Operations Finance Master Data SME Full Time

Operations Finance Master Data SME

Location: Macclesfield, Luton UK, Warsaw Poland, Costa Rica

Competitive salary and benefits apply

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

Make a positive impact, in a team where it means more

In Operations we have a big ambition – to deliver more medicines to patients, quicker and more affordably. Backed by the investment, leadership and a clear plan to get there, we bring personal dedication and out of the box thinking.

As part of the Manufacturing Finance Hub, you will play a critical role in supporting this bold ambition. As a key component of the Operations Finance network, the core focus of the Hub will be drive value for the organisation through creation of E2E process subject matter expertise, best in class process design and deployment, a continuous improvement mindset and strong change management capabilities.

We are looking for people to join the Hub who can;

• Champion evolution in our dynamic and agile environment: support the business on a journey of evolution and growth, driven by new, exciting technology and digital innovations. It’s challenging and sometimes demanding, and that’s why we love it.
• Delve into intellectually stimulating work: Have the opportunity to be involved in a great variety of technically challenging, interesting and complex work. It keeps us engaged everyday and makes our contributions feel valuable.
• Be trusted partners who do the right thing: A core function of the business, we are valued partners who are trusted to do the right thing. We believe it’s not just about getting the best solution, it’s also about doing it the right way – ethics, compliance and transparency are front and centre of everything we do.
• Embrace accountability to focus on impactful work: Feel listened to and empowered, more than a cog in a wheel. Part of an agile and strategic team, we embrace the accountability we are given to focus on delivering what really matters to the business. It’s about playing to win by speaking up, rolling our sleeves up and seeing things through.
• Unleash entrepreneurial spirit to move the needle: Lead the way as we embrace and embody AstraZeneca’s entrepreneurial spirit. It gives us permission to think differently, take balanced risks and spot opportunities. Help us accelerate towards our big purpose and impact patients The work we do here is meaningful.
• Fuel a growth mindset through diversity: We are driven by learning. There’s no room for egos here: we’re an open-minded team, willing to share and willing to listen. We thrive on working seamlessly and inclusively across our different functions. It’s the diversity of perspectives and opportunities that fuels our passion for lifelong learning.

Typical Accountabilities

• Act as Finance Data owner for all Operations Finance Processes and act as Operations lead into GDO and GSC&S Data Team
• Creation and ownership of the Operations Finance Data Strategy, working closely across both finance & non finance to ensure alignment of scope and goals
• Working closely with the Business Process Leads, identify and then drive Operations Finance Master Data improvements to enhance granularity / visibility and increase insight / analysis
• Provide expert advice, guidance and support on current and future use of master data to Finance leaders, including assessing and managing the overall impact of major change programmes on Operations data
• Lead Master Data Impact Assessment for Operation across Finance and non-Finance change projects
• Provide Ops Finance Data leadership at appropriate Data governance forums
• Champion best master data practices throughout the AZ Finance network leveraging expert knowledge in identifying best practice and new opportunities for simplification –
• Developing networks outside of Operations (R2R, Group P&MR etc) to raise awareness of key Operations Master Data dependencies and feedback on future enterprise-wide proposals for change
• Support the wider MFH Team in improvement and transformation projects, Owning, driving and managing system changes including the coordination of key stakeholder groups and acting as the key link between the business and IT

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Degree level qualification.
• Track record of delivering high levels of customer service and change initiatives to internal and external customers
• Experience of working with global processes, projects and systems to tight deadlines and service levels across different technology bases
• Experience working with a range of different customer groups across SET areas at senior levels
• Strategic thinker and planner – able to think ahead and anticipate problems, issues and solutions.
• Works effectively with others and contributes to an environment that promotes effective teamwork and strong collaboration.
• Specific Expert knowledge in Operations Finance and Non-Finance Master Data
• Advanced facilitation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Oral and written fluency in Business English
• Ability to use a range of influencing techniques

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial – finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

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