Partner Markets Finance Manager

Job Purpose

The responsibilities of this role largely fall under 3 areas: Financial Reporting, Distributor and Cash Management, and Core Commercial Cycle

Education, Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant - CA, ACCA or CIMA
• Minimum 2 years post-qualified experience, preferably in commercial finance. Commercially focused role with strong emphasis on compliance. 
• Requires a qualified accountant who can balance multiple priorities, have strong communication to manage stakeholders, and pro-actively spot and act on risks and opportunities (both compliance and performance R&O)
• Communicate effectively and build strong working relationship with partnership managers.
• Support Partner Markets team (all functions) regarding financial analysis & understanding.
• Strong verbal and written English language skills important to ensure people from multiple countries & cultures can follow and understand.

Key Responsibilities

Distributor and cash management

• First point of contact to Senior Partnership Manager (SPM) and Partnership Managers (PM)
• Partner with SPM and PM for sales forecasting –understanding outlook/order books, risk factors.
• Partner with PMs on Regional projects e.g. distributor consolidation, pricing proposals
• Distributor reconciliations and Management of trade incentives
• Monitor Accounts Receivables and partner with Partnership Managers on timely collections.
• Cash management – bank accounts and reconciliations for local accounts.
• Full P&L including SG&A management for the region.
• Compliance monitoring with distributors in terms of contractual terms and contractual compliance for stock on hand and receivables.
• Management monitoring, compliance, risk management and active participation in regional RMCB
• Proactively implement process improvement

Core Commercial Cycle

• Partner with Planning Hub to drive effective monthly DRM and MPR process.
• Partner with SPM and PMs to discuss and identify risks & opportunities; define action plans to mitigate risks and materialize opportunities.
• Oversight of Pricing and COGS data and support Planning Hub to maintain accurately in CCC.
• Drive robust Process for Planning exercises.

Financial Reporting activities

• Monthly Actuals Reporting including Flash and Actuals Commentary, SG&A management.
• Preparation of regional monthly performance reviews (MPRs).
• Lead finance processes (Standard Cost Setting, Exchange Flip, System roll out) and initiatives.
• Oversight of control activities such as Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Adhoc requests/ projects supporting Partner Markets Commercial Team or Finance.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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.

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