Senior Manager, Accounting (Inventory)

Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, is seeking a qualified accountant to join the Dublin arm of the Group Controllers team. You will own core elements of Global COGS and Inventory reporting under IFRS, partner with Global Operations and Finance, and play a key role in manufacturing accounting, controls, and audit readiness. This is a high-impact role with visibility across Alexion Ireland and the consolidated Alexion Rare Disease Unit (RDU), with opportunities to drive process improvements and digital automation.

• Global COGS & Inventory reporting: Prepare and review month-end and quarter-end deliverables, financial analysis, and commentary for inventory and COGS under IFRS; own half-year and year-end reporting inputs for Alexion Ireland and the consolidated RDU, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistency.

• Technical accounting & policy: Determine appropriate accounting treatments for changes in facts and circumstances; track and assess policy changes impacting COGS and inventory.

• Controls & SOX compliance: Operate and enhance the SOX framework for inventory; complete assigned control procedures and reviews for inventory; monitor control design effectiveness, assessing the impact of any updates to operations.

• Oversight of Internal manufacturing: Deliver monthly variance insights (e.g., PPV, labour, overhead) and present to senior stakeholders, partnering effectively with FP&A peers.

• Standard cost management: lead annual standard cost updates and revaluation; support ad hoc costing throughout the year.

• Stakeholder partnership: Collaborate with Group Controllers, FP&A, Global Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality teams locally and globally; oversee outsourced provider to ensure accurate and timely close activities.

• Balance sheet integrity & audits: Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items; own inputs for group and statutory audits across IFRS, FRS 102, and US GAAP.

• Business enablement: Drive continuous improvement for the month-end close, embracing digital automation and AI; assist with ad hoc financial analysis and queries.

• Launch readiness: Act as a financial steward for new product launches including integration across systems, accounting, and reporting.

• Ad hoc projects: Oversee ad hoc project execution across business development, system integrations and global risk reviews.

You will need to have:

• Professional qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA (or equivalent).

• Experience: Minimum 5 years’ post-qualification/industry experience.

• Technical skills: High proficiency in Microsoft Excel; strong numeracy and attention to detail.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to constructively challenge and critically assess assumptions.

What we would prefer you to have: