Junior Associate - Jr QA Specialist

Job Title: Junior Associate - Jr QA Specialist

Career Level : C1

Introduction to role

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. The Science & Enabling Units IT is AZ’s global IT capability function supporting key business areas operating out of sites across the US, UK, Sweden, India & Mexico.

GBS Meetings and Events service is focused on creating an enterprise-wide approach to meetings management logistics for all non-field led HCP and internal meetings, to facilitate end-to-end management of key planning milestones, as well as oversight for execution, compliance, and financial processes. To meet the objective, GME service team is to provide in-house delivery for registration websites, meeting apps, reporting, and the use of virtual cards.

The Jr. VC and QA specialist is a beginner level position responsible for managing the Virtual Card, Finance clearance & reconciliation; the report generation, tracking and submission of financial reports in coordination with the Finance Team or Meeting Managers. The overall objective of this role is to accurately prepare, audit & report business/financial transactions, generate reports and statements in accordance with local regulatory guidelines.

This role will also develop service performance reports and analysis that supports key decision-making and driving improvement for the GME service. Reporting to the VC & QA Lead, this role has responsibility to manage the day-to-day Virtual Card, QA and reporting activities to ensure the service is delivering on the efficiency objectives. The role will support services in the US, EMEA, APAC and global congresses team and then expand into optimizing the services.

Accountabilities

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial records.
• Collect, manage, and maintain financial data from various sources.
• Prepare financial statements, reports, and forecasts.
• Conduct variance analysis to compare budgeted and actual figures.
• Knowledge in creating the journal entries & get them posted into Blackline tool is good to have.
• Ensure that the VCA reconciliation is on track and raise a flag to the right team if any deviation.
• Configure standard system reports, as well as customized reports as required is good to have.
• Ensure accuracy of all reported data by continually reviewing and analyzing current sources, processes, and systems functions is good to have.
• Experience working in a globally distributed team.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge in Finance Concepts
• Knowledge in Finance SAP FiFo, Blackline is good to have
• 0 to 2 years of experience in financial institution accounting practices and procedures
• Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written English

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Pharmaceutical experience; or other highly regulated environment
• Experience with meeting industry technology (CVENT, StarCite)
• Meeting management and/or Travel industry experience

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca offers meaningful work that makes a bigger impact. Here, you can apply your skills and abilities to genuinely impact patients' lives. Join at an exciting time of growth through innovation for AstraZeneca. Shape this journey by reimagining the way we work; at every turn we're innovating and taking intelligent risks. We do this to steer the enterprise, powering every function to run faster, more efficiently, and achieve more.

If you want to make a change, this is the place to do it. Apply now!

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.