Job Purpose
The Finance Hub Risk Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring that risks are appropriately mitigated with a robust control framework, providing adequate oversight of risks and control issues across the markets and finance transactional operations on a regional basis. This role is accountable for assessing processes and control frameworks within the organization, providing proactive risk assurance through risk assessments, and driving risk mitigation initiatives across various business processes to ensure control soundness. The focus of the role is to build a culture of proactive risk management and business partnering to strengthen the control framework, effectively and efficiently mitigating risks.
Education, Experience & Skills
Experience working in an International or global environment
minimum 10 years Post qualification experience in internal or external audit, or SOX compliance programmes
Preferred qualification - Chartered Accountant, UK ACCA, US CPA or CIA
Proven experience with using Digital Tools and platforms to address risk
Ability to leverage digital solutions to improve efficiency and productivity
Strong people management skills, able to motivate, focus, mentor and develop
Strong influencing skills as well as starter mindset
Key Responsibilities
Risk Management and Controls: Lead risk management and controls for global processes, oversee finance risk management and control activities, and review and report on controls testing and process risk assessments to senior stakeholders.
Operational Support: Conduct risk management assessments of significant operational issues, manage process and controls improvement programs, and ensure adequate oversight of third-party global processes and regional locations.
Risk Assessment and Planning: Perform annual risk assessments of Finance operations and processes, and develop an Annual Risk Plan covering controls effectiveness and ad hoc process risk assessments.
Stakeholder Engagement: Keep local market Finance Directors and hub/Tower Leads informed of risks and control issues, ensure stakeholder commitment to resolving these issues, and collaborate with external auditors to align on the finance control environment.
Enterprise Risk Management: Support Enterprise Risk Management for entities and Finance operations, drive compliance of enterprise risks, and implement risk mitigation initiatives at the hub or local entity level.
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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