Snr Finance Business Partner

2 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa AstraZeneca Full time

Do you have expertise in Finance and are passionate about partnering with business units to deliver strategic financial insights making a meaningful impact? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you_

**ABOUT ASTRAZENECA**

AstraZeneca is a global, global, science-led, patient-focused BioPharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we are dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There is no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. Our strategic priorities reflect how we are working to deliver our strategy and achieve our Purpose. As a workforce, we are the catalyst for our values: we are entrepreneurial; we do the right thing; we play to win; we put patients first and we follow the science. As a company we appreciate and take great pride in each team member where every person is brought together through shared values, that underpins a shared purpose. There is no better place to feel inspired and energised. Answer unmet medical needs by pioneering the next wave of science, focusing on outcomes and crafting the patient ecosystem.
At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Join the fastest-growing pharmaceutical in our markets, set up to fuel further growth. Be part of our shared ambition and pride: our strong heritage, our turnaround story, and early investment and commitment in international markets. There’s no better place to feel inspired and energized.

**ABOUT THE FINANCE TEAM**

Our finance team is driven by a passion for partnering with the business to ensure high performance contributing to transforming the lives of patients who need it most. United by a common goal to deliver on high expectations, you will join a culture that serves its budget holders with full commitment to ensure we excel on our business strategy and goals

**What You will do**

To lead the Finance Partnership with the Business to achieve the strategic and operational goals of the business area through the strategy and performance cycle. The Lead Finance Business Partner will proactively engage with senior business leaders, providing advice, guidance and support, enabling and influencing decision-making to achieve optimal performance. As the Lead Finance Business Partner will be accountable for a segment of the business units; providing advice, guidance and support; enabling and influencing decision-making to achieve optimal performance. They will be viewed by customers as a business expert with a specialist finance knowledge, who actively shapes specific business initiatives.

**Typical Accountabilities**

The role broadly includes the following key components:

- Business Strategy and Decision Support: To support key business and investment decisions through ensuring dynamic resource allocation, targeted at value-creating opportunities, advising and guiding senior business leaders, using an excellent knowledge of customer requirements, balanced with an understanding of internal culture and climate
- Business Performance: To drive financial performance and business activity, to deliver and communicate performance and business planning reports, and to advise senior management on key drivers.
- Continuous Improvement, Governance and Coaching: To take a lead in driving continuous improvement in Finance processes and capabilities and to lead financial risk management and financial governance in the area of accountability.
- Business Strategy and Decision Support
- working proactively with the business to understand future financial information needs and producing efficient solutions to meet these needs (Business Case Development, Benefits tracking, KPI’s etc.)
- Assessing the relevant input required to lead others during difficult decisions
- Negotiating and communicating effectively across teams and business units and with external parties to achieve a positive outcome
- Being actively involved in review and development of short & long-term strategy in area of accountability
- [R&D Business decisions to be supported, material in both value and impact, would include: Strategic change programmes, Investment propositions (including large scale capital programmes), Sourcing strategies and capacity decisions, Commercial and/or Procurement decisions, Drug Project Milestones]
- Business Performance
- Having joint accountability with the business for the accuracy of forecasts and, using a good understanding of the business model and financial drivers, to ch

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