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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Financial Operations Analyst

Sales OperationsUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timePorto Salvo, PortugalNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Fluency in French and English is required; Portuguese is a strong plus, and the candidate must be confident working with business documentation and stakeholders in both required languages.
  • A bachelor's degree in business, finance, administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience, is required.
  • Up to three years of experience in sales administration, sales operations, finance operations, customer support, or a comparable operational environment is requested; strong graduate profiles are also welcome.
  • Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and process discipline are required.
  • Confidence using Microsoft 365 tools, particularly Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint, is required.
  • The candidate must be able to organize priorities and remain effective during busy month-end and quarter-end periods.
  • A service-oriented, collaborative approach and ability to build relationships across functions are expected.
  • The candidate must bring structure to their work, communicate clearly, and know when to escalate an exception.
  • Curiosity, openness to coaching, and motivation to keep learning are expected.
  • The candidate must remain calm when priorities shift and approach routine work and exceptions with care.
  • The candidate should look for practical ways to make processes simpler, more reliable, and more efficient.

Responsibilities

  • Create, maintain, and update sales orders, Billing Notification Forms (BNFs), credit memos, and related records in customer relationship management (CRM) systems and SAP.
  • Translate contractual terms, pricing, billing models, and revenue allocations into accurate system records.
  • Support Statement of Work (SoW) and contract setup in close coordination with Sales and Contracting teams.
  • Review orders before invoicing to confirm that required information and documentation are complete and compliant.
  • Support billing execution and help resolve standard exceptions, corrections, and data-quality issues.
  • Apply the appropriate requirements for fixed-fee, time-and-materials, milestone, pass-through, and intercompany billing models.
  • Contribute to acquisition go-lives through data setup, validation, and post-go-live stabilization.
  • Help teams manage higher exception volumes during system cutovers and process transitions.
  • Follow standardized processes and guidance defined by Sales Administration leadership and Finance.
  • Act as an operational partner for Sales, Finance, Contracting, and Systems teams.
  • Participate in pipeline calls and operational meetings when needed, and translate agreed actions into timely system updates.
  • Maintain clear documentation, trackers, and shared repositories to support data accuracy and audit readiness.
  • Spot recurring issues and escalate process or data-quality gaps with clear, fact-based observations.
  • Contribute to standardization, process improvement, and automation initiatives with guidance from experienced colleagues.
  • Work in line with internal controls, segregation-of-duties principles, and audit requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Portuguese language proficiency is a strong plus.
  • Experience with SAP, Salesforce (SFDC), PSA, or comparable enterprise resource planning (ERP) and CRM platforms is desirable.
  • Exposure to order-to-cash, billing, contract administration, or revenue-support processes is desirable.
  • Experience in a multi-entity, shared-services, or acquisition-integration environment is desirable.

About the Company

IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IQVIA runs clinical trials for drug, biotech and medical device companies and sells them the health data, software and analytics they use to develop and market treatments. Its research arm designs studies, recruits trial sites and patients, and manages trials through to regulatory filing. Its commercial arm sells market data, consulting and software that pharma sales and marketing teams use to plan product launches. Clients pay through multi-year service contracts and data and software subscriptions. IQVIA was formed in 2016 when clinical research firm Quintiles merged with health data company IMS Health, and it is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1998

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