Currently, we`re looking for a suitable candidate to offer a 2-year contract.

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

As part of a dynamic, global finance team, your primary focus will be on the managing the clinical trial budget management system ACCORD (AstraZeneca Clinical Cost Online Reporting Database) and the business processes around it. ACCORD is an in-house developed system critical to the monthly reporting process, accrual calculation, budget management and forecasting.

You will work closely with Clinical Finance Business Partners, IT teams, Global Finance Operations teams and R&D Clinical Trial teams in order to ensure system consistency, system support, accuracy of transactions, manage interfaces between systems and lead continuous improvements to both systems and processes around them.

Your main accountabilities will include:

Systems:

• ACCORD system management:

  • Manage and maintain system support (Responsible for Accord helpdesk e-mail inbox and IT tickets);

  • Manage month close together with Global Finance Operations teams (ensure proper accruals are posted leading to correct P&L and balance sheet positions);

  • Manage and maintain System Homepage;

  • Project management with IT teams;

  • Ensure data quality in system;

  • Define and maintain system set ups;

  • Ensure proper transfer of data from and to ACCORD and other systems;

  • Manage access rights (provide, revoke and report user access);

  • Main point of contact for system users and IT;

  • Maintain system documentation;

  • Continuous improvement of system processes and system landscape;

Reporting:

• Produce financial management information for key finance & business customers & external auditors;

• Lead development of new system reports from ACCORD as to address business needs;

• Development of new audit and finance reports for Clinical Finance, R&D Science Teams and external auditors;

• Develop and maintain data dumps from systems;

• Support maintenance of Reports;

Audit:

• Ensure SOX and FCF (Financial Controls Framework) effectiveness;

  • All relevant Clinical Finance financial controls are performed to a high standard & documented

  • Work with the Finance Controller in R&D Finance to maintain a robust control environment & testing

• Continuous improvement of audit processes and reporting;

• Develop and maintain system checks as to ensure quality of reporting data;

• Develop and maintain reporting checks as to ensure data quality in our P&L and balance sheet;

Personal Characteristics

• Proactive & take the initiative

• Attention to detail

• Ability to put yourself in others’ shoes

• Team player

• See the bigger picture beyond just your role

• Build strong, trusting relationships

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience of using multiple finance systems (including SAP and SAP BO) & working with interfaces between systems

• Experience of leading finance system improvements

• Experience of working with colleagues inside & outside of finance

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

• Experience of accounting &/or controlling activities including:

  • month-end close

  • reconciliations & variance analysis

  • financial controls & SOX controls

• Strong Excel skills

Desirable

• Experience of working in a global organisation

• VBA, Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI, MS Access

• Audit

Key Relationships to reach solutions

Internal

• IT teams

• Clinical and Collaboration Finance team

• Head of Clinical & Collaboration Finance

• R&D Global Financial Controller

• Internal Audit Teams

• Science 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.