Business Analyst – Operations (GFS Americas)

About the role

AstraZeneca is seeking a Business Analyst for the Operations & Enabling Team within Global Financial Services (GFS). The role supports finance business partners and GFS colleagues across manufacturing and quality sites in the Biologics and Small Molecules regions.

Key responsibilities

• Provide finance support to manufacturing/quality sites, including cost analysis, inventory and capital expenditure tracking.
• Perform monthly journal entries such as accruals, re‑classifications, deferrals and release of manufacturing variances.
• Execute month‑end activities, financial reporting and variance analysis, delivering insightful commentary for management packs.
• Ensure data consistency across reporting platforms to support safe senior‑management decision making.
• Conduct monthly/weekly analysis of manufacturing, manpower, OPEX, logistics, capex and inventory variances, offering visibility to site finance and initiating corrective actions when needed.

Required profile

• Ability to work within a large, cross‑functional finance team.
• Focus on serving finance business partners and supporting GFS colleagues.

Required skills