Finance Hub Analyst, Africa at GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK)

Basic qualifications:

• Internationally recognized professional Accounting qualification
• Degree educated

Reasons for Requirement

• The management of several versions of forecasted P&Ls leads to regular gap & variance analysis, consolidation and presentation of results to senior stakeholders. This requires a sound financial acumen and good presentation skills for appropriate delivery.

Details:
Key Responsibilities:

• Perform monthly reconciliation activities for the markets and ensure numbers alignment between the different ERP systems by taking remedial actions for ensuing errors
• Regularly ‘maintain’ the integrity of the underlying master data (e.g. customer master, product master, chart of accounts, forecast groups, exchange rates, etc)
• Ensure streamlining and bridging of knowledge gaps at LOC level and minimizing the workload on native finance personnel.
• Weekly calls with the markets follow-up on key takeaways and action agreed therein
• Design customized reports from CF module for analysis and distribution.
• Perform various analysis for higher management such as the Price volume, growth analysis, pricing analysis and to market and in market sales analysis
• Analysing actual results to budgets and forecasts.
• Consolidating the data for area presentations and also providing an overview of the RAG status of CF status across markets on monthly basis
• Support the HUB lead in delivering upon the Area Finance activities.
• Prepare SOPs/information paperwork to help the techniques and processes and applicable documentation of LOC CF planning functions
• To provide statistical analysis and insight to support the impact assessment of change, and specifically, forecasting and scheduling effectiveness.

Requirement

• Experience in Financial Planning/Budgeting Management in medium to large organization, preferably in a multinational company and pharmaceutical industry.
• Collaborative team player
• Proactive identification of issues, create external-focused analysis and research
• Experience working with senior stakeholders with ability to influence and challenge positively with stakeholders at all levels
• Solid knowledge of accounting standards, policies and processes
• Fluent in written and oral English