Strategic Finance Partner for CMO/CDMO Operations & Costing

CSL; Bern; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Behring in Bern is seeking a Manager, CMO/CDMO Finance Business Partner to provide financial planning, performance management and decision support across Contract Manufacturing and Development activities. You will work closely with CMO/CDMO leadership and cross-functional partners to translate operational plans into clear financial insights.

The role emphasizes cost accounting, pricing visibility, and integration of finance across External Supply, Planning, R&D and Accounting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related discipline.
• Experience in Finance Business Partnering, manufacturing finance, supply chain, cost accounting or related areas.
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, modeling and business-case capabilities.
• Exposure to product costing, inventory, manufacturing economics and external supply strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand and interpret commercial contracts and supplier agreements from a Finance perspective.
• Experience working across complex, cross-functional and matrix organizations.

Responsibilities

• Support financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and performance management across the CMO/CDMO portfolio, including risks, opportunities and management reporting.
• Partner with Demand Planning, Supply Planning and Operations to ensure forecasts reflect production volumes, capacity, inventory, tech transfer timelines, launches and lifecycle assumptions.
• Read and interpret relevant commercial and manufacturing agreements, translating key contractual terms into financial implications, risks and required actions.
• Maintain visibility over pricing mechanisms, supplier commitments, milestones, payment terms, claims, settlements, accruals and true-ups.
• Support virtual plant and external manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, inventory valuation, PPV, manufacturing variances and COGS impacts.
• Analyze external manufacturing cost flows, including inventory ownership, tolling versus buy-sell arrangements, intercompany activity and legal-entity implications.
• Develop financial models and business cases supporting supplier selection, sourcing decisions, tech transfers, capacity changes, contract modifications and lifecycle transitions.
• Track and validate savings, cost avoidance, cash flow benefits and value realization from CMO/CDMO initiatives.
• Partner across CMO/CDMO, External Supply Integration, Procurement, TechOps, R&D, Planning, Accounting, Legal and Finance to provide an integrated Finance perspective.
• Improve reporting, analytics, controls and processes, increasing transparency, scalability and reducing dependency on manual or individual knowledge.

Skills

Finance Business Partnering

Manufacturing Finance

Cost Accounting

Forecasting

Financial Modeling

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related

Tools

SAP

Planning tools

Excel

Job description

CSL Behring in Bern is seeking a Manager, CMO/CDMO Finance Business Partner to provide financial planning, performance management and decision support across Contract Manufacturing and Development activities. You will work closely with CMO/CDMO leadership and cross-functional partners to translate operational plans into clear financial insights.

The role emphasizes cost accounting, pricing visibility, and integration of finance across External Supply, Planning, R&D and Accounting.