The Position:
As a member US Commercial Finance Team, the Director, Finance Business Partner Marketing, US Commercial Finance will collaborate with the Marketing management team to lead financial performance, improve marketing investments, and support important decisions that accelerate growth and maximize value. You will provide financial leadership, strategic insights, and partner with interdepartmental collaboration between teams to ensure understanding of financial goals and marketing strategies
Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Financial Leadership:
o Trusted advisor to VP Marketing the marketing leadership to develop marketing strategies, ensuring financial plans align with our goals.
o You are the primary finance partner to the marketing team, providing insights and guidance on budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation.
o Contribute to the development of marketing budget and forecasts, identifying opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining strategic focus.
2. Business Partnering & Decision Support:
o Provide proactive, data-driven financial insights to support critical marketing decisions.
o Be a trusted advisor to marketing leaders, offering financial recommendations on pricing, promotions, and channel strategies to maximize impact and profitability.
3. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):
o Oversee the marketing budget and forecast process, ensuring accuracy and reporting of important financial metrics.
o Provide ongoing financial analysis to monitor marketing spend and assess its effectiveness in driving outcomes.
o Develop financial measurements, tracking performance against targets, and making recommendations for adjustments as needed.
4. Collaboration:
o Provide insights into the cost structure of marketing activities, ensuring transparency and agreement across departments.
o Influence decision-making across the organization by presenting clear financial analyses and recommendations to senior leadership.
5. Support delivery of the Finance Strategy and have collective ownership for Global Finance team development projects.
o Manage without formal authority in matrix environment.
6. Internal Control:
o Provide external financial audit support at half-year and full year, including preparation of documentation and analysis, and working with auditors to provide business insight for items as requested and resolution of issues raised observing agreed timelines.
o Support ensuring that financial processes follow CSL policies and that proper controls are in place, as applicable.
7. Team Leadership & Development:
o Manage a team, providing guidance and professional development opportunities.
o Foster a collaborative environment that inspires results.
Requirements:
a. Bachelor's degree with major(s) in Finance, Accounting, or other related Business field, including Economics, Business Administration, etc. Masters in Business Administration and/or professional certification (e.g., CPA or CMA) preferred.
b. 10+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis or business analysis, in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
c. 3+ years in commercial finance in a business facing role where there is demonstrated understanding of the value chain in the US life sciences preferred.
d. Openness to explore new technology, process improvements. Collaborate with multiple levels and within a region.
e. Expert level Excel incl. data analysis functionality, good skills in other MS-Office applications; SAP S/4 and Business Intelligence / Financial Consolidation applications (e.g. BW/BI, SAP BPC, SAC) including QlikView / QlikSense / Power BI / Tableau. Model N would be advantageous.
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 to see what’s available to you as a CSL employee.
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