Financial Controller

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Our CFO is looking for a Financial Controller to join him and the team in Austria. You will provide specialist finance expertise to the local organisation, ensuring that statutory reporting requirements and local tax requirements are fully in line with local legal requirements and AZ accounting principles and standards.

The Financial Controller supervises and coordinates the activities of internal and 3rd party transactional finance providers and ensures that activities are fully compliant with local requirements.

Responsibilities:

Tax:
• Responsible for managing relationship with third party provider, providing all necessary local input for Direct Tax, Indirect Tax... Transfer Pricing Documentation and quarterly tax reporting process
• Accountable for establishing local transfer prices and liaising with Group Tax to agree TPs
• Ensure that local tax activities are fully in line with local legislation and Global tax policies. Proactively raise queries with Global Tax, informing on a regular basis on material financial risks, in particular in relation to tax audits

Statutory and Management Reporting:
• Responsible for compliance with AZ Accounting Polices and standards, month-end process and applicable sub-processes (accounts payable, T&E, SOTC, fixed assets, R2R etc.), and other requirements for timely and accurate of submission of Management Accounts data in the different group systems.
• Accountable and responsible for monthly and annual closing processes for statutory and management reporting, supervising and supporting colleagues in GFS in Warsaw and 3rd party Transactional Finance service providers
• Continuously develop the relationship and knowledge of 3rd party service providers (enhance the communication and in case of necessity provide relevant support/training)
• Completion and filing of all local statutory accounts in accordance with local legal requirements

Internal control environment:
• Accountable for the market’s risk management and FCF return process, ensuring risks are appropriately identified and adequate controls are in place and operational in the local market
• Support the quarterly Risk Register update
• Responsible for review of bi-annual FCF submission to Regional Financial Controller
• Responsible for updating local policies and procedures on a regular basis, in particular local market specific SOPs
• Observing the AstraZeneca Code of Conduct & Core values, and all other local and global policies and procedures stated by AstraZeneca to enhance AZ Corporate Reputation
• Ensure a professional management of internal and external audits with a successful completion of the audits

Cash and Treasury:
• Supporting GFS in ensuring timely payments to the suppliers and managing relationship with local banks. Provides professional stewardship of the company’s cash, in conformance with policies and procedures
• Ensures that the local company is properly funded. Monitoring that the local company is fully compliant with all internal and external policies and legislations (cash payments, T&E regulations, corporate cards etc)​

IS:
• Acting as a functional analyst of those systems impacting the activities under his/her scope, guaranteeing the systems and processes cover the local statutory accounting and tax legislative requirements.

Local and global projects:
• Support local roll out of Finance Transformation projects in line with business needs
• To join and support those projects which could impact the accounting and tax activities, being an active part of them

Logistics/Distribution (only by exception)
• Responsible for customer compliance and risk profiling per company policy.
• Ensure that monthly trade is properly captured in AZ reporting systems: Ensure ordering process is efficient and manage invoicing and discounts in the market and ensure proper reporting (postings or accruals).
• Launch preparation: ensure proper and timely process of any stock write-off procedures
• Regular follow up with customer debt status
• Managing the relationship with the local end-to-end integrated provider of logistic services to ensure smooth processes in the cash (e.g. area of accounts receivables, customer credit limits).

Essential Skills:
• A qualification or degree equivalent in the finance and accounting field
• Work experience in a Finance Function
• Knowledge of regulatory / statutory requirements and governance principles / SOX
• Varied range of experiences in Specialist Finance with specific expertise in related specialist area
• Fluency in English and strong German

Why AstraZeneca?

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. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

If you are interested but feel you do not tick all of the boxes in terms of areas of expertise, we would still love to hear from you!

Please apply by submitting your CV via our global career website.

Where can you find more?

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements
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