Cash Flow Enterprise Process Expert - Financial Planning & Management Reporting

Natural Factors; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Cash Flow Enterprise Process Expert who will enhance cash flow processes and reporting. This role involves collaboration across various financial teams and requires expertise in cash flow management and ERP transformation. Join a dynamic team focused on improving operational efficiency and supporting strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cash flow planning and management reporting.
• Significant experience in cash flow ERP transformation.

Responsibilities

• Support design and optimization of cash flow processes.
• Align cash flow processes with key financial teams.
• Implement best practices for cash visibility and reporting.

Skills

Cash Flow Planning

Business Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

S4HANA

Job description

AstraZeneca prides itself on fostering a collaborative culture that values knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking, and innovation. We offer employees opportunities to work across teams, functions, and globally.

Our flexible work arrangements allow employees to balance personal and professional commitments, with a face-to-face office presence of 3 days a week at our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto, designed to promote collaboration and teamwork.

Our commitment to sustainability is integral to our culture, addressing global challenges like climate change, healthcare access, and disease prevention.

Introduction to Role

Are you prepared to significantly impact AstraZeneca's liquidity and cash flow performance? As a Cash Flow Enterprise Process Expert, you will support the design, optimization, and implementation of end-to-end cash flow processes for both indirect and direct cash flows. Your efforts will improve cash flow granularity, forecasting accuracy, and operational efficiency. You will collaborate with enterprise process areas such as Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, and Record to Report to embed cash flow data collection at the source. Additionally, partnering with data and technology teams, you will develop scalable, automated processes to enhance cash visibility, mitigate risks, and support strategic decision-making.

Accountabilities

1. Process Design & Optimization
   • Support the Enterprise Process Lead (EPL) in designing and documenting cash flow processes, including planning and actual reporting across operating, investing, and financing activities.
   • Develop a cash flow process with embedded data collection to maximize automation.
   • Design and automate cash flow forecasting tailored to different business areas.
   • Deliver detailed actuals by MUs, cash flow categories, and identify drivers of cash and non-cash movements.
   • Implement performance metrics at managerial and operational levels.
   • Establish STAT to Management cash flow reconciliation.
   • Implement best practices for real-time cash visibility and reporting.
   • Design short-term and long-term cash flow projections for treasury.
2. Cross-Functional Collaboration
   • Align cash flow processes with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Record to Report, Tax, and Treasury teams for actuals and forecasts.
   • Partner with IT, Data, and key stakeholders to translate designs into implementations.
   • Work with other EPLs to identify process gaps and ensure integrated outcomes.
   • Leverage expertise in financial data and Non-SAP systems landscape.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
• Extensive experience in cash flow planning and management reporting
• Significant experience in cash flow ERP transformation and business improvement

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry (preferred but not essential)
• Experience with both direct and indirect cash flow
• Project management experience
• S4HANA experience

Join Us

If you're interested in working at AstraZeneca, apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and a discrimination-free workplace. We accommodate persons with disabilities upon request during the recruitment process. Please email [e-mail] for assistance.