Record-to-Report - R2R - Associate Analyst

The Programme

You will be responsible for carrying out transaction processing activities within a specified process area to meet the needs of both internal and external customers.  

As part of your tasks in daily accounting activities and month-end close, you will also ensure quality and accurate delivery of services within agreed guidelines as well as participate in process improvement initiatives outlined in our company and R2R team scorecard.

What You Will Do

• Deliver professional and consistent service to customers by performing various tasks related to handling transaction processing within well-defined guidelines, including resolving basic queries and investigations in a timely manner in the area of R2R. 
• Carry out all reporting requirements accurately and within specified timescales. Analyzes the accounting entries, identify and resolve issues with supervision. Prepares and produces monthly reports as assigned, highlights and resolves any identified anomalies. 
• Support the development or changes in systems, transactions and processes. This includes preparing and updating process documentation. 
• Work collaboratively with internal customers and stakeholders. 
• Support R2R Team Lead in activities to improve the efficiency of the team. This includes helping new joiners to successfully settle into their new role in their stream. 
• Ensure compliance with key controls as identified in the FCF/SOX documentation. 
• Generate and compile KPI metrics related to R2R function at month end, and as/when required.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Have a Degree in Accounting & Finance/ ACCA or equivalent. 
• 1-2 years of accounting work experience with knowledge and experience in SAP, Oracle or other ERP system are added advantage. 
• Fresh graduates are also encouraged to apply. 
• Experience of working in a shared service center across a global /large organization 
• Good communication skill and able to communicate effectively in English.

Closing Date - 16-Aug-2023 
 
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.  
This combined with an outstanding business analysis and insight has enabled our customers to focus on AZ’s strategic priorities. Our areas cover record to report (R2R), procure to pay (P2P) and order to cash.  
 
In addition, we also play a role in tax, planning & forecasting, and management reporting to customers across AZ globally in Commercial, Science, Operations & Enabling Functions, Tax, Treasury and Group Finance. Our Finance function is continuing its transformation journey with the objective of delivering perfection in financial operations. 
 
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. 
 
You’ll be part of a team that’s rolling back the frontiers of science to turn yesterday’s impossible into the normal of tomorrow. So, if you share our focus and passion, join us and make a difference to patients – and in return, we’ll help you develop way beyond what you thought possible.