Administrative Assistant - MSD1JP

Key Accountabilities:

• Support monitoring the finance mailbox, tracking invoices and responding to queries from NHS sites regarding payment status.
• Support the invoice payment process, by requesting documentation and liaising internally to support approval workflows
• Support the COM group in liaising with NHS sites and CRAs to address invoice queries.
• Support the finance taskforce initiative, which is working to ensure all sites are up to date with their invoicing- the work in this area is likely to increase significantly between Dec 2024 and Jun 2025,
• Support the site personnel compliance workflow activities required for clinical trial contract execution. This work will increase over the next 6-9 months, as the number of sites in set up increases.
• Support the MSD End of Year finance process in Nov and Dec 2024, ensuring all pending invoices are processed prior to Year End cut off, to minimise accruals.
• Site budget tracker reconciliation work, to ensure finance process is robust and as efficient as possible.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

Essential:

• Team player that clearly demonstrates positive outlook
• Excellent IT skills including proficiency in Outlook and Excel, and experience in working on company systems
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience of working remotely and self managing workload
• Prioritisation of workload
• Administration experience
• Some knowledge of financial systems

Desirable:

• Clinical research finance knowledge
• Experience of work within NHS or pharmaceutical industry
• Prior experience with eClinicalGPS

Ad Qualifications & Education:

• Fluent in Local Languages and business proficient in English (verbal and written) and excellent communication skills
• Hands on knowledge of Good Documentation Practices
• Good IT skills (Use of MS Office, use of some clinical IT applications on computer) and ability to adapt to new IT applications. Strong MS Excel skills required.
• Effective time management, organizational and interpersonal skills, conflict management
• Effective communication with external customers (eg sites and investigators)
• High sense of accountability/urgency. Ability to set priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a changing environment
• Works effectively in a Matrix multicultural environment. Ability to establish and maintain culturally sensitive working relationships.
• Demonstrates commitment to Customer focus, both internally and externally.
• Able to work independently
• Proactive attitude to solving problems/proposing solutions
• Positive mindset, growth mindset
• Completed job training (office management, administration, finance, health care preferred) or Bachelor's Degree

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Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding