Senior Director, Sweden Finance Operations

Do you have an extensive finance experience within manufacturing/supply chain? Would you like to apply your expertise at a company that are following the science and turning creative ideas into life changing medicines? Then, join us at AstraZeneca Sweden Finance Operations.

Working at AstraZeneca means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. The work we do here is meaningful. Every action we take is focused on putting our patients first, and they add up to something bigger. We help AstraZeneca to run faster and better, powering everyone else to focus on what's important and work towards delivering life-changing medicines. Integrated and closely aligned with the whole enterprise, we offer our expertise and leverage exciting new technology and digital innovations, to accelerate AstraZeneca's evolution.

We are now offering an exciting opportunity to join us in the role as Senior Director, Sweden Finance Operations. This position is based in Södertälje (Sweden).



What you´ll do

As the most Senior Finance Director in Sweden Operations, you will provide the financial input, guidance and challenge to shape the business strategies and development of the operational plans. The role also include to drive business and financial performance, ensure best practice sharing and delivery of a valued support to the Business, actively support the Business transformation (Ops 2025) and lead the Finance Transformation in the site. You will also ensure financial compliance and act as the Operations Finance expert in the entity.

As Senior Director, you will lead the Finance function by providing leadership to a team of 7 Business partners and implement consistent ways of working with other teams and across the site.



Main Duties and Responsibilities

Business Strategy & Decision Support

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Contribute to strategy development for operating unit by shaping strategies and developing business and operational plans. Lead financial business and risk analysis and decision support to leadership teams showing various business models and ROI analysis.
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Provide financial input to shape strategies and develop business and operational plans. Lead Finance role in review and development of short & long-term strategy for the assigned business unit. Maintain an up-to-date understanding of all developments which may affect the organisation's options and assessing business impact.

Business Performance

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Joint accountability with the business for the accuracy of forecasts and leveraging sound understanding of the business model and financial drivers to challenge and influence the key cost drivers
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In partnership with the VP, manage the Operations P&L
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Ensure team provides reliable operational and financial forecasts ensuring resources are allocated to maximize value
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Lead the financial planning cycle for the assigned business unit, setting stretch but attainable performance targets and incentives, aligned to strategy and operational plans
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Proactively drive efficiencies including seeking cross functional process solutions
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Lead finance and cross-functional teams and drive initiatives leading to increase business improvement
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Direct preparation of all presentations for key business and finance review meetings
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Through best practice stakeholder management techniques, explore needs with internal customers and external suppliers and utilize this information to improve business results leveraging significant commercial and business acumen

Continuous Improvement, Governance and Coaching

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Coach and lead a team of Business Partners and Business Analysts to excellent performance
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Coach business team members on finance planning and business cases. Coach both direct and indirect(CoE) Finance team members to understand needs of the business customer
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Initiate changes to improve working practices and processes in Finance and communicate these amongst the Finance Network. Drive to shift appropriate levels of work to both Group Transactional Finance to optimize delivery of Finance processes
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Lead Finance role in communicating governance and compliance standards and statutory regulations to non-specialist in a way that is understandable and relevant and relays the risk of commercial decisions effectively
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Lead insightful and proactive risk management processes to ensure the organisation's regulations, rules and process are adhered to



Essential for the role

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15+ years of manufacturing/supply chain Finance experience at local, regional and global level preferably in Pharma industry
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Expertise in driving productivity and efficiencies in a manufacturing environment
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Change agent with experience in Transformation
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Operate at senior executive level
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Track record of building high performing Finance Business partners team
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Excellent impact and influence/collaborative partnering skills
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Rigorous and analytical thinking. Digitally savvy
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Excellent communication and presentation skills, including oral and written, especially on complex matters



So, what's next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining us? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you! Welcome with your application no later than Aug 27, 2021.