Sr Manager, Accounting

Pay 85-95/h depending on experience

This Is What You Will Do

The Rare Disease business unit is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager to analyze financial information, prepare accurate and timely results and to ensure appropriate account control procedures. This position will be a key member of a cross-functional, multi-national, accounting team responsible for critical accounting areas, business accruals, legal entity accounting and ad hoc analysis / reporting. This position will have significant interaction with internal business leaders, senior accounting management, key business partners in HR, global accounting teams, Astrazeneca Group finance and the internal/external auditors.

Specifically, we are seeking an individual with the traits listed below:

• Motivated self-starter who is detailed, results and process oriented with a focus on effective and efficient improvements
• Organized individual with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high performance standards
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills and ability to work in a highly visible, deadline oriented position and environment
• Strong communication and people skills, comfortable working with a cross functional and collaborative team and effectively able to deal with all levels of personnel
• Strong technical and operational accounting expertise in more complex accounting areas under US GAAP and IFRS, with a focus on accounting for stock-based compensation and equity.
  
  

You Will Be Responsible For

The position and its responsibilities will have an emphasis on North American and U.S. accounting operations while having some global involvement.

Stock-based compensation and equity

• Own end to end process for developing, recording and analyzing stock-based compensation expense, equity transactions under IFRS & US GAAP for the business unit & AZ PLP.
• Develop stock-based compensation forecasts for RBU2, phased budget and MTP submissions for the business unit and AZ PLP.
• Liaise between accounting team members, FP&A, Astrazeneca Group Accounting, and HR business owners regarding the periodic activity under review for proper determination of US GAAP and IFRS expense for the business unit and larger company PLP.
  
  

Legal entity accounting

• Prepare and summarize monthly legal entity recharges
• Review cost plus entites margins and entity profitability on a monthly basis for ~ 56 legal entites
• Oversee the Intercompany process and ensure monthly close is progressing including Intercompany out of balance (OOB) reconciliation review, Intercompany AR/AP interest review, translation for all entities and translation review (including Amolyt), ERH to SAP reconciliation and overview of Genpact ERH ICT load and BP99 eliminations review (excluding Revenue and COGS),
• Prepare and present intercompany items at pre-close meeting.
• Present ntercompany review deck at quarterly review meeting.
• Oversee 3rd party vendor (Genpact) who processes intercompany entries, providing operational leadership
• Oversee intercompany transactions and intercompany transactions between the business unit and the larger company.
  
  

Accounting & month-end closing responsibilities

• Prepare/review journal entries for key areas of responsibility (stock-based compensation, equity, intercompany, getc.)
• Prepare/review general ledger account reconciliations
• Support completion of financial statement fluctuation analysis to summarize financial results for areas of responsibility and consolidated results
• Closing task management
• Adherence to global SOX controls
  
  

Internal financial analysis & reporting

• Develop analytics/metrics to facilitate the understanding of changes in key accounts and metrics and other ad hoc requests
• Assist in preparation of internal financial reporting packages
• Assist in preparation of footnotes for external reporting disclosures, as needed
  
  

Controls & Compliance

• Support administration of critical financial systems
• Prepare analysis supporting compliance activities
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors
  
  

You Will Need To Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• CPA required
• 7 years of experience in public or corporate accounting
• Strong computer skills and functionality with the Microsoft Office® (Need strong Excel skills) suite of products.
• Good oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact with other departments as a team player.
  
  

We would prefer for you to have:

• Willingness and aptitude for learning new tools and techniques and transferring training to everyday activities.
• Experience with SAP, BPC, BW/BI, Blackline