Senior Manager, Global Payment Transparency

Key Responsibilities

• Acquire an in-depth understanding of reporting requirements across various country’s disclosure obligations to support and address basic inquiries from internal and external customers
• Compile various payment transparency disclosure reports across AstraZeneca with a focus on the United States and Asia Pacific regions in required localized formats within predefined timelines to ensure accurate and timely reporting
• Complete data reconciliation efforts and quality checks in partnership with local market contacts to monitor completeness and accuracy of reports throughout the year
• Partner with GPT Team Leaders in developing and implementing the overall organization’s Global Payment Transparency strategy
• Serve as subject matter expert in understanding, using, and integrating the global payment transparency system
• Serve as point of contact to activity owners, business process partners, internal and external suppliers relative to payment and transparency reporting processes and procedures
• Partner with internal and external collaborators to implement a consistent approach to data collection and compilation of payment transparency data across US, Europe, and International markets
• Respond and support queries from management and key partners as needed
• Participate in continuous improvement projects and other system enhancements aimed at improving processes across the team and overall data quality
• Support internal and external audits of payment transparency data, e.g., Internal Audit, Compliance, as necessary
• Support driving and embedding a culture of ethics, integrity, and compliance
• Participate in policy meetings and training on an as-needed basis

Project Management Component:

• Provide support including but not limited to internal and external communication and training programs, project planning, development and tracking, intranet sites
• Manage collation and analysis of business information, consolidation, and maintenance of up-to-date procedural documentation
• May be asked to support or lead initiatives around MDM management and cleansing, disputes and resolutions, pre-disclosure, vendor training, and audit remediation
• Support monitoring of progress of initiatives and work streams through scorecards and metrics
• Liaise appropriately and proactively coordinate with key collaborators to deliver assigned responsibilities

Qualification & Requirements

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or related field of study
• Demonstrated knowledge of SAP, purchase to pay systems/processes, Procurement
• 3 plus years of experience in contract management
• Experience in finance, auditing, quality assurance/control, SOX and/or risk management
• Understanding of payment transparency principles
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle competing projects simultaneously
• Strong ethical, collaborative, and influencing skills
• Excellent computer skills, including Advanced use of Excel data

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Additional certifications (e.g., CPA)
• Experience in or with the biopharmaceutical industry or a consulting firm working with pharmaceutical clients
• Demonstrates a thorough level of knowledge of accounting processes and/or financial reporting
• Experience with providing data quality control/assurance
• Understanding of Research and Development (R&D) and/or pharmaceutical commercial operations
• Working knowledge of/experience with payment transparency requirements in Australia, the US (Open Payments or formerly Sunshine Act), and Latin America countries
• Global/cross-cultural experience

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation Policy
• Other Perks and Benefits…