As Planning & Forecasting Team Leader, you will be responsible for the performance of the team (1-2 direct reports) supporting the relevant Finance Directors for their BU by preparing the in-market annual and monthly forecasts, challenging and finalising the annual budget for their market as well as preparing monthly management reports to evaluate performance. P&F Team Leader will be also responsible to coordinate, supervise, 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.

In this role you will…

• Work with Regional team to prepare in-market annual budget and communicate them to in-market finance teams
• Compare historical results against budgets and forecasts, performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward
• Prepare internal management reports for executive leadership and supporting their decision making
• Complete ad-hoc reporting requests from in-market finance teams or the FD
• Understand the link between plan & actuals, analyse variations and partner with the business to define future growth plans.
• Be responsible for the plan activities and draft management reports
• Be the point of contact for all management reporting questions

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

• University degree in Business Administration or Finance, MBA/CIMA desirable
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience
• Experience in driving business value with market specific insight of financial data
• Ability to interpret and present financial data
• Budgeting, forecasting and reporting experience required
• Strong understanding of corporate financial management with concentration in financial planning and analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills - can work alongside and gain the trust and respect of stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Ability and willingness to work in a multicultural and diverse environment and flex style as the role requires contact with stakeholders
• Strong spoken and written English
• Advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills - ability to manipulate and draw trends from large amounts of data
• Experience in working in a corporate environment

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Understand what the key drivers in changes to the plan & forecast are
• Ability to understand the complexity in which the market operates
• Ability to provide solutions & recommendations to the in-market FD to resolve and help the business over deliver by accurately phasing the plan/forecast
• Strong reporting writing and presentation skills

How you will be rewarded:

• We are a high performing talented team who support our businesses in making the right decisions and driving GSK Finance towards best-in-class
• Career with purpose - whatever it is you’re doing, you’ll be sharing our mission to improve the quality of human life, by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer
• Possibility of developing within the role and company’s structure
• Possibility of almost 60% remote work
• Additional benefits (bonus plan, medical care, life insurance, pension scheme, sports card, recreation allowance, social fund)
• Access to newest technologies and solutions
• Team Building events
• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
• Supportive & friendly working environment
• Corporate culture based on our values: patient focus, integrity, respect and transparency

Inclusion & Diversity at GSK:

Inclusion and diversity at GSK are key for our success. Here, you will thrive through bringing your unique experiences to both our company and the recruitment process. We want you to be you, feel good and keep growing your career.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants will travel through a transparent recruitment journey that adheres to all required employment standards and regulations. Beyond this, we commit to our values of integrity and respect towards every applicant.
We want to hear from you and support with any adjustments that you may require during the recruitment process. Please get in touch with our Recruitment Team (pl.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com) to further discuss this today.
We will request equal opportunities information from you and whilst disclosure is optional, we encourage you to be open, enabling us to monitor the inclusivity of our recruitment practices for the benefit of everyone. Your data will remain confidential, is never shared with our Hiring Managers and never affects the status of your application.

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