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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Alderley Edge

Finance Business Partner on a transformation programme estimated to deliver $100m in sustainable annual savings by 2018 for Astra Zeneca's late stage drug development organisation via enhancing productivity. Part of a network of subject matter experts, Finance leads and external management consultants focused on identifying opportunities and delivering business cases for change with tangible savings. Key responsibilities and achievements:- Finance Business Partner for work streams focused on the Clinical programmes sourcing strategy, optimising contracted rates and hours with Clinical Research Organisations and an over-arching review of end to end process. Delivered robust financial business cases, with clear methodologies for savings calculations, ensuring proposed benefits achievable and the delivery of savings owned by AstraZeneca teams.- Co-ordinating and delivering programme level communications to Finance stakeholders raising awareness of business cases, highlighting where and how savings will materialise, ensuring respective Finance roles clear on their responsibilities to track delivery of savings. - Tracking, consolidating and reporting savings across multiple work streams, ensuring full ownership of the consolidated savings opportunity by the leadership team.

Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Global Finance Business Partner within AstraZeneca's Innovative Medicines Science Unit supporting two centralised science functions working across UK, Europe, US and Asia. As a core member of the Functions leadership teams and the Innovative Medicines Finance team, I provided finance expertise during a period of increased budget pressure.Key achievements:- Finance lead for change programmes driving footprint, sourcing model and resourcing changes increasing the flexibility of the cost base to support changes in the portfolio. - 40% net reduction in revenue budgets down from $240m and 50% net reduction internal FTE’s from 1,200 delivered over a 4 year period, whilst protecting the progression of technological platform builds and core capabilities with ongoing investments. - Finance lead for driving and tracking the achievement of operational and strategic targets via the delivery of routine monthly analysis, quarterly forecast updates and annual budget submissions for operating cost budgets, restructuring budgets and capital. - Finance lead for early discovery licensing and collaboration deals targeted at securing access to diverse technologies. Delivered financial modelling and analysis to support third party negotiations and internal governance processes. - Led investments proposals ranging from minor equipment purchases to multi-million dollar scientific technology development investments, including support for third party provider negotiations and agreeing appropriate accounting treatments. - Led multiple sourcing decisions resulting in the outsourcing of the AstraZeneca Biobank, Compound storage and toxicology studies. - Led and influenced the preparation for EVP annual budget review meetings focused on tackling short term financial challenges whilst securing funds in support of longer term strategic vision.- Drove continuous improvement of finance processes, reporting, governance and communication.

Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Global Finance Business Partner within AstraZeneca's Discovery organisation supporting a life sciences function and an IS function focused on research activities. As a core member of the global functions leadership teams and the Research and Development Finance team, I provided flexible support to the functions and a number of continuous improvement projects. Key achievements:- Finance lead for driving and tracking the achievement of operational and strategic targets via the delivery of routine monthly analysis, quarterly forecast updates and annual budget submissions for operating cost budgets, restructuring budgets and capital. - Led and influenced the preparation for EVP annual budget review meetings focused on tackling short term financial challenges whilst securing funds in support of longer term strategic vision.- Finance lead for Discovery focused intangible investments working closely with Corporate IS and Group Finance to ensure governance processes adhered to and forecasted spend against multi-year programmes accurate.- Finance lead for a number of Finance driven continuous improvement programmes, discrete business cases for change and cross functional strategic investment opportunities.- Drove continuous improvement of finance processes, reporting, governance and communication.- Coach and mentor for Finance Analysts within the R&D Finance team.

Alderley Edge, Cheshire

As a Finance Analyst for Astrazeneca's Clinical Development organisation, I was focused on supporting the Clinical business leads in managing both operating cost budgets and external project budgets. Key responsibilities and achievements:- Delivered effective budget and headcount management strategies for a global organisation with an operating cost base of $150mn, 1,300 FTE’s and $1mn capital budgets.- Coordinated changes to UK financial/purchasing systems and processes triggered by strategic changes including reorganisations, drug development operating models, skills reshaping and cost/savings tracking requirements. - Finance support on Clinical strategy work streams focused on geographic scope and sourcing strategy, working with external consultants ensuring AstraZeneca owned the propositions.- Led the roll out of a new set of Clinical Trial Accounting guidelines and budget management processes within Study Delivery. - Rolled out Sarbanes Oxley Clinical Trial Accounting Key Controls and delivered Corporate Governance sessions for UK Clinical staff in conjunction with Outsourcing.- Global Product Analyst for three Oncology drug development programmes. - Independent Sarbanes Oxley tester focussed on UK VAT and Corporation Tax.

Alderley Edge, Cheshire

As Finance Analyst for Astrazeneca's International Sales and Marketing head office I supported a global leadership team.Key achievements:- Delivering reporting requirements covering the multiple stakeholders from both Group Finance, Group Taxation, UK accounts and the sales and marketing organisation. - Led the development and implementation of a new samples accounting policy. - Line managed UK based management accountant and mentored CIMA Trainee.

Manchester

As Finance Analyst for Airtours/MyTravel Airways Aviation Division I was part of a small Finance team dedicated to supporting the division in the provision of strategic direction to five in-house airlines. Key achievements:- Managed reporting requirements of an aircraft leasing company and an aircraft spare part leasing company; producing both management and statutory accounts.- Production and management of the Aviation Divisions overhead and maintenance budgets, working along side Divisional and Engineering Directors.- Production corporate jet budget, monitoring all aspects of maintenance, handling and fixed costs; liaising with managing agents to enable accurate forecasting and provide management information to directors.- Reported to Head Office profit and 3 month rolling cash forecasts on weekly basis, 18 month rolling cash forecast on monthly basis and consolidated accounts.

East Midlands

As Commercial Finance Analyst for the airline, I completed a Graduate training programme which gave me exposure to all areas of the company whilst focusing on Finance.Key responsibilities and achievements:- Assisted in delivering monthly analytics, budget packs and maintaining forecasts.- Assisted team ensuring company operationally and financially euro compliant.

East Midlands, Uk

During Industrial placement which formed part of my degree. Key achievements: - Production of all financial reports for both management purposes and Head Office.- Inter-business unit and inter-company accounts.

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Btec National Diploma, Business And Finance

High School