Finance Partner

Location: Bengaluru
Department: Finance

We are seeking a Finance Partner to act as a partner to the Site Finance, providing timely and accurate reporting for Month End Close activities, as well as outside MEC processes.

The successful candidate will support site Product Costing and Annual Standard Setting activities, control and audit requirements, and participate in global projects for process improvements, standardization, or new process implementations.

Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for delivery of assigned GSC processes according to agreed GSK operating model and/or Service Level Agreements whilst ensuring full compliance with GSK and external accounting policies.
• Operate according to governance frameworks, policies and internal controls, prepare reconciliations for Balance Sheet accounts in scope as well as other relevant internal controls.
• Align and partner with Site Finance to review results against plan, analyze trends, spot anomalies or errors and identify improvement opportunities.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders, manage stakeholder expectations, and needs, communicate effectively in all interactions through various means.
• Manage own time appropriately to ensure assigned processes are performed and delivered in line with agreed timelines, and according to standard work approach.
• Seek development and improvement, to deliver a level of expertise in assigned process to the benefit of GSK group and site customers.
• Actively support continuous improvement within the scope and across GSK, striving for standardization and improved performance to support delivery of wider organizational objectives.
• Support Annual Standard Setting and Product Costing processes.
• Support additional processes across GSC scope as required.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 6 to 8 years of post-qualification experience in accounting related fields
• Knowledge of management accounting and reporting, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Fluent English
• Able to effectively manage time against agreed deadlines for activities.
• Master’s degree in finance or CIMA/ ACCA/ or relevant qualification
• Expert level Excel skills, preferably with experience of AO and other automation
• Strong working knowledge of multiple systems/tools e.g. SAP, Power BI, SAC
• Data Analytics tools knowledge preferred. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communicator, confident in interacting with all levels of individuals across a variety of internal functions (finance and non-finance) and customer groups, in a multinational environment.
• Flexibility and ‘can do’ attitude, drive to ensure that task is achieved.
• Team working skills are paramount in enabling the jobholder to function effectively, to provide and receive support within small team of colleagues.
• Ability to handle multiple issues simultaneously and put plans in place to balance /prioritize conflicting demand