About The Position
Reporting to the Manager, Planning & Reporting, Global (Above Markets), the Senior Analyst supports accurate and timely financial planning, reporting, and analysis for CSL Commercial & Medical Above Market functions, including Medical Affairs, ABCIA (Market Access/Business Excellence/Commercial Development/Insights & Analytics), International Marketing, and Tender & Tolling. The role supports financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, variance analysis, data consolidation, dashboards, and management presentations. It works closely with Finance Business Partners and stakeholders across functions and markets to provide clear financial information and support business decisions, while contributing to data quality, consistent processes, and continuous improvement. The role calls for curiosity and adaptability, including willingness to learn new tools such as AI-enabled solutions in an evolving company. This is a hybrid role requiring three days of onsite work each week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or another business-related discipline.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience in FP&A, financial planning, reporting, controlling, accounting, or a related finance role; relevant internship or graduate programme experience may also be considered.
- Basic experience supporting budgets, forecasts, month-end reporting, variance analysis, or financial data consolidation.
- Good organization and process management skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach.
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Good numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to explain financial information clearly.
- Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Time management and priority-setting skills.
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and ask for support when needed.
- Problem-solving skills and willingness to work with ambiguity.
- Curiosity about AI and new technologies and willingness to learn and use AI-enabled tools responsibly.
- Learning agility and ability to adapt quickly in an evolving company.
- Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to simplify processes.
Nice To Haves
- Professional finance qualification or MBA.
- Experience in a global role working with markets across the globe.
- Experience with financial data from different functions, countries, or legal entities.
- Experience with dashboarding and visualization software, such as Power BI.
- Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or manufacturing industry.
- Knowledge of Power BI or Analysis for Office.
Responsibilities
- Support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning activities for assigned CSL Commercial & Medical Above Market functions.
- Help maintain planning calendars, standard templates, instructions, and communications.
- Consolidate planning submissions, perform quality checks, and follow up on missing or inconsistent information.
- Support preparation of budget, forecast, and long-term plan presentations.
- Support monthly, half-year, and year-end reporting cycles.
- Consolidate and analyze financial information across functions, company codes, countries, and markets.
- Prepare budget-versus-actual and forecast variance analyses and support review of key drivers.
- Maintain financial reports, dashboards, metrics, and data visualizations.
- Support reporting commentary and deliverables for Segment and Corporate FP&A.
- Follow CSL financial policies, reporting requirements, and internal control standards.
- Support consistent financial planning and reporting processes and identify opportunities to simplify recurring activities and improve data quality.
- Contribute to automation, digitalization, AI-enabled solutions, and finance system improvements.
- Document processes and maintain templates, user guides, and shared tools.
- Work with Finance Business Partners to prepare financial analysis and management presentations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across functions, countries, and markets; communicate clearly, follow up on actions, and deliver agreed outputs on time.
- Build working relationships with global and local Finance teams.
- Take ownership of assigned deliverables, manage priorities, and adapt to changing business needs while seeking guidance when needed.
- Learn about the business, processes, systems, AI, and new technologies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
