Senior Consultant – Business Systems Analyst – Coupa

Role Title: Senior Consultant – Business Systems Analyst – Coupa

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 striving 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.

What you’ll do

• Business Analysis Leadership: Apply business analysis techniques and lead delivery within a global S/4HANA Finance transformation, ensuring solutions align with clear business objectives.
• Finance Capability Design: Be responsible for the design of Finance capabilities, enable seamless delivery across releases, and lead solution remediation to protect process integrity and performance.
• SAP Best Practice and Architecture: Ensure compliance with SAP best practices, maintain integrated architecture standards, and implement robust, compliant data designs that endure.
• Planning and Risk Management: Assist in project planning, proactively handle risks and interdependencies, and keep delivery on time and on budget.
• Delivery Methodologies: Organise and implement project activities using Agile or Waterfall approaches, including SAP Activate, selecting the right tool for the outcome.
• Multi-functional Solution Design: Partner with the IT Design Team to produce solution designs that meet business and multi-functional requirements without fragmenting standards.
• Global Process Alignment: Engage with Enterprise Process Owners to define IT solutions that align to standardised global processes and deliver consistent outcomes.
• Finance Process Design and Integration: Lead Finance process design during global definition, ensuring deep integration with SAP solutions and related data objects.
• Standards Development and Testing: Develop and test global standard solutions, and bring designs through governance forums and frameworks to ensure adoption and quality.
• Product and Design Integration: Work with IT Business Analysts, Product Managers, and design experts to ensure global designs are coherent, scalable, and integrated.
• Innovation with External Experts: Collaborate with partner SME to bring the best of technology and standard approaches into our solutions.
• Strategic Design Forums: Participate in cross-functional design forums to align global designs with strategic business goals and system architecture.
• Localisation within Standards: Address localisation needs during deployment while safeguarding global standardisation and maintainability.
• Documentation and Enablement: Create clear solution designs, maintain high-quality project documentation, and deliver training on relevant tools and technologies.
• Coupa Solution and Process Expertise: Apply hands-on Coupa experience to analyse, design, and support Coupa-enabled procurement and invoicing capabilities integrated with SAP S/4HANA.
• P2P and Accounts Payable Process Leadership: Bring strong end-to-end business process understanding across Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Accounts Payable (AP), including requisitioning, purchasing, goods receipt, invoicing, matching, approvals, and payment-related dependencies.
• Coupa-to-SAP Data Mapping and Validation: Define, review, and validate Coupa versus SAP field mappings for master and transactional data; establish mapping rules, identify data gaps, reconcile interface outputs, and support defect resolution through SIT and UAT.

Essential for the Role

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study or equivalent experience
• Experience applying business analysis tools, techniques, and concepts (e.g., requirements management, user-centered design, business process/product design) to deliver business change
• Experience collaborating with business partners to identify and address process/product requirements and IT needs
• Experience leading discussions, identifying and documenting business IT problem statements, business process/product design, and report requirements
• Experience working with third-party suppliers/vendors and supplier solutions/products
• Experience planning and handling resources and budgets within assigned areas
• Demonstrable hands-on experience working with Coupa, including procurement and invoicing processes and integration touchpoints with SAP.
• Strong functional understanding of end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Accounts Payable (AP) business processes, controls, and data flows.
• Prior experience mapping Coupa fields to SAP fields for master and transactional data, with responsibility for data validation, reconciliation, interface testing, and defect analysis during SIT and UAT.

Desirable for the Role

• Certification in business analysis practice (preferred)
• Experience in advising business partners across one or more functional domains within the pharmaceutical industry;
• Experience in effectively communicating with and influencing individuals at various levels (e.g., peers, managers, team members)
• Experience working within a global matrix organization, including geographically dispersed teams and partners.

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.

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. Apply now!

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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.