AstraZeneca – Finance Associate Director, ABACUS – Warsaw
Located in Warsaw, this hybrid role requires 3 days per week in the office.
Overview
The Finance Associate Director will lead the ABACUS clinical trials cost management platform across its rollout and stabilization, acting as the deputy system owner and leading a high‑performing finance team.
What You’ll Do
- Act as the deputy system owner for ABACUS, setting standards, controls and ways of working.
- Orchestrate stakeholders across R&D Finance, IS, Clinical GFS and integrated platforms to align strategic, tactical and operational goals.
- Lead ABACUS deployment planning and execution for new functions, M&A integrations and new system interfaces including S/4HANA; oversee design choices, reporting enablement, readiness and cutover.
- Safeguard critical processes, including month‑end close, through transitions and changes.
- Provide decision support on design trade‑offs, impact assessments and phasing for major programs.
- Build business cases, secure approvals and track benefits to documented value realization.
- Prioritize and deliver an enhancement backlog to improve efficiency, simplify processes and reduce total cost and risk, leveraging third‑party partners as appropriate.
- Identify opportunities for the use of AI to leverage ABACUS data and drive its implementation.
- Ensure reporting design, reconciliations and data flows meet performance and financial reporting needs and align with S/4HANA data and process standards.
- Manage and develop a team of 4–10 specialists across process, system and data ownership; build capability in stakeholder management and system excellence.
- Conduct PIRs, track KPIs, gather feedback and convert insights into a prioritized backlog for ongoing optimization.
- Maintain strong feedback loops with internal users and external partners; benchmark and translate insights into action.
Essential Skills And Experience
- Qualified finance professional (or equivalent).
- Experience working with and supporting information systems in a global environment.
- Proven track record of high‑quality service delivery and leading change initiatives.
- Strong change management, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills; exceptional written and spoken English.
- Strategic mindset with demonstrable understanding of global and corporate context.
- Proactive, self‑directed, resilient and able to work under pressure and to tight timelines.
- Experience working in multi‑disciplinary, matrixed teams and interacting at all organizational levels.
- General people and management experience.
Desirable
- Strong technical expertise in ABACUS and adjacent finance tools (e.g., Hyperion, SAP, Power BI, SmartView, Coupa, Planit, BW/BI, SharePoint, SNOW, Power Query/Power Pivot, MS Access).
- Advanced financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting; strong Excel proficiency and knowledge of GAAP.
- Experience operating within regulatory frameworks.
- Experience and interest in use of emerging AI technologies.
- Empathy, collaboration and the ability to cultivate trusted relationships.
What We Offer
- The best team to support you.
- Multisport card.
- Pension plan.
- Life insurance.
- After‑work events.
- Private medical care.
- Lunch card.
- Bright and spacious environment.
- Sustainable office working environment.
Date Posted: 28‑lis‑2025
Closing Date: 05‑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 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.
