Manager, Accounting

Job Title: Manager, Accounting Introduction to role: Are you ready to lead intercompany accounting that underpins fast, accurate financial decisions for therapies that change lives? As Manager, Accounting in Bangalore, you will build the integrity of our global results, bringing rigor and clarity to complex flows across our rare disease portfolio. Your work will help leadership allocate resources with confidence and keep our focus on patients who need us most. Embedded in a high-performing Controllers community and reporting to the Associate Director, Accounting, you will partner with Finance, Supply Chain, Tax, and Operations teams worldwide. You will drive a strong control environment, elevate the quality of IFRS reporting, and turn data into concise, decision-ready commentary. How would you use your expertise to simplify complexity and influence outcomes across borders? Accountabilities: Monthly Close Excellence: Manage assigned activities as part of the monthly accounting close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of deliverables. External Delivery Oversight: Oversee outsourced service providers and ensure all assigned deliverables are completed in line with timelines and quality expectations. Intercompany Trade Governance: Manage trade-related activities between group entities for appropriateness. SOX Controls and Compliance: Operate within the SOX controls framework, completing assigned control procedures and maintaining compliance across the accounting area. Decision-Ready Reporting: Prepare commentary for semi-annual consolidated results for the rare disease unit, highlighting drivers, risks, and opportunities. Audit and Tax Support: Support group and local statutory audit requirements, as well as tax-related requests, including support for US GAAP financial reporting where required. Continuous Improvement: Participate in finance-related projects and support continuous improvement initiatives across the Controllers organization to streamline processes and strengthen controls. Legal Entity Lifecycle: Support legal entity accounting activities, including step plans, new entity set-up, mergers, and liquidations. Collaborator Partnership: Build and maintain positive relationships across functions, proactively managing expectations and influencing decision-making with data-driven narratives. Essential Skills/Experience: Working towards your professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent A minimum of 5 years of industry experience Strong numeracy, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail Strong verbal and written communication skills High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel Desirable Skills/Experience: A demonstrated curiosity and the ability to learn quickly Strong understanding of IFRS and US GAAP accounting principles Experience in a multinational pharmaceutical or broader life sciences environment Exposure to SAP and Power BI Strong ownership and accountability Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines Confidence working across global teams and collaborators A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach Commitment to strong controls, accuracy, and process excellence Why AstraZeneca: Here, finance is a strategic partner to science and operations, connecting the dots between complex intercompany activity and decisions that help bring medicines to people with rare conditions. You will join a diverse, inclusive, and kind community that values different perspectives and puts unexpected teams in the same room to spark bold thinking. We combine the agility of a biotech approach with the reach of a global company. This means your ideas can scale, and your craft will deepen through real collaboration and tailored growth. We value kindness alongside ambition, because the stakes for patients demand both. Call to Action: Share your CV today to own intercompany results end-to-end and turn precision accounting into life-changing impact! Date Posted 29-May-2026 Closing Date 06-Jun-2026 Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact accommodations@Alexion.com. Alexion participates in E-Verify. For over three decades, patients and their caregivers have been at the center of everything we do. Every day, we are inspired to follow the science and think differently to create better outcomes for them and their families. Our mission is driven by understanding who they are as unique individuals, not solely defined by their diseases. We’re a leading rare disease company with a diversified projects. Our pioneering legacy in rare diseases is rooted in being the first to translate the complex biology of the complement system into transformative medicines over the past three decades. Today, we continue to push the boundaries of science and deepen our understanding of rare diseases with patient-centricity at the core. This knowledge allows us to innovate and evolve into new areas where needs are unmet and provide an opportunity to help people fully live their best lives.