Senior Financial Controller - Nordic Marketing Company

Do you want to make an impact 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 4 countries and has offices located in Södertälje, Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Oslo. 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 excellent launches, building close collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders in health care systems, and developing high-performing teams.

We are looking for you to come and join our Finance Team in the role as Senior Financial Controller. You will join a team of 2 colleagues located in Sweden and Denmark supporting financial activities within the Nordic cluster. In this the role, you will be responsible for internal and statutory reporting for the Sweden and Finland markets. This position can be based in our new office in central Stockholm (Solna), Sweden or at our office in Helsinki, Finland.

The role

As a Senior Financial Controller you will be responsible for the financial reporting and all direct and indirect taxes for your respective markets. You will have support from both internal and external teams, but it is your responsibility to ensure compliance with AZ global standards as well as local legislation. In this role it is therefore important that you remain updated on the relevant countries' legislation for financial reporting and tax. It will also be essential to establish an efficient cooperation with internal mid-office and back-office finance teams as well as maintaining regular interaction with tax consultants, external auditors and tax authorities.

You will lead the monthly (quarterly/year-end) closing process for your markets and ensure correct and timely submission of tax returns, financial controls (SOX, financial control frameworks), etc. AstraZeneca is committed to sustainability and you will therefore be an important part in driving further optimization and simplification of financial systems and processes.

We are committed to delivering good performance in a timely manner. In our team we build success through positive team spirit and encourage people´s development.

In order to succeed in this role, you have:

* M.Sc. or equivalent in Finance or other relevant disciplines
* Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience, preferably as a Financial Controller in a multinational company, or auditor at one of the larger accounting firms
* In-depth understanding of accounting principles and their application
* Solid understanding of SAP
* Excellent communication skills and fluent in both written and spoken English, as well as good level of written and spoken Swedish is expected. Finnish is not a hard requirement but an advantage.
* Leadership - ability to remotely, through use of digital tools, coordinate, align and engage different teams to drive activities



Your former experience from working as an auditor as well as experience from co-operating in a diverse and inclusive business environment would be an advantage.

In this role you will align with stakeholders and colleagues via digital solutions. It is therefore important that you feel comfortable with current technologies and have previous experience of handling daily interactions with teams with various cultural and educational backgrounds.

Why AstraZeneca? Our offer to you

At AstraZeneca 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. Delivering life-changing medicines to our patients is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential.

We're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Great! We can't wait to hear from you.

For more information about this position, please contact Per Jernsund at per.jernsund@astrazeneca.com

We encourage you to apply with an application in English before 3rd of April, 2022.