The Opportunity The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist Japan is responsible for leading and overseeing end-to-end accounts payable operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of invoices, expenses, and payments across the Japan business. This role plays a critical part in maintaining strong financial controls, supporting regulatory compliance, and delivering operational excellence through effective AP service delivery. Partnering closely with local and regional Finance teams, employees, vendors, and outsourced service providers, the role ensures AP processes align with company policies, local statutory requirements, and global standards. The position also supports business transformation initiatives, system enhancements, audits, and continuous improvement efforts that strengthen operational efficiency and scalability. Working within a global matrix organization, the Accounts Payable Manager serves as a trusted partner across Finance, Compliance, IT, and business functions, providing local expertise and leadership to support CSL's evolving business needs. Your Responsibilities Lead end-to-end Accounts Payable operations for Japan, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant transaction processing. Manage vendor, employee, and intercompany payment activities in accordance with company policies and local regulations. Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Compliance, IT, and outsourced service providers to ensure effective AP service delivery. Support audits, reporting, and governance requirements while maintaining a strong control environment. Drive process improvements, system enhancements, and operational excellence initiatives. Lead and develop team capabilities while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your Skills & Experience Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline 5+ years of Accounting or Accounts Payable experience, ideally within a multinational or shared services environment Solid understanding of Japanese accounting standards, tax requirements, and financial controls Experience with SAP, Concur, and Microsoft Office applications; OpenText and AppZen experience is a plus Strong stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills Proven ability to identify process improvement opportunities and drive operational excellence Accounting qualifications such as Japan Commercial Bookkeeping Level 2 and/or CPA are preferred Native-level Japanese and business-level English skills 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/. Our Benefits For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL. You Belong at CSL At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future. To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging Equal Opportunity Employer CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement. CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please click here. CSL Global Privacy Notice for Job Applicants and Candidates

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