Job Description

Responsibilities include liaising with all areas of the business to complete the enterprise-wide budgeting and forecasting processes (MTP/RBU/PB) and quarterly IR reporting (QBR); preparation of consolidated management reporting and analyses for regional Senior Management; reporting of total regional MTP/RBU/PB forecasts to both regional Senior Management and to the AZ Group, and maintenance of the data collection and analysis tools within the Financial Planning and Reporting area.

The role broadly includes the following key components:
• Business Strategy & Decision Support; supporting key business & investment decisions with solid skills in scoping customer requirements, analysing issues, developing options and enabling appropriate decision making based on strategic business need
• Business Performance: driving financial performance and business activity, to deliver and communicate performance and business planning submissions/reporting, and to advise senior management on key drivers.
• Contribute the completion of the enterprise-wide planning cycle for the country.
• Responsible for ensuring financial and management data collection tools operate effectively and efficiently to support the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Liaise with the business partners to ensure the financial planning and reporting systems operate properly and key financial reports are accurate.
• Lead for country MTP/RBU/PB submission in Hyperion Planning ensuring P&L and underlying sales and expense detail are accurate. Ensure linkage between regional budget data collection and UK reporting requirements. Serve as Liaison with Group Finance.
• Responsible for preparing and analyzing in depth financial and business performance analyses of budgets, forecasts and actual results for review by Senior Management.
• Responsible for obtaining a solid understanding of key business drivers, risk factors and industry trends and applying this knowledge to financial analyses.
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities to the planning and monthly reporting processes.
• Performs ad-hoc reporting requirements and financial analysis.
• Continuous Improvement, Coaching & Governance; supporting continuous improvement in Finance processes and capabilities and to help financial risk management and financial governance in area of accountability.

Requirements

経験 Experience

＜必須 Mandatory＞

• Experience of accounting or Finance Business Partnering within a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with senior managers
• Demonstrated ability to perform in an environment that emphasizes teamwork
• Demonstrated ability to lead a process/ project management/ problem solving with minimal or no supervision with strong self-leadership capability

<歓迎 Nice to have>

• Experience of working in a multi-national pharmaceutical company
• Experience of working in global/regional organisation / understanding of the drug development life cycle and/or commercial aspects, Accounting knowledge

資格 License

<必須 Mandatory>

• B.S. Degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent knowledge
• Qualified finance professional (or equivalent)

<歓迎 Nice to have>

• USCPA
• JCPA
• MBA

能力 Skill-set

<必須 Mandatory>

• Excellent PC skills and experience including Oracle Hyperion Planning including Smart View, SAP, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical ability
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, including oral & written
• Ability to influence others without authority
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively manage multiple and frequently changing priorities
• High degree of accuracy with attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to meet strict deadlines

<歓迎 Nice to have>

•Understanding/knowledge of the Pharmaceutical business and AZ products

語学 Languages

<必須 Mandatory>

日本語 Japanese：Fluent Level (verbal and written)

英語 English：Business Level (verbal and written)

その他 Others

<歓迎 Nice to have>

• Good cultural awareness, exposure to global working

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.