Job Description

The purpose of your role is to lead the GSK financial planning and forecasting processes in order to:

• Manage the quarterly update processes and perform business analysis to formalize the company forecast revisions and manage the delivery of external earnings guidance
• Partner with the businesses and coordinate their plan/update submission and sign off.
• Produce the annual Group targets.
• Understand the business drivers of top and bottom line growth.
• Challenge and investigate results, checking in particular monthly progress towards plan achievement for each business.
• Assess global business risk profiles and summarize for senior management evaluation.
• Prepare executive level presentation materials and reports for the above deliverables, including CET and the Board.
• Prepare insightful analytics for the forecasting and planning processes; and on ad hoc basis throughout the year particularly post publication of the actual results for presentation to CET and the Board.

You will be required to maintain currency flex models, P&L and working capital tracking mechanism for comparison of Plan vs. Actuals as well as lead planning and forecasting process improvement. You will also prepare Group analysis for prospective transactions with the Corporate Development team and partner with the Investor Relations team during preparation for quarterly results announcements.

In addition, you will actively manage the relationship and interaction with the business controllers, maintaining a constructive working partnership. You will support senior management (VP Group FP&A, Group Financial Controller and CFO) and must be able to influence at the senior level and deputies for the VP FP&A.

To be successful in this role, you will require commercial acumen, strategic insights, a broad perspective, rigorous analysis, sound judgment, proactive challenge and advice, project management skills and an exceptional execution.

Financial Planning:

• Lead the setting of the 3-year financial targets, with particular focus on P&L and cash flow, in coordination with the controllers and senior management.
• Provide regular and ad-hoc financial reports/analysis for the CET, Board, CFO and CEO which must provide a clear and reliable overview of total company performance (actuals, forecasts and plans).
• Responsible for managing central adjustments and lines below the operating profit for the Group.
• Lead review and reporting for major restructuring and minor restructuring initiatives

Board Papers:

• Prepare Board papers as required by CFO / Controller, both on an ad hoc and regular basis.

FX impact modelling and Plan / Updates tracker:

• Maintain the foreign currency flex model.
• Maintain the P&L and working capital tracker mechanism for comparison of various Plan and Updates scenarios.
• Guide GR CoE teams in preparing landing packs and Excel templates ensuring high quality of data.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree with relevant financial qualification e.g. CIMA, CPA, ACCA, CA, etc.
• High level of technical financial competence in Financial Accounting and Reporting, Management Accounting and Budgeting.
• In-depth and practical knowledge of key financial processes and policies/procedures and strong knowledge of financial systems.
• Relevant finance experience and a proven record of success in a matrix environment working with multiple customers.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to proactively challenge and advice.
• Experience of dealing confidently with senior management.
• Broad perspective and business insight.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and deliver high quality outputs within deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
• Experience of developing creative business solutions.
• Very good Excel and PowerPoint skills.