Head of Finance, Colombia

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the General Manager of CSL's Colombia affiliate, as the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for providing financial leadership, accounting, controlling, HR administration, reporting, management, and strategic support to our organization. This is a hybrid role, which requires some onsite work. #LI-hybrid

**The Role**:

- Maintains an accounting system to support the accurate presentation of financial information ensuring accurate and timely biannual statutory accounts are prepared in accordance with IFRS and CSL Group Finance requirements, as well as annual local accounts that are compliant with Colombian tax and accounting legislation.
- Provides analysis of sales, margins, profitability, working capital and cash flows that will facilitate the management team in driving improved performance and making sensible and informed business decisions.
- Supports Sales Area in sales and order forecasting, reporting and analysis, and manages regular period reviews with the commercial team. Approves credit lines to existing or new clients through a thoughtful and careful manner, within the applicable guidelines and thresholds. Performs regular health checks of partner wholesalers.
- Liaises with the GM and the management team to build CSL Colombia strategies including the evaluation of strategic options and projects.
- Ensures compliance with the transfer pricing framework, as established by CSL’s Transfer Pricing Group, through intercompany billings for services provided and assisting in the preparation of contemporaneous documentation.
- Responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with all tax related reporting requirements to local authorities.
- Reviews and provides input on new investment proposals, assisting in the development of business cases, and coordinating with Global finance teams to obtain approvals.
- Supports the development of the annual budget and strategic plan, and periodic forecasts through close coordination with local management and global and regional finance teams.
- Supports an environment of internal control that minimizes business risks and preserves our assets and reputation. Develops and maintains local financial policies and procedures ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations as well as CSL Group policies and procedures. Ensures all procedures and systems are in place to comply with the Colombian Pharmaceutical Code of Ethics and with Colombian Drug legislations.
- Will manage the finance team. Will be on leading and developing your finance team (external and internal when available), understanding people’s strengths and opportunities, to increase skill set and create strong succession planning both for the future of the affiliate site and potential opportunities elsewhere within the Group. Manages performance with a focus on accountability, the meeting of goals and objectives, and role modeling of CSL Values.
- Ensures productive relationships with external business partners and contractors and takes care that proper legal agreements in conjunction with outside counsel are in place: internal/external auditors, outside attorneys, banks / financial institutions, office landlord, warehouse landlord, external tax and payroll specialists and other financial consultants.
- Coordinates the purchase of equipment (Capex, Lease) and monitors costs. Coordinates implementation of local and global IT and Business Intelligence projects.
- It is also in charge to operate all activities and transactions corresponding to a small affiliate, such as processes related to Sales to Accounts Receivables, Purchasing to Accounts Payables, General Ledger and Period End Processing, Inventory Transactions, etc., receiving external support when necessary (Accounting and Finance support, Payroll, Tax and Legal advice, etc.)
- Establishes, runs, and controls all back-office functions such as absence and leave, payroll, accounts payable, travel policies, reporting, purchase orders, etc.

Pharmacovigilance and Quality Assurance: ensuring compliance with all CSL Behring Colombia and CSL global SOPs, policies, and quality system requirements as appropriate to the position including:

- Prompt reporting of all Adverse Reactions, Product Technical Complaints or Deviations according to Colombia’s defined SOPs
- Completion of required training and maintenance of personal training records
- Aiding as required in the event of a field action, as determined by the Recall team

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting and/or Finance. A minor or focus on Economics preferred. Master’s degree and/or public accounting certification preferred.
- Fluent abilities in English required.
- Experience working with external auditors required.
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience as a leader in a financial discipline or equivalent within a global matrix business environment.
- Experience in life scienc