Finance Business Partner, Japan
CSL · Tokyo
As a member of the Finance team, the Finance Business Partner Japan, will support the Head of Finance – Japan, in managing Finance business partnering in Japan and working collaboratively with colleagues in the APAC region.
This role involves developing analysis, creating presentations to ensure alignment with both regional and global objectives. The Finance Business Partner Japan, plays a key role in enabling financial processes and delivering accurate and timely financial planning, reporting, and analysis in collaboration with the FP&A team.
Reporting to the Head of Finance Japan.
Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities
FBP & Decision Support
Support the Head of Finance in preparing financial insights, materials, and recommendations for Japan business and leadership discussions.
Develop analyses to support business decision‑making (performance trends, risks, opportunities).
Prepare structured briefing packs, management presentations, and executive summaries.
Planning, Forecasting & Reporting
Support annual budget, forecast, and outlook cycles (Revenue, Opex, FTE, Capex, Transfer Price)
Perform variance analysis (actuals vs budget / forecast), identifying key drivers and issues
Consolidate inputs from markets and ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency
Performance & KPI Analysis
Track and analyze key financial and commercial KPIs.
Support preparation of dashboards and management reports.
Assist in identifying emerging risks and opportunities across markets.
Process & Data Management
Maintain high data quality across financial models, reports, and templates.
Support continuous improvement of reporting, automation, and standardization.
Coordinate timelines, submissions, and follow‑ups across markets and FP&A teams.
Stakeholder Coordination
Act as a coordination point with country FBPs, FP&A, and finance operations teams
Act as a finance partner, providing financial expertise across various settings, including entity-wide projects, product launch preparation, unprofitable accounts, and ad-hoc initiatives
Support clear communication and follow‑up on agreed actions.
Build effective working relationships across Finance and Commercial teams
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or other Business related discipline
CPA/CA or MBA a plus
5+ years of experience in finance roles, including business partnering, financial planning, reporting, accounting operations, or related areas
Experience working in a large multinational environment
Experience supporting commercial functions is desirable (pharmaceutical industry experience is a plus)
Prior experience managing a small to medium-sized team is advantageous
Strong system and tools experience, including Microsoft Office (advanced Excel required), SAP S/4HANA, Hyperion Essbase, and Power BI
Native level Japanese with business to professional level English with clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills; a collaborative team player who can engage at all levels
Strong analytical, numerical, and business/financial acumen, with the ability to interpret and clearly explain complex concepts
Excellent organization, project, and time management skills, including priority setting and process management
High learning agility and intellectual capability, with the ability to quickly adapt and deliver with speed and quality
Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working, with strong ownership, accountability, and ability to handle ambiguity
About CSL Behring
CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.
CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.
To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.
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