O2c Associate Analyst

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation 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.

At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and creativity

Global Finance Services (GFS) is the heart of the AZ Finance function. We are accountable for the design and delivery of high quality, simple to operate transactional finance processes which, combined with outstanding business analysis and insight, enables our customers to focus on AZ’s strategic priorities.

Our remit covers record to report, procure to pay and order to cash, tax, planning & forecasting and management reporting, to customers across AZ Globally in Commercial, Science, Operations & Enabling Functions, Tax, Treasury and Group Finance. We are continuing our transformation journey with the objective of delivering excellence in financial operations.

Report directly to O2C Team Lead, you will work closely with customers, the business and across the Finance functions to support daily operation activities and support in process improvement, standardization and projects.

**Main duties and responsibilities**
- Perform payment allocation
- both automated and manual. Proactively resolve the unallocated cash
- Process bank statement
- both automated and manual. Proactively follow up with stakeholders to clear open items in bank accounts
- Process standard manual payment (via F110 payment run) and nonstandard manual payment (via banking portal)
- Perform and support month end close activities
- Perform journal posting and balance sheet reconciliation in Blackline
- Identify process improvement opportunities through elimination of redundant activities
- Participate in process automation initiatives, project or migration
- Comply to internal and external regulations and procedures, that should be in line with the company policies and standard operating procedures.
- Support team members through proper knowledge transfer, sharing of resource, knowledge and experience and best practice

**Essential Requirements**
- Degree in Finance & Accounting
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in shared service environment. Fresh graduates may be considered
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Action oriented, delivery driven, change agent
- Team player, able to work collaboratively
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Good communicate skill
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Experience in using SAP is an added advantage
- Fluent written and spoken in Mandarin and English.