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Site Lead Finance Partner, GSC Ware, Ware
Client:
GSK
Location:
Ware, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
7
Posted:
14.03.2025
Expiry Date:
28.04.2025
Job Description:
Job description
Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Ware
Posted Date: Mar 11 2025
Site Lead Finance Partner
Location: Ware (Hertfordshire, north of London) – Minimum 3 days per week on site.
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. The role also has a material level of collaboration with Research & Development (R&D) - New Product Introduction (NPI) plus Ware R&D campus facilities management and corresponding cost allocation model.
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 PSC.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* 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, managing the financial targets allocated to the 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, facilitating the communication of results and driving 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.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Relevant business degree, accounting qualification (ACA or equivalent).
* Considerable post qualification experience in senior Finance role.
* Statutory reporting, control framework, and internal and external audit experience.
* Understanding of systems and processes as they affect the financial results including excellent data and computer skills.
* Demonstrated business skills with integrity and independent judgment to understand the underlying business drivers.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Strong Business Partnering skills.
* 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.
Closing Date for Applications: 18th March 2025 (COB)
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.
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