The Opportunity:
Reporting to the Executive Director, Enabling Functions Finance & Finance Innovation, as the Director, Finance Business Partner, HR & CEA, you will be a member of the Enabling Functions (EF) Finance Leadership team and you will lead the Finance Business Partnering (FBP) support for the HR and CEA functions, partnering with the business in achieving their strategic goals by providing financial guidance, insights and decision support on core activities and financial performance. You will also help to manage costs and find potential savings, evaluate initiatives, identify opportunities and helping to manage risks. You will also be the single point of contact for finance topics for the business.
The Role:
1. Lead financial analysis, insights and decision support for the HR & CEA functions on core activities and financial performance to achieve business outcomes that drive sustainable and profitable growth, as well as provide guidance in evaluating initiatives, identifying risks and opportunities.
2. Lead the HR & CEA functional operating expense annual budget and quarterly forecast processes, including assessment of risks and opportunities to meet financial and business objectives.
3. Deliver agreed KPIs and reporting to the HR & CEA leaders by providing accurate, timely and insightful financial analysis, projections, gaps and commentary to support decision-making.
4. Oversee business partner support to the HR & CEA sub-function teams, including the delivery of accurate, timely and insightful financial analysis and commentary to support decision-making.
5. Support the HR & CEA GLG leaders and their leadership teams as the trusted strategic finance business partner, actively participating as part of the HRLT and CEALT, building relationships with the leadership team and being the single point of contact for Finance topics.
6. Support the EF Finance digital transformation efforts including report standardisation and automation, and data visualisation, through the identification of opportunities for improvements.
7. Take a leading role in building collaboration across the broader EF Finance team to help drive standardisation, consistency and efficiency in financial processes across the Enabling Functions team.
8. Lead, motivate and develop team members including effective long-term talent development and succession planning, mentoring, assessing capabilities and training, and manage performance with a focus on meeting service agreements to continuously enhance the support to Finance, while role modelling CSL Values.
Your Skills & Abilities:
9. Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree desirable.
10. Professional certification (CPA/CA) preferred.
11. 10+ years' experience in accounting and finance, including experience working in a global environment and managing people and processes..
12. Demonstrated leadership experience including influencing senior management and critical stakeholders.
13. Strong leadership, team-building, and coaching skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
14. Ability to build partnerships, influence decisions and work collaboratively.
15. Passionate, curious, and creative, with an innovative mindset, a willingness to learn and ability to drive change.
16. Excellent problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities.
17. Results focused with strong analytical thinking skills.
18. Maintain flexibility and continually evolve to meet changing business needs.
19. Demonstrates persistence in achieving objectives in the face of challenges.
20. Self-starter who can remain focused and on tasks with minimal direction and can make timely decisions.
21. Ability to execute globally integrated processes .
22. The position also requires the ability to build and maintain strong relationships and collaborate effectively with multiple levels across Finance.
Travel Requirements:
23. Domestic and International travel may be required from time to time.
Our Benefits
CSL Seqirus is committed to attracting and retaining world-class employees who are valued for their contributions to achieving business objectives.