Senior Business Analyst – FP&A

Senior Business Analyst – FP&A

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca Poland is a key global site that is dynamically growing in all departments – from commercial, R&D, IT, Global Trial Safety Review, Global Procurement Services, HR and Global Finance Services. Warsaw is one of the key Global Clinical Trial Centres in the world and plays a key role in AstraZeneca’s success. The work that we do here is valued and makes a direct impact to the enterprise, and to society. Here you are part of a multi-national team with a strong reputation worldwide for excellence and innovation.

ABOUT DEPARTMENT

Manufacturing & Inventory Accounting Department supports Management Reporting & Planning of Manufacturing P&L with all its components: Operating Performance income, Cost of Production and Manpower & OPEX, Financial Adjustments – Manufacturing Variances and Inventory Accounting. The area of team experience covers small modules manufacturing sites across EMEA Region, large modules biomanufacturing sites (in Europe and beyond) as well as other entities embedded in Global Supply Chain such as Global External Sourcing, Toll and EMEA Distribution Centers. Department is still growing and taking part of Global projects. Our team members have wide experience in analysis and chance to grow in the future.

ABOUT TEAM

You will be part of a newly created Team within the Manufacturing & Inventory Accounting Department that will oversee Controlling & Compliance. The team will be responsible for ensuring healthy Balance Sheet position of Manufacturing & Inventory accounts, compliance with balance sheet reconciliation policies and conducting financial controls.

Your core deliverables will include:

The Senior Business Analyst will be viewed by finance and business customers as a financial modelling and analysis expert. The role broadly includes the following key components:

• To provide support to key business & investment decisions, co-ordinating data collection from a variety of sources and formats, providing analysis in support of options and enabling appropriate decision making by the business and finance partners
• Support Global SME/Managers/Directors in building and safeguard knowledge in the most important areas that are the responsibility of the Team (Capex, M&O, Inventory, Manufacturing, PNL, Product Costing)
• Support the preparation of financial planning, presentations and complex financial analysis used for Senior Leadership review

(FP&A specific)

• Accountable for complex, accounting journals, to communicate monthly performance, provide analytical and data collection support to business planning processes and coordinate presentations for key business and finance review meetings.
• Working closely with business stakeholders providing analytical and strategic support while providing more in-depth insights to ensure these are based on sound planning assumptions & resource decisions are prioritized & optimized across the business area
• Perform month-end close activities; analyze, interpret and communicate financial results in a timely manner
• Perform detailed reviews of operation’s costs (M&O, MV, yield, depreciation), headcount and staff related costs
• Provide insight of financial performance through accurate, timely and relevant reporting
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with our customers and Business Partners
• Performing Sites / Functions BA tasks - timely and good-quality delivery of monthly results, reporting as well as RBU / MTP / PHB data in each planning period

(MEC and Reporting specific)

• Collaborate closely with GFS Ops FP&A colleagues and other global reporting representatives.
• Collaborate closely with Ops Reporting GPO in implementing policies & standards.
• Driving and implementing the vision defined by GPO for Reporting, within GFS Ops.
• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation of the planning and reporting process in collaboration with the GPO and Business counterparts.
• Use knowledge & understanding of customer’s business and requirements, to deliver quality solutions addressing FP&A reporting elements.
• Cooperate with Group Reporting, Masterdata Teams and Reporting System Owners to ensure master data and system set up are comply with reporting requirements and comply with AZ’s reporting standards.
• Delivering timely, robust, high-quality financial information during the MEC and completing all BS review tasks, monthly audits, controls, conclusions and comments

Other role requirements

• Support continuous improvement in Finance processes and capabilities and ensure compliance with financial governance standards taking accountability for control frameworks as appropriate.
• Drive simplification of finance processes across markets and team and foster a culture of best practice sharing
• Assist in better business decisions by provision of financial expertise and insightful analysis to all ad hoc reporting queries in line with SLA, and provide support to on-going projects
• Participate in and support changes, new tasks, different initiatives, and projects within the Team and in entire GFS
• As required coordinate work and provide on-the-job SME coaching to less experienced analysts.

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Qualified finance professional or equivalent, with 5+ years of experience in Finance
• English Language proficiency, both verbal and written, with the confidence to express clear opinions and ability to explain financial issues to non-financial management
• Excellent PC skills, MS Office and SAP proficiency
• Demonstrated ability to perform in an environment that emphasizes teamwork
• Demonstrated ability to lead a process with minimal or no supervision
• Experience of change management and building engagement
• Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams
• Capacity to solve problems, identify options and propose a reasoned solution

Desirable

• Experience of working in a global organisation, preferably within the pharmaceuticals industry
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including oral & written
• Experience of working in a customer orientated organisation
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation

What we offer:

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• The best team to support you,
• Multisport card,
• Pension plan,
• Life insurance,
• after-work events,
• private medical care
• lunch card,
• bright and spacious environment,
• sustainable office working environment.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw

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.