Senior Manager, Legal Entity Forecasting

Location: Luton

Introduction to role: Are you ready to make a positive impact in a newly established team? AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Manager to join our dynamic Legal Entity Forecasting (LEF) team. This team plays a crucial role in accurately forecasting P&L and Cash tax, enabling strategic resource allocations across the organization. As part of the LEF team, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of AstraZeneca's financial processes and contribute to the company's tax reporting and forecasting objectives. This high-profile role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and precise completion of the LEF process.

Accountabilities:

• Define and deliver how AstraZeneca converts actuals and forecasted P&Ls from a management unit basis to a statutory basis.
• Partner with the R&D finance teams, ensuring that the team is aware of any changes within the business that will impact the LEF process.
• Maintain the IP flows within the LEF model, collaborating with the R&D finance and Tax teams.
• Manage the relationship with the local Tax teams, discussing transactions that might impact the LEF models.
• Lead the aspects of the relationship with the LEF systems and IT teams, such as Group Platforms, GITC, and FET.
• Act as the main point of contact with IT and Finance Master Data (FMD) teams to update LEF FMD in the context of new FMD in the organization and specifically LEF.
• Understand the implications of business changes on the P&L and the Tax team in particular.
• Leverage technology and optimise our local reporting processes.
• Embed a culture of continuous process improvement, encourage best practices sharing across regions, and ensure that data, systems and processes are appropriate and controlled.
• Business partner with the wider group and local tax teams, FP&A, accounting, and GFR to ensure LEF results are integrated into business decisions.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrated ability and solid experience in a tax, accounting, planning and analysis, or related corporate finance analysis position.
• Desire to define a new role on a new team and make it your own.
• Experience using tax, financial accounting, planning, and/or reporting systems.
• Ability to develop strong partnership/team building relationships with the business and across functions, and comfortable operating in a matrix environment.
• Demonstrates initiative, maintains a positive attitude, and is a self-starter.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior management.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire 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 ambitious world. AstraZeneca offers an environment where innovation thrives through collaboration and creativity. Our global team is dedicated to unlocking the potential of science to make a significant impact on patients' lives. With countless opportunities for growth and development, you'll be part of a high-performing team that embraces change and drives strategic improvements across the enterprise. As you contribute to meaningful projects, you'll be rewarded for your successes while building an unrivaled reputation in a globally renowned business. Ready to take your career to new heights? Apply now and become part of our transformative journey!