R-081590 Director Financial Planning & Analysis – Nordic Marketing Company

Are you a strong leader in Finance? Do you want to transform the lives of patients by taking a vital role in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!
As part of AstraZeneca the Nordic-Baltic (NOBA) Marketing Company employs around 450 people across 7 countries and has offices located in Södertälje, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. By 2025 AstraZeneca NOBA aims to become a recognized leader in its core therapy areas and improve the lives of millions of people. This will be achieved by driving innovative science, preparing launches, building close collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders in health care systems, and developing high-performing teams.
We are now seeking our new Director Financial Planning & Analysis placed in Sweden. This role offers significant responsibilities in managing NOBA´s business performance and coordination of activities in close collaboration with the CFO. You will lead a team of Finance Business Partner Analysts and drive the Finance Partnership with the Business to achieve the strategic and operational goals of the Nordic-Baltic Marketing Company.
Are you driven by leading changes to ways of working? Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be.
The role
In the role as Director Financial Planning & Analysis, you will act as business expert for the Nordic pharmaceutical sector. You proactively engage with senior business leaders and provide advice, guidance and support thereby empowering decision making to achieve efficient brand performance.
You are involved in creating and executing business strategy and plans to maximize value for the business. Your ability to examine operational performance through different lenses will contribute with new points of view. Here, you can make use of your broad understanding of financial disciplines, lead complex business analysis, and effectively employ financial modelling and forecasting techniques to identify and respond to new business opportunities.
You build strong relationships with senior leaders, both within and outside of the Marketing Company. You also need to effectively communicate financial results in a coherent and understandable way also to non-finance individuals. In parallel, you coach your team on leading key partnerships to create long-term mutual value.
What you will do:
apply your robust knowledge of our business processes, organisational structure, regulatory environment and our value chain to the finance processes
show a sound insight into macro-economic trends and market context and understand the impact they have on our business and our performance
base your activities on your fundamental understanding of our competitors, their products, their channels and their strategy
apply your understanding to support senior management in making fact-based decisions wherever possible
maintain an up to date knowledge of financial policies and key business drivers and leverage these to lead effective integration of business strategy with financial management.

In order to succeed, you have
We are seeking a person that proactively identifies business strategy opportunities to drive value. You effectively lead communications within the business in a compelling way.
M.Sc., MBA or equivalent in relevant subject area
Minimum of 5 years applicable work experience
detailed understanding of the pharmaceutical industry (min 3 years proven experience)
Experience from working in an international company

Your demonstrated ability to perform in a team and dynamic environment will be important for this role. You will be a core partner across the business and therefore need to have excellent interpersonal skills.
You must have excellent communication and presentation skills, oral and written, with proficiency in written and spoken English.
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide. When we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big.
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.