Manufacturing Finance Data

**Job Title**:Manufacturing Finance Data & Systems SME**

**Location: Macclesfield, Luton UK, Warsaw Poland, Costa Rica**

**Competitive salary and benefits apply**

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.

**Make a positive impact, in a team where it means more**

In Operations we have a big ambition - to deliver more medicines to patients, quicker and more affordably. Backed by the investment, leadership and a clear plan to get there, we bring personal dedication and out of the box thinking.

**We are looking for people to join the Hub who can;**
- ** Champion evolution in our dynamic and agile environment**: support the business on a journey of evolution and growth, driven by new, exciting technology and digital innovations. It’s challenging and sometimes demanding, and that’s why we love it.
- ** Delve into intellectually stimulating work**: Have the opportunity to be involved in a great variety of technically challenging, interesting and complex work. It keeps us engaged everyday and makes our contributions feel valuable.
- ** Be trusted partners who do the right thing**: A core function of the business, we are valued partners who are trusted to do the right thing. We believe it’s not just about getting the best solution, it’s also about doing it the right way - ethics, compliance and transparency are front and centre of everything we do.
- ** Embrace accountability to focus on impactful work**: Feel listened to and empowered, more than a cog in a wheel. Part of an agile and strategic team, we embrace the accountability we are given to focus on delivering what really matters to the business. It’s about playing to win by speaking up, rolling our sleeves up and seeing things through.
- ** Unleash entrepreneurial spirit to move the needle**: Lead the way as we embrace and embody AstraZeneca’s entrepreneurial spirit. It gives us permission to think differently, take balanced risks and spot opportunities. Help us accelerate towards our big purpose and impact patients The work we do here is meaningful.
- ** Fuel a growth mindset through diversity**: We are driven by learning. There’s no room for egos here: we’re an open-minded team, willing to share and willing to listen. We thrive on working seamlessly and inclusively across our different functions. It’s the diversity of perspectives and opportunities that fuels our passion for lifelong learning.

As a **Manufacturing Finance Data & Systems SME** you will be part of the team that supports business functions in their use of financial systems and ensure delivery of optimal levels of service. In addition you will be a key component in the partnership between Operations Systems and the IS organisation to ensure that the strategic, tactical and operational goals of the business are delivered, where relevant through third party suppliers, managing risk appropriately. You will play an important role in the stakeholder management across SET areas and provide expert advice, guidance and support on current and future use of systems to Operations Finance leaders.

**Typical Accountabilities**
- Own, drive and manage system changes from identification to deployment including the coordination of key stakeholder groups and acting as the key link between the business and IT
- Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships to ensure end-end service delivery
- Provide expert advice, guidance and support on current and future use of systems to Finance leaders
- Contribute to Impact Assessment on Operations (Process and System) related to Finance and non Finance change projects
- Represent Manufacturing Hub in AZ process improvement projects, ranging from small internal process changes through to global transformation projects
- Champion a continuous improvement culture through simplification of business processes and systems
- Maintain external focus on best practice and new technologies
- Ensure compliance with group systems, Sox processes and IS security.
- Input where necessary to the Manufacturing Accounting Governance Board

**Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Essential**:

- Degree level qualification.
- Track record of delivering high levels of customer service and change initiatives to internal and external customers
- Experience of working with global manufacturing processes, projects and systems to tight deadlines and service levels across different technology bases, specifically with good knowledge of Finance architecture (Founded on SAP)
- Experience working with a range of different customer groups across SET areas at senior levels
- Strategic thinker and planner - able to think ahead and anticipate problems, issues and solutions.