Job Description

We are currently looking for Finance Planning and Forecasting Analyst who will provide planning & forecasting support to either the Planning & Forecasting Lead or in-market Finance Director. You will also be responsible for challenging and finalising the monthly and annual forecasts for the market as well as preparing monthly management reports for the in-market FD to evaluate performance. You are also responsible to coordinate and consolidate financial forecasting information, ensuring that managerial financial reporting is performed, in time and in the forms required by Corporate guidelines, facilitating managerial decision making.

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support on in-market annual budget and communicate them to in-market finance team
• Responsible for the preparation of Opex, A&P and cash flow forecast
• Creating, updating and maintaining financial models to provide detailed monthly and quarterly forecasts for the market
• Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance (including price volume)
• Preparing internal management reports (e.g. DRM, MPR) for executive leadership and supporting their decision making
• Responsible to work with in-market finance team to finalise plan/forecasts/management reports
• Responsible for managing the core commercial cycle and plan activities
• Supporting ad hoc requests from in-market finance team or the FD
• Participate and support continuous improvement initiatives

Why you?

We look for people who appreciate the importance of safety and quality and strive to continuously improve our performance and practices. We work in an open and transparent environment so you'll be someone who treats others with respect and integrity - as you will be treated yourself.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with:

• University degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline, CPA/ACCA/CA/MBA desirable
• Minimum 3 - 5 years of relevant working experience
• Budgeting, forecasting and reporting experience required
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skill and attention to detail
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure and meet tight deadline

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

*LI-GSK

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We're committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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