Senior Finance Analyst – CVRM BF

Role& Responsibilities

• Act as a key finance contact for CVRM Marketing and Commercial teams, supporting day‑to‑day financial queries and decision making
• Support budget planning, phasing management, accrual review, validation and reconciliation, ensuring consistency across BEP, SAP and management reports
• Perform financial pre‑check for sponsorships and project spend, including budget sufficiency, phasing accuracy and approval readiness
• Monitor budget utilization and variances, identify risks or inconsistencies, and highlight issues in a timely manner
• Support month‑end close activities, including accrual validation, variance analysis and follow‑up on posting or phasing issues
• Prepare and maintain regular finance reports and trackers (e.g. FTE tracking, AP status, marketing expense analysis)
• Support process improvement and reporting enhancement initiatives, contributing to better efficiency and data quality

Requirements:

• Solid professional experience in business finance, FP&A or commercial finance, with strong hands‑on execution capability
• Good understanding of budget planning, phasing, accruals and month‑end close processes
• Experience supporting marketing or commercial teams, including project‑based or sponsorship‑related financial review
• Working knowledge of cost center, IO, PO / SP structure and internal finance approval processes
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail; able to identify data gaps and financial inconsistencies
• Ability to explain financial information in a clear and practical way to business stakeholders
• Good cross‑functional communication and coordination skills
• Proficient in SAP and Excel, comfortable working with trackers and reporting files
• Fluent in Chinese and English, both written and spoken

Desirable:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare or other regulated industries
• Exposure to sponsorship governance, audit topics or compliance‑related finance work
• Experience supporting process optimization or reporting improvements
• Proactive, responsible and willing to learn, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.