Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
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 diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.
Finance Manager
As the AZ IndiaFP&AManager, you will support the AZ India
CountryFinanceBusiness Partner(CBP)/ Controllerin ensuring strategic alignment betweenSenior Managementand Commercial leadership and ultimately driving achievement of the agreed growth drivers andcountryFinancials.
This role is a key local role, providing robust and insightful decision support toCFO, Controller FP&AandBusiness Unit Directorsto enable delivery of our financial objectives at both operational and strategic level.
The role will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely Reporting and Management of performance to deliver targets/objectives across theBusiness Units, owning the planning and forecasting process as well as support key finance projects impacting theCountry. This will involve liaising withabove marketsand ensuring Area performance is fully understood with mitigation/actions in place if required.
KeyAccountabilities:
Business partnering:
Contribute to ensure strategic and operational objectives of the business aredelivered.
Supporting and providing clarity through financial/business analysis/benchmarks toLeadershipteamto facilitate the decision-makingprocess.
Close collaboration withBusiness Unitsto understand key business drivers such as markets, competitors, share of voice ensuring knowledgedissemination.
Future new launches support including business cases, business models, what if scenarios, projections, trend analysis and resourcing.
Report on monthly sales estimates and actual sales toCountryleadership team, providing meaningful variance analysiscommentary.
Lead and collaborate on key strategic projects and working with stakeholders on high priorityactivities.
Develop plans, forecasts, and analyses for strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects, including new business divisions / markets / products analysis, strategic decision-making in day-to-day operations, and other growthinitiatives.
Be agile and support ad hoc and key projects cross area as per business needs and priorities by the leadershipteam.
Support Controller FP&A to facilitate monthly reviews with data analysis and follow through withBusiness Unitleader onactionitems for improving businessmetrics.
Business Planning Processes:
Support Controller FP&A to deliver high quality PB (Phased Budget), RBU’s (Rolling Business Updates) and MTP (Mid Term Planning).
EnsuringBusiness Unitsareorganizedto submit timely and in line with requirements.
Allocating targets (sales / investment / profit) toBusiness Unitsbased on robust analysis / benchmarking.
Ensuring high quality business planning reviews allowing confident decision making/review.
Oversight of Inventory tracking.
Collaboration withGFSandmarketbusinessteam.
Drive standardization and harmonization across theBusiness Units.
Provide regular expert supportto Business Units, and act as their conduit for project deliverables, and information.
Drive the simplificationand automationagenda incountrywith the appropriate implementation of harmonized global processes.
Qualifications Required:
6-9years post CA/MBA Finance relevant experience in financial planning / business controlling.
Strong academic background with good business acumen.
Independently manages business stakeholders with minimum supervision.
Ability to independently set, adapt and communicate priorities with multiple concurrent projects.
Sound analytical skills with profound knowledge in MSTools(Excel, PowerPoint,PowerBI) &ERP (SAP knowledge preferable).
Excellent communicator, able to build good working relationships with highly diverse internal stakeholders at Country & Regional level.
Ability to develop Strategic Partnerships.
Demonstrate AZ Valuesconsistently.
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy, childcare leave or sabbatical, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law.
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
Date Posted
17-Dec-2025Closing Date
26-Dec-2025AstraZeneca 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.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.
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