Senior Consultant - SAP PAPM & Analytics

Role Title: Senior Consultant - SAP PaPM & Analytics

Location: Chennai

We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

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 programme – Axial.

The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, enhanced financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient.

The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes.  This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.

The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it.  Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout.  We are aiming 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 benefit of our employees, customers and patients.

As an SAP PaPM & Analytics Consultant, you will play a key role in defining the Global template for AstraZeneca. You will be part of a wider SAP S/4HANA IT design team that will lead on defining the IT and data solution that will support the global standardised business process. This role is specifically aligned to an AZ finance capability associated with Tax processes.

What you’ll do

The SAP PaPM & Analytics Consultant supports the technical solution design for Operational Transfer Pricing and other Tax capabilities or part of a cross functional component.  The role is a key position on the Axial Programme IT design team taking a central role in defining the global design template for AstraZeneca in line with our ambition of Fit to Standard using SAP best practice as far as possible. You will be a member of a wider Axial IT Design Team that will lead on defining the IT solution that will support our global standardised business processes.   Ensuring integration between business process definition, SAP solution definition and SAP data objects definition.

In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring that the global standard solution is fully and accurately documented and tested according to project standards and will guide the core design through the required governance forums. You will work closely with IT Enterprise Business Partners, others IT Product Managers and experts across the design team to ensure that solutions are effectively integrated into a wider AstraZeneca global standard design. This will also include working with SMEs from our external partners to ensure that the AZ solution adopts standard and leading-edge technology in fulfilling business capabilities and outcomes.

As the project moves to the deployment phase you will continue to play a pivotal role in ensuring that the localisation requirements of individual operating units are properly represented in the solution, whilst retaining the integrity of a fit to standard best practice template. You will also support the deployment teams with deploying the business change journey and ensuring successful migration and cutover to the standard design for each entity. You will be a key participant in hypercare management, ensuring that any issues related to your capability are resolved in a timely and effective way.

In the role of SAP PaPM & Analytics Consultant, you will apply knowledge of SAP best practices to enable core business capability and a standard global template for your respective domain. 

PaPM is a new SAP capability and as such not all potential candidates may have the necessary skill sets.  However, if you have a good functional knowledge within the domain or experience with other technologies mentioned in this role profile, then please apply as we can support your career development.

Essential for the role

• Good functional knowledge/experience in Operational transfer pricing, financial performance and analytics and financial allocation processes

• Experience and knowledge in below SAP technologies

  • SAP PAPM

  • SAP Datasphere

• Understanding of defining the data models in PaPM, integration of finance actuals, forecasting (SAP and non-SAP systems), standard capabilities in PaPM and design of business rule

• Manage multiple data sources, data objects and integrate them effectively

• Creation and review of technical design documentation addressing user requirements

• Team player able to work across the program team and communicate in business and IT terms

• Confident to challenge the status quo and facilitate different perspectives to drive solutions

• Demonstrated personal credibility and positive energy

• Able to think out of the box, thrive in ambiguous and stressful situations

• Understanding of Cost and Revenue allocation process design and implementation

Desirable for the role

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with Business and IT areas

• Experience is one of these SAP technologies: SAP SAC, SAP HANA Modelling

• Comfortable with ambiguity and possessing an agile and open mindset.

• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise effectively to ensure project goals are achieved.

• Skilled in business operations, communications, customer and partner engagement, and internal stakeholder management

• Innovative capabilities, agile mindset requiring strategic thinking and foresight.

• Understanding of various transfer pricing calculation methods, P&L Segmentation, monitoring, true-ups process design and implementation

• Understanding of supply chains of multinationals and how they are reflected in system landscapes

• Understanding of SAP FICO, SAP SD & MM pricing

Why AstraZeneca?

At Astrazeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imaging yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and hope its yours

• If you’re curious to know more then we welcome your application no later than

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted

01-Sept-2025

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.