Play a pivotal role in ensuring business data readiness for AstraZeneca's SAP S/4HANA migration. As Associate Director, S/4HANA Data Transformation - Data Quality & Analysis Finance, you will lead data quality activities and remediation within the Finance domain. You will collaborate closely with Finance stakeholders and cross-functional teams to cleanse, harmonize, and reconcile financial data, ensuring seamless migration and establishing a sustainable data quality framework for post-deployment success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Cleansing and Harmonization:Define scope and guidelines for SAP ECC (ERP Central Component) data cleansing aligned with data design definitions, standards, and migration relevancy across the Finance and Controlling (FI/CO) domain.
• Data Reconciliation:Design, specify, and execute comprehensive data reconciliation reports between SAP ECC (pre-migration) and SAP S/4HANA (post-migration) environments to ensure data migration completeness and accuracy across finance and controlling domains.
• Data Quality Framework Development:Define and implement the S/4HANA data quality framework to ensure data remains fit for purpose post-deployment and can continue to be used with confidence.
• Standards Definition:Partner with Data Design teams to define data standards through analysis of existing SAP ECC data sets and enhance data quality at source for smooth S/4HANA migration.
• Cleanse Strategy and Execution:Scope and implement targeted data cleansing activities for migration readiness; contribute to ECC Cleanse and S/4 Migration strategies and delivery plans.
• Data Profiling and Analysis:Define data profiling requirements and provide business interpretation of profiling outputs, including data reconciliation; identify, document, and resolve data quality issues.
• Interim State Reporting:Support impact assessments, design, and management of interim state reporting, navigating through the split system landscape of partial S/4HANA and ECC deployment.
• Issue Management:Oversee data quality issue management and drive resolution across Finance data objects.
• Quality Strategy Leadership:Drive the development and execution of the Finance S/4 Data Quality strategy and roadmap; define data quality requirements, metrics, and processes for measuring and reporting.

• Sustainable Framework:Build a sustainable data quality framework for ongoing monitoring and remediation; ensure alignment with S/4 Data Governance framework and embed ongoing data quality measures into business-as-usual processes.

Key Skills and Experience Required

• SAP Finance Expertise:Working and implementation experience with SAP ECC Finance and Controlling (FI/CO) modules, including data migration activities and deep knowledge of finance business processes, SAP transactions, and reporting.
• Data Migration Proficiency:Experience in SAP data migration processes and tools, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills in data quality management.
• Data Quality Management:Functional experience in data quality management, including data quality rules, reporting, issue management, and remediation; knowledge of data quality principles and practices (data profiling, discovery, root cause analysis, automated DQ solutions).
• Master Data Knowledge:Good understanding of Master Data Management and Reference Data Management principles.
• Requirements Elicitation:Ability to work with business users to elicit and formally define their requirements; strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Project Leadership:Ability to lead conflicting priorities and manage complex data quality analysis and improvement projects.
• Global Collaboration:Ability to lead in diverse, global teams within and across functions; experience with global working and across cultures.
• Stakeholder Influence:Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives; proven ability to lead and manage negotiations across complex groups to target outcomes.
• Delivery Focus:Proven track record of delivery and ability to effectively prioritize to ensure goals and outcomes are achieved.

Qualifications

Essential

• Education and Experience:Degree in Finance, Engineering, or equivalent, with relevant SAP experience and subject matter expertise in Finance and Controlling objects and processes.
• SAP Proficiency:Demonstrable working knowledge of SAP ECC Finance and Controlling modules, transactions, and reporting, with understanding of data integration across SAP architectures.
• Transformation Leadership:Proven experience leading complex data quality/data migration initiatives within large-scale transformation programs.
• Data Enhancement Capabilities:Experience applying leading-edge data quality enhancement capabilities covering profiling, analysis, migration, and cleansing to achieve step-change in data quality.
• Complex Project Management:Experience managing complex data quality analysis and improvement projects.
• Global Collaboration:Experience working in diverse, global teams across functions and cultures.
• Influence and Negotiation:Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and lead negotiations to achieve target outcomes.
• Delivery Focus:Proven track record of prioritizing effectively to achieve goals and outcomes; demonstrated project leadership skills.

Desirable

• S/4HANA Experience:S/4HANA implementation programme experience.
• Finance Process Knowledge:Deep knowledge of Finance and Controlling business processes, SAP transactions and reporting, and their connection with data and data flows.
• Data Management Concepts:Understanding of data concepts and experience in data management capabilities including data lineage, data definitions, and data governance.
• Broader Data Capabilities:Understanding of or experience in other data-related capabilities including data architecture, data analytics, data modelling, self-assessment, policy assurance, quality assurance, and control testing.
• Data Governance:Experience in Data Governance initiatives and proven experience partnering with Business and IT.
• Technical Tools:Knowledge of ETL, SQL, and Syniti Advanced Data Migration (ADM); experience with data management tools.
• Industry Experience:Background in life sciences and healthcare.
• Additional SAP Modules:Working knowledge of SAP ECC Project System (PS) modules, Sales & Distribution (SD) modules, and Business Partners; understanding of integration between SAP ECC Logistics and Financial modules.

Why Join Us?

Lead the Finance data transformation for a major SAP S/4HANA implementation across AstraZeneca's operations. You'll establish the data quality framework that ensures financial data integrity and accuracy, directly impacting business decisions and financial reporting. Work with cutting-edge data quality tools and methodologies while collaborating with Finance and IT teams across the AMERICAS region. This role offers exceptional opportunities to expand your expertise in Finance data management, reconciliation, and governance while making a meaningful difference in supporting AstraZeneca's mission to deliver life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.

Ready to Transform Finance Data Quality?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you. Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and hope it's yours.

Apply nowto become part of our dynamic team and drive meaningful change through data transformation.

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Date Posted

21-ene-2026

Closing Date

07-feb-2026

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.

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.