Business Analyst - Controlling (GFS Americas)

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AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.   Global Financial Services (GFS) was formed in Q3 2018 through the merger of Global Finance Operations, Integrated Finance Solutions and Cash Generation.  GFS is at the heart of the Finance function - accountable to the AstraZeneca (AZ) Group for the design and delivery of high quality, simple to operate transactional finance processes that enable our customers to focus on AZ’s strategic priorities.     Our processes cover record to report, purchase to pay, order to cash, controllership, financial planning and analysis and finance operations, and we drive AZ’s cash focus through disciplined management of supplier and customer payment terms and practices.   GFS operates globally through a combination of in-house captive and offshored business process outsourcing (BPO). The BPO element has been provided in partnership with our service provider partner Genpact since 2008.    AZ Finance is part way through an ambitious, broad ranging, multi-year transformation programme, called Finance Transformation (FT).  FT plans for transactional process and technology improvements will underpin a next wave of GFO transformation and a step change in service effectiveness and efficiency. Role Profile The Operations & Enabling Team will establish best practice across the Operations site network, Central Operations, in all manufacturing sites related processes. Your primary focus will be on serving the finance business partners as well as providing support to GFS colleagues.   Role Responsibilities   You will be working in a large team to provide support to the Manufacturing/Quality sites of the Biologics and Small Molecules regions including cost analysis, inventory, and capital expenditures.   • undefined • Perform monthly journal entries including accruals, reclasses, deferral and release of Manufacturing variances, stock provision or any other ad hoc entry to ensure accuracy in the financial information. • Execute month-end activities as well as financial reporting and variation analysis activities and related deliverables in a timely and accurate manner, including business insightful commentary for the management information pack. • Ensure data across reporting platforms is consistent to guarantee safe decision making for senior management. • Perform monthly/weekly analysis of the Manufacturing, Manpower and Opex, Logistics, Capex and/or Inventory Variances that occur in the site  to provide a proper visibility to site Finance and take any necessary actions if required. • Execute all planning cycle processes (manufacturing, site cost, inventory, Logistics and/or Capex) according to the AZ guidelines including the management information pack and analysis of any variations between the different forecast cycles. Also, ad/hoc support with different analysis required by Embedded Finance for decision making. • Provide support and business insights (when possible) with the financial reporting/analysis requests from site Finance. • To build and maintain a strong and effective relationship with Embedded Finance and Finance Senior Management. • Become planning champions (site cost, manufacturing, inventory, Logistics, and/or capex) to ensure all planning deliverables are fully coordinated and ensuring they are clear

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