At AstraZeneca, we're not afraid to do things differently. We're resetting expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, ground-breaking and cutting-edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together.

The role is part of the Deal Accounting & Transition team within Group Controllers, part of the Enabling Units SET Area, and encompassing the Post Deal & Transition team and Technical Deal Accountancy Director. The role will work closely with GFS, Business Development Finance, R&D Finance, GPPS Finance, and marketing company finance teams.

As part of AstraZeneca’s efforts response to COVID-19, the organisation is entering into agreements across the globe for manufacturing, supply and licencing relating to its vaccines programme. This role will play a key part in AstraZeneca’s financial management and reporting of these contracts.

Key activities

The role will assist in the implementation of our new vaccines programme business, including new and existing contracts. This will be through supporting the Finance Lead – Vaccines PDM and through providing support to post-deal managers in the rest of the business working on the vaccine programme. In particular, the role will:

• Assist finance teams across the organisation in embedding contracts into business as usual, ensuring that the financial obligations are understood, best practice is followed and effective control frameworks are in place

• Monitor the statutory balance sheet and/or cash flow impact of the vaccines programme and ensuring it is line with expectations based on the contracts

• Performing financial analysis to support Group Financial Reporting in consolidating and reporting the financial impact of the vaccines programme.

• Be responsible for translating contracts into accounting and working with back office functions

• Undertake analysis and prepare reports to support external audit procedures on the vaccines programme

• Support the business in responding to third party audits

• Be a central point of contact and co-ordinate the end to end processes across business units and legal entities for all post deal financial obligations, including liaising directly with external partners

The role will develop as the vaccine programme progresses and the role holder will be expected to demonstrate agility in prioritising and focusing on areas with the greatest impact within the general remit of the role. It is expected that the role holder will take on wider post deal management and integration work as the demands of the business dictate.

Candidate Knowledge, skills, experience

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

• Confidence to work in an ambiguous environment with unclear objectives and goals

• Flexible with their own time to cover different time zones & urgent deliverables around deals

• Able to pull on existing experience & knowledge from others to connect the dots in complex situations

• Track record of building strong networks across a global business

• Organised, with a natural sense of urgency & drive to take the initiative without being asked

• Good attention to detail

• Experience of delivering complex projects in a large and complex business

• Proven team player

Desirable

• Experience of pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing supply chains

• Experience of licencing and other deals, through transacting or implementation

• Strong cultural awareness and working effectively with cross-border stakeholders

• Working knowledge of finance transactional processes

Additional information

• No budget responsibility

• Key relationships will be across all SET areas in both finance & non-finance

• Some travel (including international) may be required

• This role and its direct reports will be supported by the wider Post Deal Management team (comprising two leads and two analysts).

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.