O2C Associate Analyst - Collection & Factoring

The Programme

Global Finance Services (GFS) is the heart of the AZ Finance function. We are accountable for the design and delivery of high quality, simple to operate transactional finance processes which, combined with outstanding business analysis and insight, enable our customers to focus on AZ’s strategic priorities. 
 
Our remit covers record to report, procure to pay and order to cash, tax, planning & forecasting and management reporting, to customers across AZ Globally in Commercial, Science, Operations & Enabling Functions, Tax, Treasury and Group Finance.  
 
We are continuing our transformation journey with the objective of delivering excellence in financial operations. 
 
Report directly to O2C Team Lead, you will work closely with customers, the business and across the Finance functions to support daily operation activities and support in process improvement, standardization and projects.

What You Will Do

• Review accounts receivable, perform collection and dunning, escalate, and follow up action. 
• Investigate and resolve disputes and claims. 
• Perform and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of AR factoring submission and settlement. 
• Support order block release process. 
• Perform reconciliation of customer’s accounts and timely clearance of unapplied cash and credit memo. 
• Perform and support month end close activities. 
• Perform subledger reconciliation and balance sheet reconciliation in Blackline. 
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to resolve and support collection, dispute management and AR factoring process, issues, and queries. 
• Identify process improvement opportunities through elimination of redundant activities. 
• Participate and support in process automation initiatives, project or migration.  
• Comply with internal and external regulations and procedures, that should be in line with the company policies and standard operating procedures.  
• Support team members through proper knowledge transfer, sharing of resources, knowledge and experience and best practice. 
• Ad hoc tasks as and when required.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Degree in Finance & Accounting. 
• 1-2 years of relevant work experiences in a shared services environment. Fresh graduates may be considered. 
• Accuracy and attention to details. 
• Action oriented, delivery driven, change agent. 
• Analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Good communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills. 
• Team player, able to work collaboratively. 
• Experience in using SAP is an added advantage. 
• Fluent written and spoken in English. 

Closing Date – 14 March 2024. 
 
About Us: 
 
AstraZeneca is an exciting global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company.  
 
We’re inspired by what science can do. Driven by the desire to meet unmet patient needs in our core therapeutic areas. Bold in our thinking. Proactive in pursuing discoveries beyond imagination.  
 
At sites across the world, we bring teams together in a spirit of collaboration to turn great ideas into life-changing medicines – strengthening our product portfolio and harnessing the potential of a pipeline across all stages of the drug development process.