You’re a qualified finance professional with strong post-qualified experience in reporting, audit and systems.  Now you’re ready to join a large global company in a critical area of our business.

As part of a dynamic, global finance group, you’ll lead, advise and support reporting, audit and system topics.  You will be a key figure within the Reporting and Audit Team supporting Clinical & Collaboration Finance and auditors with regular reports, financial information and guidance related to audit topics.

You will lead the design and implementation of the integration of the local finances with global reporting, audit and budget management process. You will also drive the efficiency and simplification of processes and tools as well as design and implement new reports and budget management tools.

This role will give detailed exposure to our core business & provide an incredible learning ground & experience.

Accountabilities

Your main accountabilities will include:

Integration of local finance with global

• Mapp current local process that will influence the integration with global, including local accrual processes;

• Understand and map all necessary data dumps required from systems in order to set up the necessary data bases for the reporting environment;

• Liaise with Clinical Finance Manager for global hubs on how to integrate the local data into the global reports;

• Develop reports for the Regional Finance Team and Global R&D Finance teams for budget, actuals and balance sheet overview from a global perspective;

• Drive standardization of processes across local and global teams, including accrual process standardization;

• Support SAP unification project;

Reporting and budget management

• Develop the Cost Tracker clinical trial budget management tool to account for local budgets together with global budgets as to provide full overview of clinical external trial costs for Global Study Leaders and Clinical Finance Business Partners;

• Develop Scenario/simulation Modelling tool for simulation and effect assessment for timeline, recruitment and budget changes;

• Maintenance of both tools;

• Develop P&L, balance sheet and forecasting reports for local, regional and global finance teams;

Audit Management:

• Develop accrual SOX controls for local books in line with SOX global accrual controls;

• Roll out of the process to all local teams involved;

• Maintain process once implemented;

Systems:

• Liaise with IT teams in order set up and maintain systems and data dump reports in a way that allows for a good reporting and audit environment;

Personal Characteristics

• Proactive & take the initiative

• Build strong, trusting relationships

• Ability to put yourself in others’ shoes

• Team player

• See the bigger picture beyond just your role

• Attention to detail

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Qualified finance professional

• Strong financial tools technical expertise

• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills

• Advanced Power Pivot, Power Query and VBA skills

• Exceptional communication & interpersonal skills, including oral & written English

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team & liaising with senior managers and external audit teams

• Use of / exposure to financial systems, e.g. SAP, Business Objects and Hyperion

• Experience of working in a global organisation

• MS Access and Power BI

Key Relationships to reach solutions

Internal

• Regional Finance Teams

• R&D Global Financial Controller

• Head of Clinical & Collaboration Finance

• Clinical and Collaboration Finance team

• Internal Audit Teams

• IT teams

External

• Auditors

Our Offer

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• gym access,

• after-work events,

• lunch & learns,

• bright and spacious environment,

• sustainable office working environment,

• networking events.

Additionally, we`re happy to offer wide and various benefits package, including yearly bonus, multisport card, even up to 5 days of additional holidays, pension plan, private medical care, life insurance and a lot more...

Date Posted

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.