Finance Transformation Lead

CSL Seqirus; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Seqirus is seeking a Transformation Lead to drive finance transformation initiatives across Accounting Services, translating strategic objectives into structured programmes that improve close effectiveness, strengthen controls and enable scalable, standardised global ways of working.

You will partner with Finance, Technology, Shared Services and in-country stakeholders to shape, mobilise and deliver change, ensuring benefits are realised and embedded into sustainable operating practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• MBA or related advanced degree desirable.
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA certification desirable.
• 7+ years' relevant experience in multinational finance, shared services, transformation or change delivery environment.
• 3-5 years' demonstrated leadership experience leading teams, projects or cross-functional workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance transformation initiatives from concept through delivery, aligning scope, priorities, governance and outcomes to Accounting Services and global finance strategy
• Develop and maintain transformation roadmaps, delivery plans, milestones, risks and dependencies across process, people, data and technology workstreams
• Drive global standardisation, simplification and automation of close and accounting processes, ensuring solutions are scalable, controlled and aligned to global policy
• Partner with Financial Controllers, Technology and business stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities, define future-state processes and secure alignment on change impacts
• Establish robust programme governance, including status reporting, decision forums, issue management, stakeholder engagement and escalation routes
• Lead change adoption activities, ensuring the Close Operations team understand new processes, roles, controls and ways of working
• Define and track transformation benefits, performance indicators and control improvements to demonstrate measurable value and sustained outcomes
• Support delivery of digital enablement, system enhancements and data quality improvements that improve close efficiency, visibility and decision-making
• Provide leadership to 8 direct reports through coaching, prioritisation, resource planning and performance management
• Lead co-ordination and delivery of external and internal audit requests

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Process improvement

Change management

Business partnering

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor degree in Accounting/Finance

MBA or related advanced degree desirable

ACA/ACCA/CIMA certification desirable

Tools

SAP

Finance systems

ERP systems

Job description

The role is accountable for leading finance transformation initiatives across Accounting Services, translating strategic objectives into structured programmes of work that improve close effectiveness, strengthen controls, simplify processes and enable scalable, standardised global ways of working. The Transformation Lead will partner with Finance, Technology, Shared Services and in-country stakeholders to shape, mobilise and deliver change, ensuring benefits are realised and embedded into sustainable operating practices.,

• Lead finance transformation initiatives from concept through delivery, aligning scope, priorities, governance and outcomes to Accounting Services and global finance strategy
• Develop and maintain transformation roadmaps, delivery plans, milestones, risks and dependencies across process, people, data and technology workstreams
• Drive global standardisation, simplification and automation of close and accounting processes, ensuring solutions are scalable, controlled and aligned to global policy
• Partner with Financial Controllers, Technology and business stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities, define future-state processes and secure alignment on change impacts
• Establish robust programme governance, including status reporting, decision forums, issue management, stakeholder engagement and escalation routes
• Lead change adoption activities, ensuring the Close Operations team understand new processes, roles, controls and ways of working
• Define and track transformation benefits, performance indicators and control improvements to demonstrate measurable value and sustained outcomes
• Support delivery of digital enablement, system enhancements and data quality improvements that improve close efficiency, visibility and decision-making
• Provide leadership to 8 direct reports through coaching, prioritisation, resource planning and performance management
• Lead co-ordination and delivery of external and internal audit requests
• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree in related field desirable
• Professional certification desirable (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), 7+ years' relevant experience in a multinational finance, shared services, transformation or change delivery environment
• 3-5 years' demonstrated leadership experience leading teams, projects or cross-functional workstreams
• Experience delivering finance process transformation, operating model change, continuous improvement or automation initiatives
• Experience in a global scientific/pharmaceutical industry or shared service environment highly desirable.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and communicating transformation impacts across diverse global teams
• Experience with SAP and finance systems, with an understanding of process design, controls, data flow and system-enabled change
• Proven ability to deliver complex initiatives to tight deadlines while maintaining strong governance, risk management and stakeholder confidence
• CSL Seqirus is part of CSL. As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world, CSL Seqirus is a major contributor to the prevention of influenza globally and a transcontinental partner in pandemic preparedness. With state-of-the-art production facilities in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, CSL Seqirus utilizes egg, cell and adjuvant technologies to offer a broad portfolio of differentiated influenza vaccines in more than 20 countries around the world.