Senior Finance Business Partner - Nordic Marketing Company

Would you like to apply your expertise 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 Marketing Company employs around 400 people across 5 countries and has offices located in Södertälje, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Oslo. By 2025 AstraZeneca Nordic 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 have recently changed to a country focused organization to continue our ambitious growth plans with several launches of new products and indications ahead. To achieve this, we are seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner. The placement for this position should preferably be Sweden but the other Nordic & Baltic countries is also an option.
The role
The coming exciting journey requires close finance partnership with the new commercial organization. Your part will be to deliver into AstraZeneca´s strategy by developing and executing local tactics for your assigned country. In addition, you will be driving the commercial activities for our established products across all Nordic countries including possible divestment opportunities.
The person who holds this role will be internally viewed as the finance specialist with a high level of understanding of the pharmaceutical market. Therefore, you are expected to act as the one point-of-finance contact for your assigned areas. Being the right-hand person for the Country Director, you will together effectively manage the country and business unit P&L covering Sales, Profit, and the full cost base (both employment and other operating expenses).
To be a true Senior Finance Business Partner requires you to use your strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with business acumen and your strategic mind-set to bring your ideas to the table and win trust. You will be part of the country management team and will therefore need to be ready to guide, enable, challenge and influence the decision-making to achieve optimal brand performance and our long and short term strategic objectives, while always living up to AstraZeneca´s values.
We build success through positive team spirit, sharing knowledge, and encourage people´s development.
The person will be a key member of the country leadership team.
What you will do


Deliver an effective and robust value-adding financial decision-making support
Proactively provide financial advice and guidance to the commercial area to support them with the financial perspective in decision making
Support and challenge brand plans, launch plans, life cycle management, pricing strategies, sales incentive schemes, and optimal resource allocation (employee and other costs) to ensure appropriate return on investment within and across brands, optimal brand performance and delivery of long and short term goals
Assist in the development of innovative pricing/reimbursement business cases to drive the best pricing decisions to support both the patients and the business
Providing business performance reports and build next planning submissions while taking proactive initiatives to react to challenges
Always be on top of our business opportunities and respond to identified risks
Continuous improvement of finance and business processes, risk management and financial compliance in the area of accountability
Lead tactical commercial decisions to minimize value erosion and optimize short and long term value for the established brands including forecasting and follow-up on sales performance including market understanding

In order to success, you have
At AstraZeneca, we’re driven by innovation and our commitment to make a real-life difference in patients’ lives. That difference starts with you.

We are looking for an individual holding a Master degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration (MBA) or similar. As an experienced professional, you have 5+ years´ Finance Partner or FP&A experience from preferably the pharmaceutical or FMCG industry.
Essential requirements


Strong finance business partnering skills with proven success stories
Customer mind-set
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with a Return-on-Investment mindset
Strong business acumen with a track-record of collaborating with and influencing all levels of an organization to build trust
Strategic mind-set and the ability to think outside the box
Fast learner

As a core partner across the business, you need to possess high integrity with an agile mind-set. You have demonstrated the ability to perform in a team in a highly dynamic environment, are results-driven, and proactive in everything you do. We value the courage to challenge decisions in a respectful way.
As a person you possess a high drive, are able to prioritize in a constantly evolving environment, and aim to deliver in a timely manner. You must have excellent communication and presentation skills, oral and written, with proficiency in written and spoken English.
Desirable qualifications


International working experience
Understanding of and interest in the evolving health care and market access environment in the Nordics
Experience of working with price sensitivity analyses and providing financial support for short and long-term price strategies

Why AstraZeneca
At AstraZeneca, we strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients 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. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be.