AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, with a broad range of medicines designed to fight disease in important areas of healthcare: cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, and cancer.
At AstraZeneca Asia Pacific Business Services (APBS), our vision is to be a trusted partner, leading change and creating value for our global business. Through this ambition, we will be an agile organization, driving efficiency and productivity through simple processes and creating an energized workplace where our people thrive in a culture that supports their career aspirations.
Our accounting processes cover Record to Report (R2R), Purchase to Pay (P2P), Travel and Expenses (T&E), and Order to Cash (O2C). We drive AstraZeneca's cash focus through disciplined management of supplier and customer payment terms and practices.
ResponsibilitiesResponsible for performing checks on employee claims in a timely and accurate manner, against the Company's Policies, Supporting documents, Procedures, and External regulatory requirements.Clearly document all compliance assessment (i.e., assessment results) activities in Concur during claim processing.Validate and check the expenses report submitted by employees, ensuring compliance with country-specific T&E policy.Provide support and engage in solutions to user problems to ensure user satisfaction and productivity.Build and maintain all documentation related to our business systems and processes to ensure it is up to date.Ensure all activities carried out are in compliance with Company policies and procedures, and are of high ethical standards.Record all process minor and major incidents. Propose recommendations for corrective actions to prevent recurrence with guidance from seniors.Ensure all the expense exceptions are appropriately closed and address findings during the audit process.Ensure the timeliness of expense exceptions processing within the agreed timeline, taking appropriate follow-up action according to defined processes.Acquire end-to-end understanding of T&E audit workflow, configuration, audit operation, and address any gaps identified during the process.Highlight and work with the team lead to manage operation issues and escalations, seeking team lead's support whenever required on T&E audit operation matters.Provide audit observations, suggestions on improvements, and refinements where opportunities are seen to improve the tool's performance as well as submission behavior.Essential RequirementsDegree in finance, accounting, or business administration, or equivalent professional qualification.Possess 1-2 years of accounting or finance work experience. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.Good communication skills and ability to communicate effectively in English (oral and written).Working experience in a shared service center across a global/large organization will be an added advantage.Practical knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP or other ERP systems.Inquisitive, investigative with critical thinking and good problem-solving skills.May need to work globally across time zones and cultures.You are proficient and able to communicate effectively in English & Mandarin to support the China entity.AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable), or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.
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