Finance Manager – R&D Performance

Job title:

Finance Manager – R&D Performance

Company

GlaxoSmithKline

Job description

Finance Manager, R&D PerformanceJob PurposeGSK is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Finance Manager R&D Performance to support our Finance Director R&D Performance. This crucial role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with senior leadership and significantly influence decision making across GSK.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Reporting: Assist in the creation and delivery of comprehensive and insightful reports for the CEO, CFO, CSO, Investor Relations and other senior leaders. Provide regular updates through QPR, KAT, RDLT QPR, IR reporting, and Competitive benchmarking. Support the Finance Director in managing additional ad hoc requests, ensuring the Portfolio Finance team delivers exceptional support. Your work will directly inform and influence strategic decisions at the highest levels of the organization, driving GSK’s R&D priorities and resource allocation. The materials you produce will support senior management in building a compelling GSK equity story, enhancing investor confidence and supporting our market positioning.Collaborative Teamwork: Foster a culture of teamwork within the Portfolio Finance team. Assist in optimizing processes to efficiently handle both standard and ad hoc requests, leveraging existing ways of working (WoW) and reporting systems. Help design and maintain critical databases to ensure seamless report delivery. Your collaborative efforts will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations, contributing to a more agile and responsive Portfolio Finance team.Innovative Workflows: Support the development and implementation of efficient workflows with our Research Units (RUs). Ensure quality outputs with minimal effort by creating seamless processes and engaging in continuous improvement. Your ability to assist in streamlining workflows will reduce operational bottlenecks, enabling faster and more accurate information, which is crucial for timely decision-making in a dynamic R&D environment.Strategic Roadmap: Assist in developing a comprehensive roadmap with an annual calendar of activities. Enhanced stakeholder management will ensure the smooth delivery of standard reports, maintaining alignment and focus.Governance and Tracking: Help implement robust systems for tracking pipeline catalysts, LRF updates, governance milestones, risks, opportunities, and scenario planning. Build trust by staying ahead of key milestones and inflections and being ready to react.Technology and Systems: Maximize efficiency and effectiveness through technology. Assist in automating and enhancing visibility of key datasets to support senior leadership decision-making. Support the automation of RDLT QPR and other critical reports. This will drive significant improvements in data accuracy (one version of the truth) and reporting speed, empowering leaders with real-time insights for better decision-making.Why You?We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:Analytical Thinker: Demonstrate the ability to analyse information and provide insights to build a clear narrativeInnovative Mindset: Embrace new technologies and approaches to enhance efficiency and solve complex problems creatively.Team Player: Foster a culture of teamwork and build strong relationships with stakeholders, effectively managing cross-functional projectsDetail-Oriented: Ensure accuracy and reliability in all financial data and reporting.Proactive and Agile: Exhibit a sense of urgency and adaptability to meet deadlines and handle ad hoc requests.Excellent Communicator: Convey complex information clearly and concisely to senior leaders and stakeholders, driving informed decision-making.Judgement and Decision-Making: Apply critical thinking and analytical skills to make sound decisions in complex situationsClosing Date for Applications: 25th March 2025 (COB)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.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on or 0808 234 4391. The helpline is available from 8.30am to 12.00 noon Monday to Friday, during bank holidays these times and days may vary.Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. 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United Kingdom

Job date

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:07:55 GMT

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