R&D Analyst, Seqirus FP&A

CSL Vifor; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Seqirus FP&A Analyst role at CSL Vifor consolidates budgets and forecasts across the unified R&D organisation, owns the master data and planning system, and turns results into actionable insights for Finance Business Partners and R&D leaders.

This hybrid position is onsite three days a week in Maidenhead or Liverpool, reporting to the Senior Manager, FP&A - Commercial and R&D, with exposure to planning cycles, cost centre hierarchies and system ownership.

Qualifications

• A degree in finance, accounting, economics or related discipline.
• Experience in FP&A, budgeting and forecasting in a multinational or matrixed organisation is desirable.
• Experience administering a financial planning system, including hierarchies and master data.

Responsibilities

• Consolidating budgets and forecasts for the R&D organisation, supporting planning presentations and resolving issues as they arise.
• Analysing R&D expenses by function, account, FTE and major expenditure during budget and forecast cycles.
• Acting as global owner of the R&D financial planning system, including cost centre hierarchies and user access.
• Reporting actual performance against budget and forecast and supporting planning cycles.
• Identifying new reports with Business Partners and contributing to FP&A improvements.
• Handling ad hoc analyses and data requests and providing back-up to the Partner team.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Explain variance drivers clearly

Proficiency in reporting tools

Education

Finance/economics/accounting degree

Tools

Reporting tools

Data visualisation tools

Job description

The Role

As Analyst in the Seqirus FP&A group, reporting to the Senior Manager, FP&A - Commercial and R&D, you will consolidate budgets and forecasts across that unified organisation. You will also own the master data and planning system that the numbers depend on, and turn results into analysis that Finance Business Partners and R&D leaders can act on. The role combines rigorous consolidation work with a real say in how R&D's performance is reported and understood.

Hybrid (onsite 3 days a week) in Maidenhead or Liverpool

Why it matters

Research and development is where long-term commitments get made. Programmes run for years, late-stage trials are expensive, and decisions to fund, accelerate or stop a programme depend on financial information that is accurate, timely and comparable across the organisation.

What You'll Be Responsible For

You will be the central point for R&D Finance's month-end results, forecasts, budgets and strategic plan submissions to Group Finance and other internal customers. You will work closely with the Global R&D Finance Business Partners and the wider FP&A Community of Practice across CSL.

• Consolidating budgets and forecasts across the R&D organisation, supporting planning presentations and resolving issues as they arise
• Analysing R&D expenses by function, account, FTE and major expenditure during budget and forecast cycles, and working with Business Partners to explain the drivers behind spend and variances
• Acting as global owner of the R&D financial planning system, including cost centre hierarchies, active GL accounts, user security, system issues and user support
• Reporting actual performance against budget and forecast, and supporting reporting throughout each planning cycle
• Identifying new and better reports with the Business Partners, retiring obsolete ones, and contributing to Seqirus FP&A improvement initiatives
• Handling ad hoc analyses and data requests, and providing back-up to the Business Partner team on planning requirements

Experience Required

• A degree in finance, accounting, economics or a related discipline
• Some experience in FP&A, budgeting and forecasting, ideally in a multinational or matrixed organisation is desirable
• Some experience administering a financial planning system, including hierarchies, master data and user access
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to explain variance drivers clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Proficiency in reporting and data visualisation tools
• Exposure to R&D or pharma/biotech finance is desirable