AZ require an experienced management accountant for an interim finance analyst role.
Operational Transfer Pricing (OTP) - Finance Analyst
Duration – 6 months
Location – Luton (Remote) - occasional visits to site may be required
IR35 Status – Outside
Accountability for OTP sits within Group Tax who own the global execution of AZ transfer pricing policy across hubs and marketing companies. The OTP team are specifically accountable for designing processes to monitor and manage prices and recharges between AZ entities to comply with arm’s length transfer pricing requirements, managing global tax risk and compliance.
You will be responsible for the calculation and review of OTP transfer pricing calculations. Working across the OTP team and with our stakeholders in finance, tax, and operations. Specific areas of focus will include marketing company calculations, support service recharges, adoption of new legal entities.
Whilst the role sits within Group Tax, your background will be more akin to Finance, Planning & Analysis (FP&A) over Transfer Pricing policy and documentation.
You will bring an inquiring mind and personable approach to the role with the ability to interact with a wide range of business stakeholders to both coordinate the execution and explanation of transfer pricing positions.
What you’ll do
- Perform OTP calculations using the OTP tool
- Review and comment on P&L and transfer pricing positions with stakeholders
- Understand the AZ chart of accounts and how this is used in P&L segmentation and recharge calculations
- Generate and communicate reports to Finance and operations colleagues to action invoicing and price updates in SAP
- Support project initiatives to onboard new legal entities, manage change, and improve processes
- Work collaboratively across the OTP team in Tax, shared Services, and IT
Essential for the role:
- A Financial accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, ACMA equivalent)
- Proven experience of working with complex integrated systems and data, applying appropriate judgement to deliver exceptional results
- Strong engagement, communication and stakeholder management skills, including excellent presentation and influencing skills
- Experience of working in a regulated environment
- Experience of virtual collaboration to lead, shape and deliver
- Experience of working with cross functional teams
- Experience of managing high levels of risk by making and explaining complex, logical judgements
- Strong experience of finance systems such as Hyperion, SAP, Excel
Desirable for the role
- Experience in an Operational transfer pricing role
- Experience of working in a global organisation with complex geographical context
- Pharmaceutical business awareness and/or knowledge
- Familiarity with transfer pricing policy and legislation
- Project management including system development lifecycle
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.
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