Operational Transfer Pricing Senior Manager

Operational Transfer Pricing Senior Manager

Location: Cambridge, UK

Competitive salary & benefits package

R&D is central to AstraZeneca’s bold ambition 2030 to get medicines to patients faster. This is being achieved through portfolio growth, M&A activity, and acceleration in operations.

The Operational Transfer Pricing team are responsible for managing and developing systems and processes to ensure appropriate recharges of R&D spend across AZ Legal entities.

The R&D and Deals Integration Senior Manager will be responsible for managing the R&D recharge process, working with upstream and downstream stakeholders to ensure its accuracy and its timely execution. The individual will work closely with deals, strategy, and finance teams to design and implement the necessary changes to keep the R&D recharge model up to date as the portfolio grows.

Reporting is at the core of what we do in OTP and the individual will be responsible for ensuring appropriate output to meet our Finance and Tax reporting statutory obligations.

This role is suitable for a financial professional used to working with systems and complex data sets, with a strong analytical mind, and attention to detail. Experience of working in a regulatory environment and/or knowledge of transfer pricing would also be of benefit.

You will become an SME with responsibility for the R&D Recharge and the downstream regulatory reporting needs.

You will bring an inquiring mind and personable approach to the role demonstrating strong inter-personnel skills and ability to interact with a wide range of business stakeholders to both coordinate the adoption, execution, and explanation of R&D positions and create real value for the organization.

The OTP Senior Manager is expected to perform at expert level in the following:

• R&D process execution - Become a subject matter expert on R&D recharge calculations, able to perform, review, and comment on positions

• Deliver Reporting – Understand the P&L and R&D positions sufficiently to deliver analysis for Finance and tax reporting purposes

• Stakeholder Analysis & Change – Support key stakeholder relationships in Finance, Strategy & Deals, and Tax.

• Change Management – Be able to define requirements of changes in portfolio or new deals on our systems and process and manage their adoption

• Training and Documentation – Maintain documentation, training, and controls

Work collaboratively with

Tax team and R&D Finance to ensure that OTP R&D processes comply with core design principles Finance Controllers to support review and approval of R&D positions Group Finance and Tax reporting teams in the coordination and execution of regulatory reporting needs IT teams in their execution of system and data preparation, system change, and incident management

Essential

• A Financial accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, ACMA equivalent)

• Proven experience of a similar finance or tax role requiring detailed analysis of P&L positions

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex data sources into simplified reports

• Strong engagement, communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience of working in a regulated environment

• Experience of virtual collaboration

• Experience of working with cross functional teams

Desirable

• Experience of Tax and Transfer Pricing

• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context

• Pharmaceutical business awareness/business domain knowledge

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!

Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day. The fuel behind our evolving, rapidly growing enterprise, we're here to help unlock the power of what science can do and ultimately have a big impact on patients' lives. Integrated with the whole enterprise, we offer our expertise, leverage exciting new technology and digital innovations, all while looking ahead to new challenges. Our entrepreneurial spirit keeps us ahead of the rest as we apply creativity to every task we do. 

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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.