Finance Transformation Lead (Fixed Term Contract 12 Months)

CSL; West Kirby; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Seqirus in Speke, near Liverpool, seeks a Senior Finance Transformation Lead to drive global finance transformation initiatives from concept through delivery. You will align scope, governance, and outcomes with Accounting Services and the broader finance strategy.

The role requires 7+ years in multinational finance/transformation, with 3-5 years leading teams and strong SAP experience. This 12-month Fixed Term contract is hybrid, with 3 days in the Speke office and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree desirable.
• Professional certification desirable (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• 7+ years' experience in multinational finance, shared services, transformation or change delivery.
• 3-5 years' leadership experience leading teams, projects or cross-functional workstreams.
• Experience delivering finance process transformation, operating model change, or automation initiatives.
• Experience with SAP and finance systems, with understanding of process design, controls, data flow and system-enabled change.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance transformation initiatives from concept through delivery, aligning scope, 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 management

Governance

Change management

Communication across global teams

Education

Bachelor degree in Accounting/Finance or related

MBA or related advanced degree desirable

ACA/ACCA/CIMA desirable

Tools

SAP

Job description

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

Education Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree in related field desirable
• Professional certification desirable (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Experience Requirements

• 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

This role is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per working at our office in Speke, Liverpool

The position is a 12 month Fixed Term contract and is also available to internal candidates as a secondment opportunity

About CSL Seqirus

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.

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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