Brand Finance Director, CVRM

Brand Finance Director, CVRM

Wilmington, DE

Finance

Hybrid Work- on average 3 days a week from office

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We're focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.

The CVRM Brand Finance Director leads and coordinates the financial resources and activities for WAINUA and LOKELMA along with other CVRM brands, managing the overall financial stewardship including financial reporting and compliance, financial forecasts, resource optimization, and business investment opportunities.

• Member of the WAINUA and LOKELMA Leadership Team's, serving as the key contact for all financial management issues.
• Provide strategic focus and input to theTA Executive Director's and leadership team members on key business decisions including strategic direction, business development, resource optimization and management, and investments cases, with focus on sales optimization, launch success, and sustained growth.
• Responsible for ensuring sales and expense forecasts and phasing are achievable and supported by valid assumptions and sensitivities required to communicate potential variability to TA and US leadership.
• Works closely with brand team to complete the various business planning cycles and to develop and implement strategic plans.
• Partner effectively with both internal and external stakeholders to drive alignment and clarity on financial and business matters.
• Accountable for monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes and associated analysis and reporting.
• Presents and communicates to Leadership the brand forecasts, performance, and potential risks/opportunities of financial submissions, including quarterly investment briefings.
• Establishes, monitors, and provides course adjustments for brand financial goals and objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement in Finance processes and capabilities and lead financial risk management and financial governance in area(s) of accountability.
• Leads business case analysis for investment opportunities including rebates, life cycle opportunities, resource changes, and business development.
• Work proactively with the business to understand future financial information needs and produce efficient solutions to meet these needs.
• Ensure compliance with SOX 404 and sound financial principles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 10 years of diversified financial experience
• Knowledge of US operating model and pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in a leadership role and confidence working with senior management
• Strong experience using Excel and Power Point
• Strong analytical ability and strategic influencing skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including oral and written
• Ability to perform in an environment that emphasizes teamwork
• Able to successfully work as a change agent in a dynamic work environment
• High degree of accuracy with attention to detail
• Proven capacity to effectively manage multiple and frequently changing priorities and meet deadlines with a high level of ownership

• MBA in Finance and/or public accounting background
• Experience in a pharmaceutical brand leadership role
• Brand knowledge and experience
• Demonstrated strong upward career trajectory, with drive, ambition, and sound judgment.
• Experience using Hyperion, SAP

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

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Date Posted 05-Jan-2026

Closing Date 04-Jan-2026

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