Finance Senior Business Analyst

Introduction to role

Lisbon is home to our Portuguese Marketing Company, responsible for the marketing and supply of our medicines in Portugal. We are looking for a strong talent to join the team as our Finance Senior Business Analyst, to support all financial planning activities, achieve strategic and operational goals, and ensure robust and timely submissions.

As Finance Senior Business Analyst, you will support business functions by providing financial guidance and ensure that all stakeholders within the business area receive the financial information they require to drive the business performance. Join us and help accelerate towards our big purpose and impact patients!

Accountabilities

Responsibilities of this role will include:

The 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:

• Business Strategy & Decision Support: to provide support to key business & investment decisions, coordinating data collection from a variety of sources and formats, performing analysis in support of options, and enabling appropriate decision making by the business and finance partners
• Business Performance: To be accountable for complex, manual 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.
• Prepare accurate and timely revenue and cost analysis against targets, being able to translate the numbers into understandable drivers
• Collaborate with the Lead Finance Business Partner and department heads to develop annual budgets and forecasts
• Provide financial insights and recommendations for improving financial performance (i.e. propose corrective measures, identify revenue opportunities, and investment relocations/efficiencies)
•  Participation and contribution in ad hoc projects
• Continuous Improvement & Governance: Support continuous improvement in Finance processes and capabilities and promote best practice sharing and support the implementation of agile financial tools and processes
• Ensure compliance with financial standards and regulations

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or a related field. Master’s degree or professional certificate is preferred (e.g. CMA, ACCA)
• Experience of working in a global organisation, preferably within the pharmaceuticals industry, and of the drug development life cycle and commercial aspects of the industry
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with senior managers
• Proven experience in financial planning and reporting
• Very good understanding of functional cost drivers
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (e.g. Excel, Power Query, PBI) and proficient in financial systems (e.g. SAP)
• Strong Excel/modelling/Power BI skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including oral & written
• Oral & written fluency in English

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including oral & written

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we are a team of bright minds who are high-performing, digitally savvy innovators. We unite together as one to simultaneously support and push each other forward. Our entrepreneurial spirit keeps us ahead of the rest as we apply creativity to every task we do. We thrive in our fast-paced and dynamic environment, always looking ahead to new challenges. With countless opportunities available, this is the place to build an unrivalled reputation while making a significant impact on patients' lives.

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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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.