About Astellas:
At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.
We pursue innovative science, focussing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.
We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage.
Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.
We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their care-givers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes.
Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care.
The Opportunity:
The Controls Application Support Senior Lead is a subject matter expert responsible for driving global governance and compliance through the maintenance and support of key systems such as SAP Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) and AuditBoard J-SOX Management Application (J-SOXHUB). This role ensures proper segregation of duties for financial system access provisioning and partners with multiple business functions to maintain monitoring logic in GRC Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM). The position also governs and configures J-SOXHUB to support compliance processes, workflows, and reporting.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life, so we offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues in person at the office alongside the flexibility to work from home; optimising the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the global CCM program, including alert design, monitoring, remediation oversight, and reporting.
- Ensure alignment with global internal and external audit expectations.
- Oversee master data governance within CCM (control owners and operators).
- Provide global training programs for CCM owners and operators.
- Configure and maintain dashboards and performance analytics for senior leadership.
- Manage J-SOXHUB user accounts, access rights, and role-based permissions.
- Configure J-SOXHUB elements such as control libraries and reporting frameworks.
- Identify and monitor Segregation of Duties (SoD) conflicts across SAP and legacy systems.
- Partner with IS Compliance and SAP Security to enhance access provisioning and risk mitigation.
- Maintain purchasing approval thresholds and ensure compliance with global policies.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- Strong expertise in SAP GRC (PC, AC, CCM, SoD, Access Provisioning, Master Data).
- High exposure to ERP financial systems (SAP ECC, SAP SRM, SAP S4HANA, Ariba).
- Advanced English proficiency (spoken and written).
- Strong analytical skills and ability to present data effectively.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Preferred Knowledge & Experience:
- Deep knowledge of Finance Compliance, Governance, and Controls (preferably J-SOX or SOX).
- Experience with AuditBoard SOXHUB.
Additional Information:
- This is a permanent role based in our Global Capability Centre in Warsaw, Poland and hybrid working with the expectation for some office presence. Flexibility may be required in line with business need. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.
Astellas’ Global Capability Centres – Overview
Astellas’ Global Capability Centre’s (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico.
The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands.
Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviors, and are critical enablers of the company’s strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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