Controlling Manager, European Countries

Controlling Manager, European Countries

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

The Controlling Manager role is central to driving financial accuracy, robust governance, and process excellence throughout the European region.

Reporting directly to the Head of GFS Controlling Team, this role partners with Group Financial Reporting, GFS Process Towers, and key stakeholders across AstraZeneca’s European operations.

Accountabilities

• Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing team of over five finance professionals, fostering engagement, setting clear expectations for excellence, and actively supporting each individual’s professional growth and career progression.
• Policy Ownership: Take full responsibility for process delivery and ensure the standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to financial controlling for European entities are in use, embedding strong governance and control measures.
• Compliance Management: Act as control owner for SOX controls in team scope, ensuring compliance and alignment with requirements while reducing eventual exception volumes over time.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement ongoing improvements to financial processes, focusing on efficiency, accuracy, and process simplification across European businesses.
• Automation & User Experience: Steer advancements in automation solutions and actively seek to enhance the financial user experience through technology-enabled innovations.
• Audit & Standardisation: Ensure prompt action on audit recommendations, drive further standardisation efforts, and monitor the ongoing effectiveness of established controls.
• Strategic Project Support: Support European and finance transformation initiatives as the process expert for controlling, contributing to projects such as SAP harmonisation and the Axial/S4 programme.
• Master Data Collaboration: Flag any significant master data challenges for resolution with the designated Master Data Strategy Lead and maintain high standards of data integrity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build trusted relationships with other process owners and finance teams, championing process improvement opportunities wherever identified.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Financial Controllership: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams within complex organisational contexts.
• Policy & Standards Development: Experience developing, deploying, and monitoring adherence to policies, standards, or SOPs.
• Transformation Leadership: Track record of supporting finance transformation projects.
• Influencing & Networking: Proven skills in negotiation, influence, and consensus-building within a global matrix environment.
• Finance Best Practices: Expertise in executing best-in-class finance practices and refining processes to meet evolving business needs.
• Innovation Driver: Evidence of implementing automation and developing innovative solutions with notable business impact.
• Regional Experience: Background working within multi-country organisations, managing diverse financial requirements.
• SAP & Reporting Systems: Advanced user experience with SAP and group financial reporting tools.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Business Change Implementation: Previous experience leading change initiatives.
• SOx Environment Experience: Familiarity with SOx controls, and/or exposure to Blackline or similar financial system platforms.
• Process Design & Enhancement: Understanding of end-to-end process structure in a complex, multinational landscape.
• Experience: Minimum 7 years’ experience in Finance, preferably GL
• Education: Master’s degree in finance
• Languages: English – fluent

Our Unique Culture

When we bring together diverse, unexpected teams, we ignite bold thinking that helps us deliver life-changing medicines. Our commitment to in-person collaboration means we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office, allowing us to connect, innovate, and challenge assumptions at speed. At the same time, we value flexibility, enabling our teams to find a balance that works for them.

What we offer:

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• The best team to support you,
• Multisport card,
• Pension plan,
• Life insurance,
• after-work events,
• private medical care
• lunch card,
• bright and spacious environment,
• sustainable office working environment.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw

Date Posted

17-wrz-2025

Closing Date

01-paź-2025

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.