Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Partner

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.

About the Role:

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will be responsible for participating in month-end close activities and forecasting cycles, ensuring that all stakeholders within the business area receive the financial information they require to drive business performance, including embedded finance and supply chain. You will also play an essential role in supporting the Global Inventory SME Lead in the delivery of team objectives. This includes supporting the team, building knowledge, and driving the culture. You may be required to use your expertise to lead or contribute to special projects.

Typical Accountabilities:

• Perform month-end close activities for inventory and communicate financial results in a timely manner.
• Support the preparation of financial planning, presentations, and financial analysis used for Senior Leadership reviews.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, providing analytical support.
• Prepare efficient and accurate financial analyses of budgets, forecasts, and actual results.
• Support multiple business units through the delivery of effective management information.
• Work on improvements to existing tools or actively participate in creating new ones.

Education, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

Essential

• Qualified finance professional or equivalent, with 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis.
• English language proficiency, both verbal and written.
• Excellent PC skills and experience, including SAP, BW, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with Power Query & Power BI.
• Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams.
• Confidence in working with Senior Management.
• Strong analytical ability.

Desirable

• Pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Experience using financial systems for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Experience with macros and/or basic knowledge of VBA.
• Experience in manufacturing accounting.

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

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.