Clinical Finance Business Partner (9 months secondment / fixed-term)

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Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

Finance at AstraZeneca

• We are trusted partners: more than an enabling function or service provider, we work with the business to unlock value for stakeholders and patients.
• We are connecting: we break down silos, act as one team and leverage ideas, systems and data to create actionable insights.
• We are innovating: we identify new opportunities, simplify, and give a competitive advantage.
• We are adding value: we focus on strategic priorities and key enablers.

This role is set within the R&D Finance team supporting global Science Units and the development of new medicines.

Your Main Accountabilities

Business Partnering

• Support early & late stage products through their development by providing financial input into budget tracking and for specific decisions, explaining changes & variances vs forecast each month.
• Cooperate with Clinical Product Teams to ensure robust financial forecasts throughout the annual planning cycle.
• Provide proactive and insightful analysis that helps the Clinical Product Team improve efficiency or reduce costs.
• Build strong relationships with the Product Team, clinical study leaders, directors of clinical development, external partners, procurement and finance.
• Identify & drive cost‑saving opportunities within the business through strong understanding of business priorities.
• Communicate clearly to finance & non‑finance professionals verbally and via presentations for key decision points and review meetings.
• Deliver knowledge sharing to global clinical study leaders.

Specialized Reporting, Analysis & Controls

• Ownership of specific accounting and system processes.
• Accounting compliance and drive audit controls.

Improvements & Team Responsibilities

• Share best practice and learnings across the team to ensure consistency & efficiency in ways of working.
• Identify improvements and value‑adding examples and coordinate implementation across the team and Product Teams.

Essential

• University degree preferably in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• Experience in financial analysis or finance business partnering.
• English language proficiency (both verbal and written); Polish fluency not required.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to quickly learn financial applications.

Desirable

• Exceptional communication & interpersonal skills.
• Experience partnering with business functions outside of finance.
• Experience with financial & SOX controls.
• Experience with SAP, Business Objects and Hyperion (or similar) is an asset.

Personal Characteristics

• Proactive & takes initiative.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and spirit.
• Builds strong, trusting relationships.
• Adaptability and flexibility to deal with a changing environment.
• Team player.
• Solid analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Capacity to see and understand the bigger picture.
• Attention to detail.
• Eagerness to learn and continuously improve.

What We Offer

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment that encourages authenticity and well‑being.

• Strong supportive team.
• Multisport card.
• Pension plan.
• Life insurance.
• After‑work events.
• Private medical care.
• Lunch card.
• Bright and spacious environment.
• Sustainable office working environment.

We are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw.

Date Posted: 05‑gru‑2025

Closing Date: 13‑gru‑2025

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 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.