Site Lead Finance Partner

The role will be based at Upper Merion Site (Philadelphia) USA

As Site Lead Finance Partner, you will lead and deliver the site Finance function and financial support as the primary interface to the business, member of the site leadership team, including definition and implementation of the Site strategies and policies to optimise operations and improve competitiveness. This person will be a key partner in providing decision support, insights, counselling and challenge for both Site and Finance community and the successful candidate will play a key role with significant responsibility and exposure on executing our Pharma Supply Chain strategy.

Job Purpose includes but not limited to:

• Actively participate in the definition and implementation of the Site improvement strategies and policies as a member of the Site Leadership Team, providing input and option analysis for decision making.

• Lead, manage and optimise the financial performance of the Site, in collaboration with the Site Leadership Team, Value Stream and the Support Function including Forecasting and Finance reporting cycles

• Ensure regulatory compliance of accounting statements and monthly Group Reporting, including sign-off with external group auditors.

• Standardise reporting practices and tools

• Ensure an influential role in Global Finance and operational structures of GSC.

In this role you will:

• Provide leadership and opinion/financial analysis to Site Director and Site Leadership team in line with leadership expectations

• Ensure adherence to challenging financial targets by close financial management. Ability to manage the financial targets that are allocated to site in terms of P&L, Balance Sheet and Working capital.

• Optimise site financial performance & competitiveness to deliver margin improvements

• Define and participate in the implementation of site strategies in accordance with the policies and regulations of the Group. Facilitate the communication of results and drive opportunities and corrective actions if necessary

• Provide decision support/financial consulting to the Business Units' Leadership team and PSC senior executives.

• Ensure an influential role in cross-functional and cross-site activities, as well as with external stakeholders.

• Lead Financial Compliance including adherence to Finance Manual, Internal Control Framework and ABAC/TPO programme.

• Ensure the standardisation and simplification of financial process, tools and data (reporting, budget, etc.)

• Coaching and talent development of the Site Finance Team

About you:

This person will have strong leadership skills and will have dealt with complex matters. They will be comfortable in having tough conversations with Senior Leaders. We are looking for someone who can work effectively across boundaries - both cultural and functional. This international role requires partnership with other business areas, companies and countries, meaning a flexible communication style and astute cultural awareness are highly valued.
You will be managing a small team so leadership capability is a must.

This role will require the candidate to be present at the Upper Merion site at least 3 days a week.

CLOSING DATE for applications: 24th Jan 2025

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Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree in business or accounting qualification (ACA or equivalent)

• 5+ years' experience in senior Finance role including but not limited to:

  • Statutory reporting, control framework, and internal and external audit experience.

  • Systems and processes as they affect the financial results including excellent data and computer skills

  • Business skills with integrity and independent judgment to understand the underlying business drivers

  • Strong Business Partnering skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• MBA Degree

• Experience as the Finance Lead of a Business Unit's Leadership Team

• Broad knowledge of the pharmaceuticals business, accounting and finance, strategic and business planning, and budgeting.

• Experience with the manufacturing and supply environment and systems, including cost accounting experience, highly desirable.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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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