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Associate Director – FP&a Enterprise

Associate Director – FP&a Enterprise

CompanyAstraZeneca
LocationBoston, MA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, MBA
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 5 years of experience in FP&A or related Corporate Finance positions
  • Outstanding ability to communicate financial performance and results and deliver presentations to senior management
  • Capable of designing and implementing systems and data structures effective for automating reporting and analysis solutions
  • Experience in working with systems/applications such as SAP, Power BI, Qlik, and Anaplan
  • Ability to develop strong partnership/team-building relationships with the business and across functions; comfortable operating in a matrix environment
  • Demonstrates initiative, maintains a positive attitude, and is proactive
  • Demonstrates internal client service approach and project management skills, including the confidence to escalate issues in a timely fashion and an accountable culture/system of quality control and assurance
  • Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and analytical abilities with a strong desire to make a positive impact on business performance

Responsibilities

  • Planning and Forecasting Lead for all In-Year and Mid-Term financial processes (e.g., RBU1, RBU2, RBU3/MTP, Phased Budget, etc.)
  • Responsible for all aspects of the processes, including communication and working across a wide range of stakeholders to successfully deliver the financial outlook for the Unit
  • Maintain a robust Enterprise-wide FP&A Calendar, establish presentation and consolidation standards in line with Group requirements while catering for RDU specificities
  • Work in partnership with the GFS (Global Financial Services) organization to ensure alignment in the process, timelines, and deliverables
  • Anticipate FP&A requirements and drive system improvements where required
  • Prepare periodic reporting of consolidated business submissions
  • Monitor performance against budget, investigate variances, and initiate corrective actions with FP&A functional leads
  • Support standardization of monthly/quarterly/annual reporting
  • Support development of new reporting tools and data views to enable sound business assessments and facilitate decision-making
  • Ensure data integrity in the company’s financial systems (SAP, BI, Anaplan, and others)
  • Direct report responsibility to set direction, guide, and develop as required
  • Play a key role in the development of GFS senior analysis, seeking opportunities to evolve partnering capabilities and general knowledge around the RDU business and its deliverables
  • Ad-hoc reporting, analysis, and special projects as requested

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA and/or CFA