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Form of workJob Title -Junior Associate - Quality Assurance Specialist
Career Level - C1
About Astrazeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.
Who we are:
The Global Business Service (GBS) team sits within Finance at AstraZeneca and is a dynamic and results-oriented environment and provides a range of enterprise-wide services. We dare to change the way we work by freeing up the business to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. We aim to do this by freeing up time, freeing up money, protecting AZ’s value and providing new capabilities.
What we do:
A trusted partner to the business, we’re on a mission to make AstraZeneca more agile, efficient and effective. Through our hybrid model of in-house delivery centers and service towers across the globe, we’re reimagining how we work. Here we drive new ways of working and operating models, process simplification and innovative solutions, whilst ensuring that automation and data is at the heart of everything.
How we do it:
Be part of a team building a community. We interact with diverse cultures and perspectives and are united by our sense of belonging. This is the place to learn and grow together.
Why we love it:
As a growing multi-national company, there’s so much potential to develop. Embrace opportunities at a global business that’s facing new and varied challenges. This is the place to build an exemplary, international CV.
A fun place to be, we’re creating community hubs that build partnerships, not just working relationships.
We’re on an exciting journey to take our team to the next stage. This is the place to leave a legacy behind.
About the role
The Jr. VC and QA specialist is a beginner level position responsible for managing the Virtual Card, , Finance clearance & reconciliation; the generation, tracking and submission of financial reports in coordination with the Finance Team or Meeting Managers. The overall objective of this role is to accurately prepare, audit & report business / financial transactions, generate reports and statements in accordance with local regulatory guidelines.
This role will also develop service performance reports and analysis that supports key decision-making and driving improvement for the GME service. Reporting to the VC & QA Lead, this role has responsibility to manage the day-to-day Virtual Card, QA and reporting activities to ensure the service is delivering on the efficiency objectives. The role will support services in the US, EMEA, APAC and global congresses team and then expand into optimizing the services.
Accountabilities / Responsibilities
Strong knowledge in Finance Concepts
Knowledge in Finance SAP FiFo, Blackline is good to have
Knowledge in creating the journal entries & get them posted into Blackline tool is good to have
Ensure that the VCA reconciliation is on track and raise a flag to the right team if any deviation
Configure standard system reports, as well as customized reports as required is good to have
Facilitate the implementation of procedures and develop insights and reports is good to have
Ensure accuracy of all reported data by continually reviewing and analyzing current sources, processes, and systems functions is good to have.
Experience working in a globally distributed team.
Essential Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
0 to 2 years of experience in financial institution accounting practices and procedures.
Experience in development using any reporting tool with ETL knowledge
Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written English
Preferred
Pharmaceutical experience; or other highly-regulated environment
Experience with meeting industry technology (CVENT, StarCite)
Meeting management and/or Travel industry experience.
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential
Strong technical expertise and learning curve
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent spoken and written English language skills
Able to grasp and understand new technology and concepts
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Desirable
Experience of working in Pharmaceuticals industry
Experience in any Technology/Platform preferably in the Meetings & events space
Knowledge of Web Services & Service Oriented Architecture
Experience working in a shared service environment
Experience of working with 3rd party providers.
WHY JOIN US?
We’re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.
We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it’s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.
SO, WHAT’S NEXT?
Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?
Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
