Senior Financial Analyst

Updated: February 27, 2026
Location: Morrisville, NC, United States
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Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a range of business‑critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

• Build, refine, and maintain a predictive revenue burn model for the Clin Pharm and Bioanalysis portfolio.
• Analyze historical project burn patterns across hundreds of studies to determine expected monthly revenue realization.
• Consolidate manual Excel‑based data from revenue recognition teams to create a unified backlog forecasting framework.
• Evaluate the timing and magnitude of revenue for studies at different lifecycle stages (e.g., startup, mid‑study, near completion).
• Identify expected revenue that will not be realized due to contract buffer overages and adjust forecasts accordingly.
• Assists in the annual budgeting process to assist with creation and/or review of budget versus Actual numbers.
• Work closely with business finance, operations, revenue recognition teams, and senior leadership to gather necessary data.
• Collaborate with the Sr. Director of Business Finance to refine, validate, and socialize forecasting outputs.
• Standardize data collection and improve the quality and consistency of manual Excel inputs.
• Recommend enhancements to forecasting processes and tools.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of forecasting data and models.
• Assists in research of inquiries regarding actual versus budget variances by managers.
• Participates on cross‑functional teams as needed to drive financial measurements/results.
• Provides support to the M&A function as requested, including financial modeling, due diligence follow‑up, documentation, etc.
• Performs special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. Master’s degree in related field preferred.
• Equivalent years of related experience.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and a good understanding of accounting concepts.
• Demonstrated experience in ROI and financial modeling.
• Attentive to detail and accuracy of information, flexible, able to multi‑task and perform in a fast‑paced environment.
• Open to suggestions and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to interact with staff from multiple departments within the Kendle organization.

Eligible only for US locations.

Exempt.

Five (5) years of related experience.

Position requires the ability to occasionally move about inside the office to access filing cabinets, office equipment, etc., and to move between office locations; maintain a stationary position for prolonged periods of time; occasionally manipulate (e.g., lift, carry, move) office items and packages of light to medium weights of 10‑35 pounds; constantly operate a computer and other office productivity equipment (e.g., scanner, phone, printer, copier);

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