Are you a qualified finance professional with experience of enterprise planning and reporting? Do you have a track record of delivering change? As best in class finance support becomes ever more important, this role offers you the chance to work as part of the Group Planning and Business Performance team.

About AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

AstraZeneca’s Finance function is continuing its transformation journey with the objective of delivering excellence in financial operations and insight. As this strategy continues to drive the effectiveness and performance of the business, to the benefit of millions of patients worldwide, best in class finance support and leadership becomes ever more important.

What you’ll do

As the Group FP&A Manager, you will play a key role in Group reporting and in-year planning processes, driving central understanding and insight to inform decision making. This role offers visibility across the full AZ Group, whilst adding real business value through scenario planning and working with senior management to help ensure we deliver against our external financial guidance, all the while offering unique opportunities to engage with colleagues across all areas of Finance, including Commercial, Non-Commercial and Group Finance.

Responsibilities:

The role reports to the Group Finance –Business Performance Director and will primarily be responsible for:

• Supporting delivery of monthly, quarterly and yearly management reporting for the AZ Group. This includes monthly revenue reporting and performance pack for SET, mid-month revenue forecasts and quarterly P&L Outturns.
• Support the Business Performance team in the preparation of various presentations to senior audiences (Senior Management, including CFO & CEO, and AZ Board).
• Ownership of submission process for in-year forecasts on Group Applications (Hyperion Planning), involving coordination with the multiple teams involved, such as commercial finance units teams, commercial reporting teams, IT finance engagement teams and technical data teams amongst others.
• Analysing the resulting forecasts, leveraging data analytical tools to help drive understanding and evaluation of key business drivers for AZ Group. Support in the preparation of high-impact materials for Senior Management & Board reviews.
• Deliver various month-end activities, requiring strong analytical skills, flexibility and the ability to critically interrogate data from multiple systems to meet reporting deadlines. Work with multiple teams to ensure accuracy and robustness of actuals data in Group Applications.
• Help drive forward the Business Performance team’s simplification and standardisation agenda, by continuing the automation of existing management reporting and, via the utilisation of data visualisation and analytical tools, to design the next generation of reporting deliverables.
• Support critical year on year transition processes such as Boundary Changes and PY Restatement.
• Manage a range of ad-hoc requests concerning in-year performance and in-year forecasting.

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential for the Role:

• Experienced and comfortable with multi-system environments
• Very strong systems skills, including knowledge and experience of working with Hyperion Planning, including SmartView.
• Problem solving skills, ability to identify root causes and propose or implement robust solutions
• Attention to detail and commitment to high quality and reliability of deliverables.
• ‘Right the first time’ mindset
• Able to connect and develop a strong working relationship across various teams (ranging from technical accounting and IT teams to commercial and non-commercial finance business partners across the AZ Group)
• Proactive and delivery focused, comfortable working in a dynamic, challenging environment, able to work independently (i.e. with limited guidance) and under tight timelines
• Experienced in commercial finance or FP&A type role
• Analytical Finance Professional with the ability to deliver succinct, high impact briefing material suitable for C-Suite level audiences.
• Enjoys working closely to senior management, learning about the strategic management of the company and has the ability to support their decision making.
• Able to effectively assist and collaborate with the wider Group Planning & Business Performance Team and comfortable ‘switching gears’ between various tasks/responsibilities

Desirable for the Role:

• Prior experience in Regional or Group environment a plus.
• Advanced Microsoft PowerApps, Excel & PowerPoint skills a plus

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

Competitive salary and benefits package on offer.

The successful candidate will have access to a flexible employee benefits fund, including holiday purchase and flexible time off, pension contributions, Share Save plans, A performance recognition scheme and a competitive, generous remuneration package.

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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.