Sr. Analyst, Portfolio & Development Finance (US)

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Portfolio & Development Finance, as the Senior Analyst, Portfolio & Development Finance, you will be presented with an exciting opportunity to broaden your development horizons in an area of strategic importance to the business.   You will assist with the R&D Therapeutic Areas and overall Portfolio for the Portfolio, Development & Commercialization (PD&C) group, as well as supporting the wider Finance Business Partnering requirements for CSL’s Global R&D organization. You will establish a deep understanding of global TA and PD&C strategies, evaluating global financial implications for all of them. You will provide financial support and insights toto help drive short- and long-term study goals.

This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule.  #LI-hybrid

The Role:

You will be focused on supporting the TA and Portfolio Finance groups and play a key role in the delivery of the R&D Finance Business Partner model. Core activities will include:

Financial Planning and Performance Management:

• Supporting Development & Portfolio Finance team in analyzing and reporting upon Global R&D results
• Support the financial planning and reporting requirements for overall R&D with close collaboration with the R&D Finance LT
• Assist with Monthly Financial Reviews and Quarterly planning cycles to drive deeper understanding of portfolio dynamics, financial implications and future sensitivities

Value and Insights:

• Support Development & Portfolio Finance team in preparing and presenting financial position and variance drivers as part of both month-end and planning cycles

Other Accountabilities:

• Champion the Business Partnering mind-set; support strategic decision-making across the R&D Portfolio
• Be an advocate for changes that support the R&D organization in Finance process improvement activities

You will also:

• Support the Senior Director, Development & Portfolio Finance and Associate Director, Portfolio Finance in developing and reporting upon robust analysis on movements and projections for the overall R&D Portfolio on both a short (within FY) and long-term (strategic plan) basis.
• Serve as the key point of contact for the Senior Director, Development & Portfolio Finance in ad hoc requests and projects across the R&D Portfolio, including all areas within the Portfolio & Development Finance remit.
• Contribute to or lead global or R&D specific projects as required to improve the business, Function or Finance's performance.
• Support other Portfolio & Development Finance team members on an as needed basis for ad hoc requests and analysis across all areas within the team’s remit.
• 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.
• 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.

Your Skills & Abilities:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA or other advanced degree a plus.
• 3-5 years' experience in Accounting or Finance roles, preferably with experience in budgeting and forecasting, analysis.
• Sound interpersonal skills, sound judgment, ability to influence, ability to execute globally integrated processes, strong analytical thinking, timely decision making and priority setting, ability to work cross-functionally and across all levels.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and collaborate effectively with multiple levels and cross functionally within a site.

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/.

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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.