Global Consolidation Lead – IFRS & Statutory Reporting

CSL; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work from Liverpool 3 days/week

Job summary

CSL Seqirus is seeking a senior accounting leader to co-lead the Account-to-Report function and oversee global consolidation activities for a diverse portfolio. You will drive accurate statutory reporting, support external audits, and partner with Group Reporting, Tax, Treasury and finance leadership.

The role involves leading a team, delivering month-end to year-end closes, and guiding finance transformation initiatives, including SAP migration and planning system changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification required.
• 7+ years' experience in financial accounting, consolidation, statutory reporting and audit.
• 3+ years of proven experience leading finance teams and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with consolidation systems preferred (SAP, HFM/Hyperion desirable).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management capabilities.
• Demonstrated success in finance transformation, process improvement and implementation of financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead global consolidation activities for Vifor entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting under IFRS and Group reporting requirements across HFM/Hyperion and Finance Core.
• Reconcile balance sheet and cash flow consolidation results between HFM and Finance Core, investigating and resolving variances.
• Support the Financial Planning and Analytics team to review financial results.
• Own and oversee month-end, quarter-end, half-year and year-end close activities.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of financial information submitted to Group Reporting and other corporate stakeholders.
• Co-lead consolidated balance sheet planning, ensuring data is consistent across relevant systems.
• Support strategic finance transformation projects, including the migration of Vifor to Behring SAP in 2027 through Project UNIFY, the transition from HFM/Hyperion to Finance Core, and the adoption of the new planning system through Project Spark in 2026.
• Lead the Account-to-Report team in the preparation, review and filing of statutory financial statements.
• Oversee and provide guidance on technical accounting assessments and key accounting judgements, including impairment reviews, provisions and complex accounting matters.
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements and evolving accounting standards, supported by external service providers where applicable.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of accounting professionals, fostering a high-performance and continuous improvement culture.
• Manage performance, objective setting, succession planning and development activities for direct reports, and provide guidance to indirect reports.
• Support team capability building, including digital upskilling, automation and adoption of new technologies.
• Allocate resources effectively to ensure delivery of key reporting, audit and project deadlines.
• Act as a key finance partner to Tax, Treasury, Group Reporting, Shared Services and senior finance leadership.
• Provide clear, practical insight on consolidation, statutory reporting and accounting matters to support effective decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support timely resolution of reporting, audit and compliance matters.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment across the Vifor Account-to-Report and consolidation processes and support remediation of identified control weaknesses and process risks.
• Drive compliance with CSL accounting policies, IFRS requirements and applicable control frameworks.

Skills

Strong analytical

Problem-solving

Project management

Financial controls

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline

ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification

7+ years' experience in financial accounting, consolidation, statutory reporting and audit

3+ years of proven experience leading finance teams and managing complex stakeholder relationships

Experience with consolidation systems (SAP, HFM/Hyperion desirable)

Tools

SAP

HFM/Hyperion

Job description

CSL Seqirus is seeking a senior accounting leader to co-lead the Account-to-Report function and oversee global consolidation activities for a diverse portfolio. You will drive accurate statutory reporting, support external audits, and partner with Group Reporting, Tax, Treasury and finance leadership.

The role involves leading a team, delivering month-end to year-end closes, and guiding finance transformation initiatives, including SAP migration and planning system changes.