Ready to Apply? We’d love to hear from you – apply now! We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide accommodations during the hiring process upon request.

What you’ll do

Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis across corporate and site-level cost centers. Build financial models and dashboards to provide stakeholders with visibility into site performance and trial economics.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics is preferred, along with strong Excel skills and a solid grasp of core accounting principles. Experience in healthcare or life sciences and familiarity with BI tools like Power BI or Workday Adaptive Planning is an asset.

Benefits

• Health Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Enhanced EAP • Mental Health Support • Flexible PTO • Paid Holidays • Continuing Education Reimbursement • 401(k) / RRSP With Company Match

Listed skills

• Power BI · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Financial Modeling
• Variance Analysis
• Cash-flow Management
• KPI Tracking
• Business Partnership
• Excel
• Power BI
• Financial Reporting
• Unit Economics
• Data Integrity
• Accounting Principles
• Stakeholder Communication
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Healthcare
• Science & Research
• Data & Analytics