Axial Data Lead

**Axial Data Lead - Record to Report**

Luton / Warsaw / Lisbon

**The Axial Programme (Global S/4HANA implementation)**

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large scale transformation of the IT landscape by the replacement of current ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems with one global solution.

Our current technology is used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This programme provides the opportunity for real transformation and to shape the way of working globally for many years to come.

This programme requires the best. Whether it be the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. The programme seeks to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefits of its employees and patients.

**Introduction to role**

The Axial Data Lead - Record to Report is responsible for coordinating on all business data requirements within the S/4 HANA design and deployment process, along with defining and documenting the S/4 Enterprise Data Standards and ensuring that existing SAP ECC data is fit for purpose at the point of migration to S/4 HANA.

The role is aligned to the Enterprise Process Owner (EPO) Record to Report (R2R) and is responsible for owning the relationship between the Axial Data and Analytics organisation and the EPO team. Proactively engaging with the wider business (including Global Finance Services, Data Offices, Governance Forums and local Sites) to ensure that the S/4 data design meets business requirements, aligns to SAP standard where possible and that S/4 data can be used with confidence achieving a Quality Core at go-live.

**Accountabilities**

Land S/4HANA target state business data standards by providing data leadership, stewardship and data expertise into the global process design cycles. Ensuring process designs align with S/4HANA data best practice concepts and that process data requirements are collected and consolidated into robust data documentations managed appropriately during interim state.
- Lead the definition, documentation and implementation of S/4 Enterprise Data standards related to Record to Report (R2R), including master data, reference data and metadata - confirming the business context and ensuring approval in accordance with defined data governance. To include the development of conceptual models, business glossary and ontologies.
- Collect and share relevant as-is data structures and harmonisation assessments alongside best practice to-be Data Design proposals and feed into the Global Design process where useful.
- Involvement in defining the change journey from current to future state data design including completion of change impact assessments and outline of critical use case examples.
- Assist the Axial Data Governance team in the creation of effective global procedures to ensure that each data asset in the R2R context, is governed throughout its lifecycle.

Ensure data readiness at Axial go-live through leading the data localisation within the R2R domain enabling migration and steering the data quality approach, interim state, and the ongoing management of data to ensure that it remains fit for purpose post deployment.
- Lead R2R related data localisation and transformation activities by integrating closely with the local site and GFS teams educating on new Axial data standards and driving out relevant data collections and definition.
- Provide support to the data migration processes, providing necessary business inputs and co-ordinating pre and post load business sign offs.
- Assist & contribute to the development of the S/4 Cleanse and Migrate strategy and execution approaches and plans and support and contribute to the cleanse and enrichment execution.
- Act as the gate keeper for overarching R2R data policies during Axial deployments ensure all data within R2R data domain aligns with the Axial Data Governance Framework, AZ Global Data Standards and overarching R2R EPO process standards.
- Support relationship with current business data capability to ensure that S/4 design and the wider enterprise data design remain aligned (to include support of interim state).

**Essential Skills / Experience**
- Qualified Accountant with significant experience and expertise in Record-to-Report (R2R)