Senior Director - Financial Business Planning

Senior Director - Finance Business Planning - Dublin - Hybrid

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development

At ICON, we have a rewarding opportunity for a Senior Director within our Finance Business Partnering team located out of our Global Head Quarters in Leopardstown, Dublin 18.

Role Summary:

The Financial Business Partnering group at ICON provides strategic financial analysis and support to our global service lines. In this pivotal role, you will deliver objective financial and consulting insights that shape strategy, drive business growth, and support ICON’s success.

You will have high visibility and the opportunity to partner closely with the SLT and operational leadership within the Global Large Pharma group — one of ICON’s largest business units. Your expertise will provide strategic leadership, influence key decisions, and ensure Finance Business Partnering adds real value across the organisation.

Oversight and Leadership

The Senior Global Finance Director will provide leadership and development for the Finance Business Partnering group, guiding a team of ambitious, talented financial professionals. In this role, you will lead, mentor, and represent the team, ensuring they deliver high-impact financial insights and strategic support across ICON.

Role responsibilities:

• Partner with the business leaders to drive complex functional partnership across ICON’s business units spanning multiple service lines and operating in 60+ countries.
• Provide strategic analysis, interpretation, and advice to the Senior Leadership Team and Service Line VP's on large-scale business decisions.
• Partnering with business leaders to shape business strategy that drives both short-term results and long-term growth.Contribute to financial and business strategy in global and regional contexts, driving the success of the business unit.
• Deliver key reports, including Quarterly Business Reviews and Budgets, to the ICON PLC CEO and CFO.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Finance Business Partnering team, enabling ICON to meet growth projections.
• Apply commercial awareness to anticipate and address operational and management needs.
• Champion finance business partnering as a problem-solving mindset at the core of strategic decision-making.

What You Will Need

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent experience) with a minimum of 10+ years in financial analysis, planning, and business partnering.
• Proven experience managing functional areas, service lines, and teams.
• Proven experience managing $1B+ finance portfolios and driving growth across service lines.
• Results-driven, with a clear understanding of what matters to senior management/C-Suite and the broader organisation.
• Confident and decisive, with strong interpersonal skills that encourage collaboration, engagement, and influence.
• An accomplished leader known for professionalism, tenacity, and determination, while able to balance flexibility and compromise.

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements

• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.

• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.

• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.

• Life assurance

• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

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