Manager, GFS P&MR Ireland(Planning & Management Reporting)

Position Summary

The Manager will be a key member of the Alexion Global Finance Services (GFS) planning and management reporting team providing financial and business insights, guidance, and decision support to the EUCAN and INTL Region. The successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to work both independently and as a part of a team, while utilizing his/her experience to bring added value to the business. This position is located at our offices in Dublin, Ireland and will have substantial interaction across various functions and geographies.

The key focus of the position is to provide financial guidance in the form of planning and forecasting analysis to support the business, with the ability to work cross functionally while continuously assessing current tasks for any potential process improvements.

This is a unique opportunity to join a team and gain great insights into the structure and operations of AstraZeneca’s Alexion Rare Disease Unit. The successful individual will need to be a self-starter, keen to learn, flexible and able to operate in a very dynamic environment.

Business Area

Alexion (AstraZeneca Rare Disease) is a high growth bio-pharmaceutical company with operations in over 40 countries worldwide. The GFS P&MR Ireland team will be part of the AZ Global Finance Services (GFS) finance function. We are accountable to the AZ Alexion Group for the design and delivery of high quality, efficient transactional finance processes which, combined with exceptional business analysis and insight, enable our customers to focus on AZ's strategic priorities. Our remit covers record to report, planning, forecasting and management reporting.

As a manager, you will play an essential role in supporting your Senior Manager in the delivery of the team objectives. You will be expected to build and maintain a strong relationship with internal customers and Business Partners. 

What you will do:

• Key support to local market(s) for the planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles (4 cycles) processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic initiatives and operational decision-making
• Analyse financial performance against forecast, providing variance analysis and actionable insight
• Support month-end and quarter-end business performance reviews
• Deliver timely and accurate management reports to key stakeholders, ensuring data integrity and relevance
• Partner with local finance teams, providing value added, expertise and guidance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive financial performance improvement initiatives
• Driving Lean initiatives. Identification of automation possibilities related to existing processes and implement them using relevant tools (MS Excel, Power BI).
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of financial planning and reporting.
• Manage master data, hierarchies, and reconcile multiple sources of data to enable quality reporting
• Support regional ad-hoc projects & requests as needed
• Provide coaching and mentoring to a direct report(s) within the GFS team

Who we are looking for:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA)
• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years PQE experience preferably in share service or FP&A environment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent communication, presentation (storytelling) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships.
• Proven ability to perform in an ambitious, Dynamic/Fast paced environment while emphasizing teamwork
• Proven leadership skills with experience influencing Stakeholders and impacting with teams of professionals remotely
• The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment.  As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours

We would prefer for you to have:

• Experience using SAP, Anaplan, Qlik and Power BI a plus
• Demonstrated success in a deadline driven, mutli-task environment
• Can-do attitude and attention to detail
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, simplify messages, embrace change and be comfortable working in a high growth, fast paced and multi-task environment
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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.