Director, Global Commercial Finance Business Partner

The Director, Finance Business Partner is a senior Finance leader accountable for strategic finance business partnering to Global Commercial. The role supports Function Heads and leadership teams by embedding financial insight, challenge, and enterprise perspective into function‑level strategy, prioritisation, and execution decisions.

The Director actively shapes outcomes within the function, influencing priorities, trade‑offs, and resource deployment, while operating within established enterprise frameworks, governance and leading effectively across a cross‑matrixed organization to align stakeholders and drive outcomes.

The role is expected to translate strategy into financially sound decisions and to strengthen the quality of financial thinking across the function.

​​Finance Business Partnering

• ​Act as the lead Finance adviser to Function Heads and senior leadership teams
• ​Embed Finance into function‑level strategic and operational decision‑making through insight, challenge, and recommendation
• ​Provide financial leadership for a global [function] with responsibility for a budget of $X across multiple regions/business units
• ​Own the financial planning, forecasting, and performance outcomes for the function, ensuring delivery against financial targets and alignment with enterprise objectives
• ​Build strong senior‑level relationships to influence priorities and outcomes within the function
• ​ Represent Finance perspectives within the function and promote alignment with broader enterprise objectives

​Performance Management & Insight

• ​Lead senior‑level performance discussions focused on function and portfolio performance, drivers, risks, and opportunities
• ​Provide forward‑looking insight to support improved outcomes and corrective action
• ​Drive cost discipline, productivity, and value optimisation within the function
• ​Escalate material risks and opportunities where enterprise alignment or intervention is required

​Decision Support & Analysis

• ​Lead financial evaluation of significant function‑level initiatives and investments
• ​Frame options, trade‑offs, and implications to support senior leadership decisions
• ​Ensure recommendations are supported by robust analysis and transparent assumptions
• ​Influence decisions by shaping alternatives within the function’s strategic context

​Financial Governance & Controls

• ​Apply and enforce financial governance frameworks to ensure disciplined decision‑making
• ​Review and challenge business cases and investment proposals within the function
• ​Ensure compliance with Finance policies, controls, and approval requirements
• ​Strengthen accountability and transparency within the functional decision process

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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• ​Qualified accountant or MBA
• ​Typically, 12+ years’ progressive finance experience, including senior business partnering roles
• ​Strong life‑sciences business understanding (e.g. R&D, Tech Ops, Commercial, or regulated environments)
• ​Proven ability to influence and challenge senior leaders with confidence and credibility
• ​Proactivity and curiosity mindset
• ​Demonstrated ability to lead and influence effectively within a complex, cross‑matrixed organization
• ​Strong commercial judgement, enterprise mindset, and leadership presence

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