Finance Business Partner

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Location: Dublin

Competitive Salary and Bonus

Introduction to role

In this role, the Finance Business Partner maximises the finance contribution to a dedicated Business Unit, helping to achieve ambitious business objectives. The focus is on providing high-quality financial and commercial input to investment decisions, challenging key assumptions, identifying risks and opportunities, and delivering expert financial analysis and creative ideas that shape strategic choices. The role leads business planning and forecasting cycles, reviews and management reporting against forecasts, while acting as a proactive finance partner who builds strong stakeholder relationships, drives cross-functional projects and supports the implementation of global finance initiatives. Ready to influence critical decisions and help steer the business through its next phase of evolution?

Accountabilities

Act as a strategic and operational business partner and the right-hand person to the CFO and Business Unit Director on all finance matters for the BU. Build close relationships with the Senior Management Team, becoming a trusted partner and first point of contact on financial topics. Play an active role in cross-functional teams, attending brand team meetings, bringing a clear finance perspective, and asking challenging questions that sharpen decision-making. Collaborate closely with the Business Insights Manager to integrate market data and analytics into financial strategies and decisions.

Provide robust financial and commercial input into business cases, including launches, investment decisions, market access, pricing and reimbursement. Share accountability with the business for forecast accuracy by developing a deep understanding of the business model, key financial drivers and required investment and resourcing. Lead or contribute to initiatives and projects, stepping forward when support is needed. Build and leverage a strong network with peers in other markets and across Area, Regional and Global finance teams, actively contributing to best practice sharing. Help develop financial understanding among non-finance colleagues so they can make better-informed decisions.

Lead and coordinate the BU financial planning and forecasting cycles and reviews, ensuring alignment with wider organisational objectives. Provide the challenge and support needed to allocate investments effectively and maximise product profitability. Test key forecasting assumptions using analysis and benchmarking, identifying risks and opportunities early. Take an active role in strategic alliances, driving Alliance Forecast exercises and ensuring clear P&L responsibility across partners. Track performance against plans and translate outcomes into actionable financial recommendations that drive performance.

Drive P&L management by ensuring accurate monthly, quarterly and annual P&L reporting, cost control and effective resource allocation. Work closely with the wider country Finance team, GFS and other stakeholders to maintain efficient, compliant and fit-for-purpose finance processes and ways of working. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and simplification, including better use of technology, streamlined processes and effective governance. Prepare presentations for key finance and business review meetings, and manage BAU or ad-hoc local working files and systems that support planning, reporting and decision-making.

Throughout all activities, operate in line with AstraZeneca values, the Code of Conduct and all relevant policies and standards. Complete required compliance training on time and escalate any potential issues of non-compliance promptly. Help embed a culture where ethics, transparency and accountability are at the centre of financial decision-making.

Essential Skills/Experience

Finance Business Partnering/ Controlling experience within an international matrix based commercial organization, preferably Pharma, Biotech or Life Sciences.

• Desired understanding of the drug development life cycle, commercial as well as market access and pricing aspects
• Forecasting, planning, reporting
• Analytical capacity
• Ability to navigate high volumes of data and to make connections between various data sources.
• Audit reporting skills

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Problem solving & solution orientation; Able to handle of complex tasks; Critical and quick thinking; Decision-making ability and goal-orientation
• Cross-functional Leadership, clear communication skills able to influencing and coach peers.
• Experience with financial systems (SAP, SmartView or other reporting systems) and able to learn fast new systems. Advanced Excel skills, Good Power BI knowledge desired.
• Excellent command in English (written and spoken)

AstraZeneca offers the chance to join a high-performing global team that powers the enterprise with insight, challenge and innovation, using data, digital tools and an entrepreneurial mindset to improve how work gets done today while preparing for tomorrow’s challenges. Working alongside bright, ambitious colleagues who value curiosity, collaboration and integrity, there is scope to shape change at pace, take smart risks, own ideas from concept to delivery and see a clear link between financial decisions, business performance and real impact on patients’ lives.

If this Finance Business Partner opportunity matches your skills and ambitions, apply now to take the next step in your career with AstraZeneca!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation!

Date Posted

28-Apr-2026

Closing Date

11-May-2026

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