Director, Global Commercial Finance Business Partner

Skills
Analytical SkillsBusiness Case PreparationBusiness Partner RelationsCommercial FinanceContextDecision SupportLeadership
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Qualified accountant or MBA
  • 12+ years progressive finance experience including senior business partnering roles
  • Strong life sciences business understanding
  • Proven ability to influence and challenge senior leaders
  • Proactivity and curiosity mindset
  • Ability to lead within a complex cross-matrixed organization
  • Strong commercial judgement enterprise mindset and leadership presence

Nice to have

  • Influential
  • Strategic thinker
  • Commercially astute
  • Curious
  • Collaborative
  • Confident

Day to day

  • Serve as the lead Finance adviser to Function Heads and senior leadership teams
  • Embed finance into strategic and operational decisions through insight challenge and recommendation
  • Own financial planning forecasting and performance for the function across multiple regions and business units
  • Lead performance discussions decision support and governance to improve outcomes and strengthen accountability