Sr. Manager, Corporate Finance

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating, and one day curing, life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, we are developing advanced cell therapies across a diverse array of technology platforms, including autologous and allogenic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell, T-cell receptor (TCR-T), and natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy. From our three R&D sites around the world, we apply these innovative technologies to pursue the discovery of safe, efficacious and cutting-edge therapeutics for patients worldwide.  

Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Janssen, one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, to jointly develop and commercialize ciltacabtagene autolecuel (cilta-cel). Our strategic partnership is designed to combine the strengths and expertise of both companies to advance the promise of an immunotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

 

Legend Biotech is seeking Sr. Manager, Corporate Finance as part of the Department team based in Location. 

Role Overview

Corporate finance is an area that helps make holistic, strategic operational finance decisions with Legend’s executive team. This role will work closely with the FP&A financial teams supporting the business units to consolidate financials at operating entity and consolidation level for the Chief Financial Officer and VP, IR and Finance. This will also include supporting financial due diligence for potential business development transactions

Key Responsibilities  

• Responsible for coordinating and preparing actual, latest estimate, forecast and business plan financial projections for balance sheet, working capital and income statement at operating entity and consolidation level. Accountable for creating the process for consolidation and standardization reports in One Stream.
• Work with Treasury and Investor Relations to develop and routinely update cash forecasting projections and support financial modelling
• Responsible for preparing the Audit Committee and Board quarterly actual financial performance presentations, work with External Reporting, Accounting and FP&A to consolidate information. Create a standard process, leverage One Stream to help automate the process and preparation of slides.
• Improve SAP reporting system OneStream to streamline monthly reporting process
  
• Provide guidance and timeline expectations to FP&A teammates to ensure on track budgeting or reporting processes
• Prepare executive level presentation and provide insightful analysis for key stakeholders.
  
• Participate in internal and external audit reviews and process walkthroughs as needed.
  
• Designing, developing and implementing methods and strategies to continually improve processes.
  
• Support month-end close activities as needed.
• Exercises independent judgment in analyzing complex financial data to support strategic business decisions
  
• Leads financial modeling and scenario planning to evaluate investment opportunities, capital allocation, and risk mitigation strategies
  
• Partners with cross-functional teams align financial insights with operational goals
  
• Recommends improvements to financial processes, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics to enhance decision-making across the organization
  
• Supports Legend Leaders on key financial trends, forecasts, and strategic implications
  
• Drives decision-making through data-backed insights, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and financial discipline

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; a major in Accounting or Finance preferred.
  
• MBA or advanced degrees preferred but not required.
• A minimum of 8-12 years of progressive corporate finance, FP&A, business partnering or accounting experience in a matrix environment.
• Prior life sciences industry experience is preferred.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel & PowerPoint) required; Excellent data management and reporting skills required.
  
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and financial planning tools (e.g., OneStream, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights)
  
• Experience in designing and developing interactive dashboards using Power BI preferred

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