Business Analyst, Product Costing

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven BioPharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

We are trusted partners who are connected and integrated across the global enterprise, working closely with all functions from Commercial to Manufacturing. It opens up greater development opportunities for more responsibility on a global scale.

Join a team that supports the delivery of life-changing medicines for patients by enabling the rest of the business to run effectively and harness our transformative science. We’re on a journey of growth and evolution – to find better ways to translate value for the business and our patients.

This role is responsible to perform the end to end cycle of AstraZeneca’s product costing process which includes master data maintenance, forecasting, product costing calculation and analysis. This role will also support new manufacturing entities project for standard product costing process, with close collaboration with global project team.

The Product Costing Business Analyst will:

• Be part of the GFS Product Costing COE team and collaborating closely with GFS Ops FP&A colleagues and other global Product Costing COE colleagues.

• Collaborate closely with Ops Finance GPO and Standard Costing Global Process Lead in implementing policies & standards

• Supporting operation sites with standard product costing activities.

• Driving and implementing the vision defined by GPO for Product Costing, within GFS Ops

• Work with the wider AZ business to ensure compliance to the agreed product costing processes and model for GFS delivery

• Drive for continuous improvement and standardisation of the product costing process in collaboration with the GPO and Business counterparts

Typical accountabilities:

Planning & Forecasting (within Product Costing)

• Responsible for overall end to end Product Costing process (including new entities) which includes master data and material pricing maintenance, product costing run, variance analysis, costing release, transfer pricing updates and driving compliance according to the standard global product costing processes

• Interpret product costing data, and use knowledge & understanding of customer’s business, to deliver quality variance analysis and insightful commentary to GFS Ops FP&A, Embedded Finance & wider Operations Business teams

• Proactive interaction with Operations Business teams to ensure robust master data maintenance, provide inputs and challenge outputs during product costing process

• Work with GFS Ops FP&A team & Embedded Finance teams to determine and highlight risks and opportunities throughout the product costing process

• Support Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Finance team to provide more insights & analysis on group costing for assigned AZ brands

Project Management

• Represent GFS Product Costing COE team to support on product costing process for new manufacturing entities across AZ

• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation of the product costing process with global Product Costing COE colleagues

Other role requirements

• Assist in better business decisions by provision of financial expertise and insightful analysis to all ad hoc product costing queries in line with SLA, and provide support to on-going projects

• Ensure corporate governance standards are met, taking accountability for effective operation of relevant financial and product costing controls

• Identify opportunities for standardisation and simplification across product costing area on a continual basis

Essential criteria:

• Qualified finance professional or equivalent, with 2-4+ years of experience in manufacturing accounting

• English Language proficiency

• Experience of change management and building engagement

• Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams

Desirable criteria:

• Knowledge of product costing process

• Understanding of SAP Product Costing module

• Experience of working in a customer orientated organisation

• Knowledge of Pharma Industry

• Cross-boundary experience, including building relationships remotely and cross-culturally

• Experience of working in a matrix organisation

• Ability to speak more than one language

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.

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. We only employ individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

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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.