Finance and Controlling Business Partner- Global Hub - Mississauga, Canada - Workday

Description

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we're taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Principle Accountabilities:

The Finance and Controlling Business Partner will report into the Financial Controller and will be responsible for three main areas: ownership of all financial activities related to the Canadian global hub, the finance business partner for the general & administrative (G&A) functions and providing support for general controlling activities.

Finance Lead for the Global Hub in Canada (50%):

In 2023, AstraZeneca announced the creation of a global talent hub located in Canada that would bring more than 500 new roles to the AZ Mississauga location. These new roles will be performing work across a variety of global functions. This role will lead all financial activities relating to the creation and expansion of the global hub in Canada.

• Providing financial control as well as analytics and insights related to headcount and expenses for the global hub in Canada and ensuring that the hub reporting is completed accurately within Canada and other relevant AZ groups/entities
• Ensuring that expenses are billed back through intercompany billing, to the appropriate legal entities (as required) and ensuring appropriate intercompany agreements are in place with other AstraZeneca affiliates.
• Work closely with their partners (global & local) to provide recommendations to optimize processes and management of hub interactions with finance partners from other affiliates
• Be a liaison for the Marketing Company and Tax, in relation to our global hub growth and ensuring that documentation is maintained as to which cost centres are to be invoiced and with which frequency and any applicable intercompany mark-ups
• Work with all levels of the AstraZeneca organization to understand global hub current results, budgets, and any potential opportunities and/or risks to Company
• Facilitate bi-annual seat charge updates in collaboration with our global financial services team and our multifunctional hub groups, to review of marketing company operating costs and headcount allocations.
• Monthly reporting of both headcount and expenses by global hub group (including monitoring of intercompany billbacks)
• Monthly monitoring and tracking of global hub headcount growth to latest plan
• Monthly maintain a list of all multifunctional hub cost centres including which business group/legal entity they belong to along with associated partner contact information.
• Quarterly business updates as required related to required accrual updates or corrections related to headcount and/or expenses.
• Half Yearly facilitation of seat charge updates. Provide Marketing company with current/projected headcount by group for purposes of seat charge allocation. Assist in global communications of seat charge changes.
• Provide insights on emerging trends and identify short- and long-term risks and opportunities.

Finance Business Partner for G&A functions in Canada (30%):

This is the lead finance business partner to the VP of HR, CFO and Country President within AZ Canada, excelling in customer management, communication and business partnering at senior leadership levels of the organization.

• Oversight and finance management across all HR and CFO cost centers
• Managing month-end close processes and reporting for the G&A area
• Creating RBU, MTP and Phased Budget forecasts
• Calculate the appropriate chargebacks for HR, Finance, Facilities and IT on a semi-annual basis, communicate these costs to the appropriate finance partners globally and ensure these chargebacks are completed appropriately on a monthly basis with the support of the global finance services team

Support for general controlling activities (20%)

• Ad-hoc projects within the controlling area including pull-through of global strategic controlling initiatives and system implementations including SAP S/4 Hana
• Support financial controller in critical areas such as balance sheet integrity, internal/external audits and financial control framework
• Other ad-hoc projects or initiatives as required

Skills, Knowledge, and Education Requirements:

• Effective communicator with the ability to develop positive relationships and influence all levels of the organization.
• Ability to independently analyze, interpret and integrate multiple data sources, identify issues/opportunities, and implement solutions.
• Accounting fundamentals – understands the basic principles of accounting (e.g., accruals; cost centers; budgeting).
• Strong ability in assessing processes and recommending improvements
• A proactive self-starter who challenges the status quo and seeks to continuously improve.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are critical.
• Preferred knowledge of SAP and PowerBI.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate business or accounting degree
• CPA designation is preferred
• Minimum 5-10 years related experience

Great People want to Work with us Find out why:

• GTAA Top Employer Award for 10 years
• Top 100 Employers Award
• Canada's Most Admired Corporate Culture
• Learn more about working with us in Canada
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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing

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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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.