The Opportunity:
Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance Business Partner US, as the Associate Director, Finance Business Partner , you will be a member of the US Commercial Finance Team and act as a strategic advisor to the US Commercial leadership team. You will drive value creation through actionable insights, financial stewardship, and business partnership. You will influence decision-making by providing forward-looking analysis, challenging assumptions, and ensuring alignment of financial strategy with business objectives. You will ole collaborate extensively with Marketing, Market Access Accounts, Sales, Strategic Pricing & Contracting, and Patient Experience teams to deliver integrated financial support.
This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule. #LI-hybrid
The Role:
Strategic Business Partnering - Serve as a trusted advisor to senior commercial leaders, providing financial leadership that shapes strategy and supports execution of US business objectives.
Decision Support & Insight - Translate financial data into meaningful insights; challenge business assumptions; present options and scenarios that guide resource allocation and investment choices.
Performance Management - Track and interpret KPIs, ensuring commercial performance is aligned with strategic and financial objectives. Deliver clear narratives and story behind the numbers.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning - Lead planning cycles, ensuring robust forecasting, sensitivity analyses, and scenario modeling. Align forecasts with market dynamics and strategic priorities.
Efficiency & Value Creation - Identify opportunities for operational efficiency, cost optimization, and value creation across the commercial value chain.
Data, Systems & Analytics - Champion use of digital finance tools (SAP, SAC, BI platforms, Qlik, Tableau, Power BI). Enable data-driven decision making and drive adoption of analytics.
Governance & Controls - Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and audit standards. Provide oversight during external audits.
Finance Strategy - Support delivery of the Finance Strategy and have collective ownership for Global Finance team development initiatives. Effectively manage without formal authority in matrix environment.
Change Leadership - Act as a catalyst for change, promoting innovation in processes, systems, and ways of working across finance and the commercial organization.
Your Skills & Abilities:
Bachelor's degree with major(s) in Finance, Accounting, or other related Business field, including Economics, Business Administration, etc. MBA and/or professional certification (e.g., CPA or CMA) preferred.
10+ years in financial planning & analysis, business partnering, or commercial finance roles, ideally within pharmaceuticals or life sciences.
At least 3 years in commercial finance or a business facing role.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and translate complex data into actionable insights.
Proven track record of driving business performance and delivering financial impact in a matrix environment.
Expert in Excel and proficient in MS Office.
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4, SAP BPC, SAC, BW/BI, Qlik, Tableau, or Power BI; Model N a plus.
Strong analytical, storytelling, and presentation skills.
Intellectually curious, agile, and results-oriented.
Skilled at building collaborative, trust-based relationships across all levels of the organization.
Travel Requirements:
Domestic and International travel may be required from time to time.
Our Benefits
CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.
Please take the time to review our benefits site (https://www.cslbenefits.com/csl/candidates) to see what's available to you as a CSL employee.
About CSL Behring
CSL Behring (http://cslbehring.com/) 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 (http://www.cslplasma.com) . Our parent company, CSL (https://www.csl.com/) , headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.
We want CSL to reflect the world around us
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. Learn more Inclusion and Belonging | CSL (https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging) .
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