Brookfield

The Opportunity

This is a new role resulting from CSL’s new ‘One R&D’ Operating Model and the ensuing need to optimize the R&D Finance Business Partnering team to support the unified R&D organisation across CSL. The role presents an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to broaden their development horizons in an area of strategic importance to the business. The purpose of this role will be the Lead Finance Business Partner supporting to the Strategic Operations and Global Safety business areas as well as supporting the wider Finance Business Partnering requirements for CSL’s Global R&D organisation.

Applications for all Global R&D locations welcome. 

The role holder will:

• Build strong relationships with the RDLT and their Extended Leadership Teams for the functional areas covered within the roles functional remit, covering Strategic Operations and Global Safety in support of all Finance Business Partnering requirements 
• Establish a deep understanding of global functional and TA strategy, interrelationship with the Early Development, Platform and Late-Stage Therapy Area Development programs and broader financial implications
• Provide financial guidance and insights to help drive short- and long-term portfolio goals

This role will report to the Director, R&D Finance Business Partner. Key Relationships will include:

• R&D Leadership Team Members and RDLT-1 leadership teams (including SVP Head of Strategic Operations, SVP Head of Global Safety)
• VP, Project and Portfolio Management
• Executive Director, Head of R&D Finance
• Senior Director, Finance Business Partner Late-Stage Development,
• Head of R&D FP&A COE
• Group Finance & Controlling
• Accounting Operations / Various Finance Centers of Excellence

Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

The role holder will be focused on the Strategic Operations and Global Safety functions with an increasing remit aligned to business need to take on broader Global responsibilities covering areas such as Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical and TA Strategy and play a leadership role in delivery of the R&D Finance Business Partner model through effective team deployment. Core activities will include:

Financial Planning and Performance Management

• Provide valuable insights about financial planning, forecast and expenditure with a strong focus on Project financials and OPEX spending issues
• Lead the financial planning and reporting requirements for respective global functions with close collaboration with RDLT and their Extended Leadership teams as well as respective TA/PST stakeholder
• Lead Functional Monthly Financial Reviews and Quarterly planning cycles to drive deeper understanding of business dynamics, financial implications and future sensitivities
• Organize, structure, connect, & integrate business and financial information across functions, projects to support effective decision making

Value and Insights

• Partner with Early Development, Platform and Late Stage Development Finance Business Partners and R&D Stakeholders to strengthen visibility of global function financials in support of PRM, TPIB, EPC-R&D and other governance forums
• Proactively collaborate with Corporate Finance in the development, validation and refresh of respective business case assumptions for areas within remit
• Ensure alignment of project budgets and timelines and address variance to project plan in accordance with R&D Decision Making Framework

Other Accountabilities

• Champion the Business Partnering mind-set; Serve as Primary Financial Advisor to support strategic decision-making across R&D
• Provide financial support in association with R&D integration agenda as Seqirus, Behring and Vifor R&D organizations are unified
• Support Investor Relations / Analyst half year and full-year finance reporting requirements for functional and program understanding, providing appropriate insight into the R&D portfolio, progress and performance.
• Be an advocate for changes that support the R&D organization in Finance process improvement activities

The Role:

• Provide Leaders with finance guidance and decision-making support (including regular business reviews) for strategic plans, major investment decisions, business plans and targets informed through analysis of key drivers of business and sensitivities, business cases and trends
• Support Functional requirements to develop budgets and forecasts by helping managers understand the financial impacts of their plans and decisions as well as providing advice about the Global Finance Calendar and key delivery dates.
• Provide support for OPEX Projects and reporting (with the support of Accounting Operations and FP&A as required) with additional narratives and comments to assist line managers to meet and exceed their performance targets and effectively manage the financial aspects of their projects.
• Clearly define customer needs and review both ad-hoc and routine reporting and analytics to ensure they meet internal customers' needs and are well understood.
• Liaise & co-ordinate with peers to ensure delivery of the enterprise model with consistency between global functions, ensuring shared learnings, innovation, and good practice.
• Contribute to or lead global or functional specific projects as required to improve the business, Function or Finance's performance.
• Participate in developing tools, techniques, and best practice approaches to support the ongoing development of the R&D Finance capability in support of the Finance Strategy and R&D Finance Vision
• Support the development of complex business cases and other complex business analysis and modelling to provide additional guidance and insights to senior business leaders.

Your skills and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree in Accounting Qualification preferred desirable. Professional certification (CPA/CMA) desirable.
• It is anticipated this role would have 7+ years' experience in Finance roles, with extensive experience in budgeting and forecasting, analysis, including the development of business cases in a Pharmaceutical R&D environment or similar industry.
• Sound leadership and interpersonal skills, sound judgment, ability to influence, ability to execute globally integrated processes, strong analytical thinking, ability to lead, develop and motivate others, timely decision making and priority setting, organizational agility, ability to work cross-functionally and across all levels. The position also requires the ability to build and maintain strong relationships and collaborate effectively with multiple levels and cross functionally within a site.
• Thinks Beyond - Helps teams respond to the external environment
• Build Bridges - Proactively improves cross-business collaboration
• Unleashes Outcomes - team member accountability and decision making
• Ignite Agility - Leads effective organizational change
• Inspire the Future – Ensures teams buy into the strategy

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About CSL Behring

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