Associate

**Job Title: Associate**:
**Career Level: C2**

Introduction to role

Are you ready to make a difference in the world of data management? As an Associate, you'll be at the heart of transaction processing activities, ensuring detailed operations for both internal and external customers. Reporting directly to the Master Data Team Lead in Chennai, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining quality and accuracy within agreed key performance indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Your expertise will drive operational improvement initiatives and support day-to-day master data activities according to well-defined guidelines. Are you prepared to lead the charge in issue resolution and improve team efficiency?

**Accountabilities**:
In this multifaceted role, you'll support the Team Manager in optimizing the performance of the Data Management Team across vendor, customer, and finance master data areas. You'll supervise daily service delivery, handle priorities, and maintain service levels according to SLAs. When unusual circumstances arise, you'll advance them for special handling. Your keen eye for detail will help review KPI metrics and provide informative commentaries and root cause analysis for discussions with the Global Data Manager. You'll take the lead in resolving operational matters and support your team in improving efficiency.

**Essential Skills/Experience**:

- Degree in Business, Finance or any related.
- 2-5 years of experience in Account Payables / Vendor, Customer and Finance Master Data maintenance or proven understanding of Master Data.
- Proven SAP, Oracle or other ERP system understanding and data analysis knowledge.
- Proficient in the use of SAP system. Understanding SAP dictionaries especially: Vendors, Customers and Bank branches, Chart of accounts, Cost Elements and Cost Objects.
- Good communication skill and able to communicate effectively in English.
- Knowledge in visual basic and macros is an added advantage.
- Where required, proficiency in a particular foreign language.

**Desirable Skills/Experience**:

- Experience in Vendor Master Data/ Customer Master Data/ Finance Master Data
- Proven SAP, Oracle or other ERP system understanding and data analysis knowledge.
- Proficient in the use of SAP system. Understanding SAP dictionaries especially: Vendors, Customers and Bank branches, Chart of accounts, Cost Elements and Cost Objects.
- When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious 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 bold world.

At AstraZeneca, you'll be part of a dedicated distributed team that fuels our rapidly growing enterprise. We accept accountability to focus on impactful work that truly matters to the business. Our entrepreneurial spirit drives us to innovate and challenge the status quo, taking smart risks to turn ideas into reality. With countless opportunities available, you'll build an unrivaled reputation while giving to something bigger—making a difference in patients' lives through our science-led enterprise.