Finance Intern in FP&A Central Team supporting CAPEX activities - 12 months Career Starter Program

Finance Intern in FP&A Central Team supporting CAPEX activities - 12 months Career Starter Program

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

Do you have passion for finance and would like to develop your career in a global department? Would you like to work in the company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

The Career Starter Program in Finance at AstraZeneca is aimed at graduates and students of the last years of universities who want to use the knowledge gained during their studies in practice. This is an opportunity to raise your professional qualifications in one of the most innovative global biotechnology companies.  

Join a vibrant and dynamic team with the passion and drive to push the boundaries of science! 

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

About the Team:

GFS Central Team supports financial processes for Global Functions in AZ (IT, EF, Central OPS) during MEC and planning cycles. We deal mainly with human costs ,other opex and as well capex cost.Interns mainly work with analysts who support complex functions. We involve them in various jobs and also teach them our tasks. Currently we are looking for an intern to support capex activities.

Your core accountabilities will include:

• Month End Closing (MEC) - GL analysis, Journal Entries (accrual posting, reclasses), Intercompany invoicing.

• Financial Planning & Analysis - planning tool usage, uploading capex forecasts, preparing analysis and explanations, result commentaries.

• Capex project accounting – supporting project capitalizations and write offs, SOX controls, supporting business in new project codes creations

Essential for the role:

• Willingness to work and develop in finance

• Interest in tasks that relate to financial roles, especially FP&A

• Understand the basics of finance (DR/CR, Journal Entries, GLs, BS, PNL, etc.)

• Numericity, accuracy, patience, drawing fast conclusions

• Good Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, i.e.vlookup, sumifs)

• Good knowledge of English (both verbal and written)

• Openness to contact with people (cooperation with people from different cultures and at different, often very high, levels of management), Team-player, good communication skills, ability to work in dynamic environment

The internship will last 12 months. 

Please remember that we work in a hybrid scheme, be prepared to work partially office based (minimum 3 days per week). 

Don’t miss your opportunity! We are waiting for you!