Senior Treasury Analyst – Front Office in Cambridge

As one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, our business is focused on providing innovative, effective medicines that make a real difference in important areas of healthcare. At AstraZeneca, innovation is about more than just research. We aim to stimulate continued creativity throughout our organisation by maintaining a culture in which our people feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and contribution to our success - ideas which can make a difference in all aspects of our business. And we support and encourage our people in discovering their own potential, through excellent learning and development opportunities that are available to them throughout their careers. At AstraZeneca every one of our employees makes a difference to patient lives every day. In Finance, you may not feel you're at the frontline of research but your role in changing patients' lives is critical. Our mission is ambitious and it takes the skills of a collaborative team to really deliver on what science can do and to always put patients first. AstraZeneca’s Finance function aims to deliver excellence in financial operations and insight.

AstraZeneca has an opportunity for a Senior Treasury Analyst to join the Treasury Front Office team as part of the wider Group Treasury function based in our central Cambridge office. Working within a collaborative team you will be responsible for a variety of activities, ranging from advising local AZ business units on treasury related matters, through driving process improvement initiatives within Front Office to a shared responsibility for day-to-day Group liquidity and foreign exchange dealing. The role requires an individual to have a good attention to detail, curiosity, intuition, decisiveness and the ability to prioritise. The Group Treasury team is currently made up of 22 individuals, supporting the AstraZeneca Group on all Treasury matters. The role and current size of the core Treasury team provides an excellent opportunity to directly contribute to the Treasury function of a global FTSE 10 company.

Role and Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate the Groups’ transactional FX exposures (+$40bn per annum), proposing relevant risk thresholds and hedging strategies.
• Contribute to the balance sheet hedging program for all principal AZ Group entities with aggregate FX exposures of +$2bn.
• Contribute to Groups’ cash investment activities, proposing relevant investment products and execution strategies.
• Evaluate and propose hedging execution strategies related to significant one-off transactions e.g. business development transactions.
• Provide advice and guidance as required to the wider Group Treasury team and proactively engage with Business Units, including the internal funding requirements and FX risk management of AZ Group entities.
• Contribute and where appropriate lead ad-hoc treasury projects and initiatives, working with other internal teams as appropriate.
• Challenge existing Front Office processes to drive continuous improvement.
• Drive implementation of AI enabled solutions to improve control and/or efficiency.
• Support Assistant Treasurer – Corporate Finance with preparation, analysis and discussions with credit rating agencies.
• Assist with the production of the Quarterly CFO Report for Group Treasury, ensuring all content is received on time, complete and of a high standard.
• Initiate and drive “value-add” activities within Front Office.

In addition to the above, share responsibility for the following activities:

• Support and as necessary provide cover for daily Front Office activities performed by Treasury Analyst – Front Office, including FX dealing, liquidity management and investments.
• Assist with collaboration and alignment of Front Office activities between the Cambridge and New Haven treasury teams.
• Collaborate with Treasury Operations to ensure efficient execution of daily tasks.
• Issue short-term debt in the US Commercial Paper market.
• Assist with the production of daily, weekly and other periodic reporting related to Front Office activities.
• Run and analyse Front Office monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Qualified to degree level with a professional finance qualification e.g. ACT, CIMA, CFA.
• Experience working in an international Treasury function with significant dealing exposures.
• Good understanding of and interest in financial markets.
• Focus on delivery and able to work accurately and decisively under pressure to meet tight deadlines, and takes pride in doing so.
• Knowledge of developing AI models and deployment to improve treasury processes and activities.
• Sets high personal standards and takes responsibility for delivering top-class service, always acting with integrity.
• Experience of treasury management system, preferably Quantum.
• Strong Excel skills and comfortable with basic statistical and financial analysis.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to foster respectful working relationships within AZ and with our external financial counterparties.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and daring world. Here, the numbers power something bigger: by accelerating how our enterprise runs, your insight helps scientists and clinicians deliver for patients faster. You will work in a collaborative environment that brings together diverse expertise, embraces ground breaking technology and data, and encourages thoughtful risk-taking to move with speed and clarity. We unite ambition with kindness, pairing high standards with real support, so you can stretch, learn and see your impact land—from sharper decisions in the Boardroom to benefits realized in the real world. Step into a pivotal, high-exposure role and turn complexity into clarity that fuels our transformation and patient impact—submit your application and build what’s next!

Date Posted: 16-Sept-2026

Closing Date: 23-Sept-2026

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