Head of Finance

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Finance, Behring Commercial, as the Head of Finance, US Commercial, you will be a member of the US Business Leadership team, and assume a strategic role in the management of the region by enabling the business to develop, execute and achieve its financial and operational goals by providing decision support and financial counsel including:

• Maximizing net revenue and profitability
• Ensuring disciplined investment decisions
• Strengthening financial visibility and predictability
• Enabling the business to achieve sustained, high-quality growth

You will play a vital role in guiding and supporting the financial success of CSL Behring and CSL Vifor’s activities in the business unit’s largest and most complex market.

You are required to possess a unique combination of financial expertise, industry knowledge, strategic thinking, leadership skills, and a proven track record to effectively partner with their commercial teams and drive growth in a highly regulated and dynamic industry.

This is a hybrid role, requiring three (3) days of onsite work weekly.#LI-hybrid

The Role

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering

• Lead the finance strategy and business partnering activities in collaboration with the GM to successfully achieve business objectives.
• Provide financial guidance, advice, and decision support to Commercial Functions and leaders, including recurring business reviews.
• Collaborate closely with USCO leadership to provide financial insights and support the development and execution of business strategies.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the US ComOps team, understanding their objectives, challenges, and opportunities.
• Analyze and evaluate alternate financial plans to support the organization's objectives and provide sound financial decision-making.
• Drive capital allocation decisions; evaluate ROI of investments and manage frameworks to optimize spend productivity and portfolio prioritization

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the development of annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-term financial models
• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, providing actionable recommendations to enhance financial performance.
• Lead G2N processes including forecasting, analysis and governance ensuring accurate and IFRS/GAAP compliant revenue recognition

Financial Performance Management

• Lead the development and implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) to effectively monitor and measure financial performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and refine non-financial performance targets, continuously monitoring and evaluating performance.
• Work closely with USCO team to identify and address gaps or risks to achieving financial objectives, offering proactive counsel to optimize outcomes.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making by providing enabling insights and recommendations.

Strategic Decision Support

• Provide financial guidance and analysis to support in strategic decision-making, including market entry, product launches, pricing strategies, product & resource allocations, and expansion plans within the region in collaboration with CSLB CoE matrix teams.
• Work closely with other departments (PAGA, Tax, etc.) to understand the financial implications of changes in public policy (e.g., healthcare reform) on the business.
• Participate as required in business development activities.
• Advise on alternate financial plans and the potential impact of current and future laws and regulations.

Financial Controls and Risk Management

• Maintain robust financial controls and risk management practices to safeguard the integrity of financial data based on the Global Financial Control Framework and Risk Management.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks associated with US ComOps.

Projects, Processes & Technology and Operational Excellence

• Work with US ComOps and CSL Finance to ensure business process excellence to identify business needs in information analysis, business systems, and decision-making support.
• Participate in regional, global functional, and cross-functional process and technology projects that drive productivity and deliver operational excellence.

Leadership and Team Development

• As a member of USLT and CSLB FLT, drive enhancements to the Finance Strategy and have shared ownership for Global Finance team development initiatives.
• Provide guidance, leadership, and supervision of staff, including performance management and talent/career development.
• Effectively manage and influence without formal authority in a matrixed environment.
• Cultivate talent and take proactive steps to secure future talent, ensuring a pipeline for the ‘One CSL’ teams.

Your Skills & Abilities

• BS, Business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• MBA preferred; CPA/CMA desirable.
• 12+ years’ relevant experience in a Pharma/biotech environment.
• Understanding of US pharma commercial environment including value chain from manufacturer to patient
• Demonstrated ability to manage and influence executive leadership and to foster a culture of agile decision-making in a matrixed environment.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas.

We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

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You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.