Finance Planning & Forecasting Analyst (12 Months Fixed Term)

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About the Role

We are currently looking for Financial Planning and Forecasting Analyst who will provide planning & forecasting support to either the Planning & Forecasting Lead or in-market FD. You will also be responsible for challenging and finalizing the monthly and annual forecasts for the market as well as preparing monthly management reports for the in-market FD to evaluate performance. You are also responsible to coordinate and consolidate financial forecasting information, ensuring that managerial financial reporting is performed, in time and in the forms required by corporate guidelines, facilitating managerial decision making.

While advertised externally as a fixed-term position, successful internal candidates will be appointed to the role on a regular permanent basis. This is not a secondment opportunity.

 Key Responsibilities:  

Working with Corporate team to prepare in-market annual budget and communicate them to in-market finance team

Responsible for creating, updating and maintaining financial models to provide detailed monthly and quarterly forecasts for the market

Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward

Preparing internal management reports (DRM decks) for executive leadership and supporting their decision making

Completing ad-hoc reporting requests from in-market finance teams or the FD e.g. trend analysis for a product type

Understand the link between plan & actuals, analyse the gap, challenge business for variations and define future growth plans

Responsible to work with business partners to finalise plan/ forecasts/ management reports

Responsible for the plan activities and draft management reports (e.g. MPR)

Responsible for managing the core commercial cycle 

Being the point of contact for all management reporting questions

Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts & performing trend analysis

Participate and support continuous improvement initiatives

Drive Planning & Forecasting process improvement for markets and scale to the KL Hub 

Key Qualifications:  

Professional finance qualifications (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CPA) preferred, with minimum 3 - 5 years of relevant working experience

Proven experience in Planning & Forecasting roles within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry. Budgeting, forecasting and reporting experience required

Excellent interpretation and presentation of financial data for decision making

Resilience and ability to work within stretched deadlines

High attention to detail for quality results and ability to zoom out and take a wider perspective

An individual who gets energized to create opportunities by challenging the status quo, simplify and standardize global processes to create value and reduce waste

Strong problem-solving skills driven by curiosity. 

Proficient in use of IT and software/ systems (Power BI will be an advantage), especially Excel skills.  

Skills

Business Reporting Tools, Critical Thinking, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Digital Fluency, Financial Controlling, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Influencing Without Authority, Stakeholder Management  

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This Position Description is to provide a framework for job understanding between employee and manager. It may not cover or contain the full listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice and at the discretion of the management of the Company. The position description is not used in the assignment or assessment of any GSK level or grade used in the Job Evaluation Process.

Compensation Grade:

9

Job Posting End Date:

Not Available

Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus:

Yes

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