Clinical Operations Financial Analyst

Company Description Endogenex is a privately held, clinical-stage company based in Minneapolis, MN, dedicated to transforming treatment options for individuals living with type 2 diabetes (T2D). In partnership with Mayo Clinic, Endogenex develops innovations that reset the body's metabolic signaling system by leveraging natural regenerative capabilities to improve metabolic function. The company's Endogenex System uses precise, controlled, non-thermal pulsed electric fields to help patients regain better blood glucose control and slow disease progression.

By establishing a new era of metabolic therapies, Endogenex offers professionals the opportunity to contribute to impactful, patient-focused clinical innovation.

Role Description The Clinical Operations Financial Analyst is a full-time, on-site role based in Plymouth, MN. This position supports supports the financial management of the company's clinical trial programs. The primary focus of this role is the review, analysis, and reconciliation of clinical trial site payments - confirming that payments to investigative sites are accurate, supported by source documentation, and consistent with executed clinical trial agreements and site budgets.

The position also supports clinical trial budget tracking and accrual development, processes clinical vendor invoices, and assists with month-end close activities. This is an entry-level analyst role that partners closely with Clinical Operations, Accounting, contract research organizations (CROs), and investigative sites.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review and analyze clinical trial site payment requests, verifying amounts against executed clinical trial agreements, site budgets, and completed study visits or milestones.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clinical payments and for investigative sites on payment-related questions, and act as the liaison between Clinical Operations and Finance on payment matters.
• Reconcile site payment activity to enrollment and visit data in the clinical trial management system (CTMS) and electronic data capture (EDC) system, and research discrepancies with Clinical Operations and site staff.
• Track pass-through and reimbursable costs - including patient stipends, travel, overhead, and other invoiceable items - and confirm each is supported by adequate documentation.
• Prepare and maintain site payment schedules and trackers; monitor payment status, aging, and outstanding balances by site.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable to submit approved site payments for processing and confirm timely disbursement.
• Maintain audit-ready site payment documentation and respond to internal and external audit requests related to clinical trial payments.
• Assist in developing and maintaining clinical trial budgets and forecasts, including enrollment-driven cost projections.
• Prepare monthly clinical trial accruals for unbilled and prepaid site and vendor activity, including supporting calculations and documentation.
• Perform budget-to-actual variance analysis by study, vendor, and cost category, and draft commentary for Finance and Clinical Operations review.
• Support the review of CRO and vendor budgets, work orders, and change orders, comparing invoiced amounts to contracted rates and units.
• Build and maintain reports that give study teams visibility into trial spend, remaining budget, cost per patient, and cost per site.
• Review and process clinical vendor invoices, confirming general ledger coding, approvals, purchase order alignment, and contract compliance before submission for payment.
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies with vendors, CROs, and internal budget owners.
• Prepare assigned journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules as part of the month-end close.
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