Business Analyst - GFS EMEA Direct Tax Delivery Team

Job Description

Business Analyst - GFS EMEA Direct Tax Delivery Team

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

Finance continues to drive AstraZeneca’s Bold Ambition and driving the delivery of the company’s strategic priorities. Providing valuable data, analytics and insights will not only support growth but enable the science to make effective decisions and identify market opportunities. Our mission is ambitious and it takes the skills of a collaborative team to really deliver on what science can do and to always put patients first.

The creation of the Global Finance Services (GFS) centres in Warsaw (Poland), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and San Jose (Costa Rica) has transformed the AZ middle office to a central function, supporting the business regions through simplification, standardisation across the globe, and a structure that will enable the bold ambition of becoming a $50bn company by 2025.

We now have a number of opportunities based in the GFS Centres for Business Analysts to support our GFS Tax Delivery Team.

Role Profile

Business Analyst will be part of a global team of analysts with a regional focus. This team is dedicated to supporting the global Direct Tax Compliance and Statutory processes.

You will rapidly gain tax compliance and operations experience across a range of taxes and jurisdictions. The role requires an enthusiastic individual with accounting capability, a commercial mindset and interest in learning about AZ’s business.

Key Deliverables

• Plan, prepare, submit underlying accounting information used to prepare AZ’s direct tax, statutory and indirect tax returns for multiple markets
• Analyse transactional data using AZ’s data analytics capability, categorisation of P&L transactions, identify items with tax sensitivity
• Support Group Tax with information for ad hoc requests, including significant tax transactions or tax audits
• Oversee transactional data collection, accountable for coordination, review to ensure that the outputs meet tax and statutory requirements
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly, year-end tax provision for Group statutory reporting purposes, ensure controls framework is fully complied with
• To assist in the preparation of AZ’s direct and indirect tax returns
• Manage tax processes, escalate & resolve issues,
• Engage with Finance Functions and IT, targeting data and process improvements
• Deliver process excellence, governance and controls
• Support Global Tax and Finance Transformation initiatives
• Work collaboratively with the outsource provider and other Finance stakeholders to support delivery of local tax requirements.

Requirements

A passion for customers, self-motivation and a commitment to team work are key. The role is an excellent development opportunity, as it is a new team working with bespoke tax processes and supported by dedicated technology. You will be supported and encouraged to develop and expand your skills and capabilities.

• 2-5 years of finance experience including direct taxes or GL area
• Strong accounting skills
• Strong data and analytical skills, and ability to use accounting systems effectively
• Organisational and process management capability, process improvement mindset
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple tax compliance events
• Experience of working in an international organisation, including building relationships remotely and cross-culturally
• Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams
• English Language proficiency, both verbal and written, with the confidence to express clear opinions and ability to explain financial issues to colleagues with a non-financial background
• Experience of working with SAP preferred.

What we offer:

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• 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.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw

Date Posted

Closing Date

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 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.