Finance Planning & Forecasting Analyst (12 Months Fixed Term)

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. 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 Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. …