Cfo France

Join us as the lead Finance resource in a Large Market, providing financial input, guidance, and challenge to shape the business strategies and develop the operational plans for France. This is a critical and high-profile position within one of the leading French Marketing Company businesses. You will support Anne Laure Dreno, Company President, as an active business partner and advisor in commercial decision-making, ensuring a robust control infrastructure and improved cost management. Are you resilient, and business-savvy; an enterprise problem solver who has thoughtfully operated across functions, and within our local and global environment? If so, this is the perfect opportunity for you

Accountabilities:
As CFO France, you will be a strategic, commercial, operational and financial partner to the President of AstraZeneca France and the French leadership Team. You will drive an ambitious and profitable growth-focused agenda, lead all processes related to planning, reporting and communications with AstraZeneca EUCAN and Global, and build a diverse, engaged team of professionals within the Finance function. You will also provide oversight and guidance to the global Logistics/Trade relations team ensuring effective processes are in place to meet the needs of the business.

Essential Skills/Experience:

- Experience as a senior financial executive in a substantial multinational with geographic scope and complexity. Previous CFO/Senior Executive experience strongly preferred
- Leadership experience across a broad range of finance functional areas, including accounting and controls, financial planning and analysis and financial reporting
- Able to build a strategic long-term agenda and get results including financial planning & analysis experience
- Track record of achieving results in a complex matrix organization; can build alignment and improve team cohesion
- Strong technical and operational finance skills across commercial, supply chain, corporate development and business development; accounting qualification is an asset
- Experience with operational / commercial and functional change management skills, with experience driving a growth agenda, while operating in a responsible cost environment
- Ability to mentor, empower, and improve the professional development of Finance, Tax, and Logistics/Trade relations employees
- Excellent organizational and influencing skills
- Highly motivational and creative, and will inspire creativity and innovation from their team
- Ability to continuously demonstrate AstraZeneca’s core values
- Bio-pharmaceutical experience is preferred

Desirable Skills/Experience:

- Experience in business development and M&A is advantageous
- Experience in the Logistics/Trade Relations space is desirable
- International experience and/or geographic mobility is also desirable

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?
We are on a journey to bring life-saving medicines to patients. Our role in contributing to decreasing mortality rates globally is clear. shaping the future by spotting a scientifically-led commercial opportunity and acting now to operationalise and scale it. We are constantly thinking big to answer new challenges. We push ourselves to start small and scale fast. The pioneers of digital and innovative solutions that have never been seen before. And we bring our teams on this journey with us, sharing our vision to inspire commitment to succeed together.

Join us in the Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit and work with Oncology to learn and grow together. A place with an expanding BioPharmaceuticals and Oncology pipeline, we share learnings and synergies as we bring products to market together. Have the opportunity to build a diverse career with low borders between areas and opportunities to switch lanes easily.