Senior Financial Reporting Specialist

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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. 

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. 

Currently, we are looking for experienced candidates for the position of Senior Financial Reporting Specialist. If you are interested in the role – apply and join our GSK Finance Hub – Europe!

This role will report into Financial Reporting Team Leader - Global Alliances & Licensing, however the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work and develop financial reporting/business partnering skills with stakeholders varying in seniority, from analyst to Vice President. The role supports the Vaccines business within GSK.

Our Vaccines business is one of the largest in the world, developing, producing, and distributing over 2.5 million vaccines every day to people across 160 countries. GSK Vaccines have been helping protect people from serious disease since the 1950s, when we introduced our first polio vaccine. However, our vaccines help protect people from many other illnesses. We ask each of our employees to share our mission and to think about how they can help all those patients who rely on our products. We have been pioneering new solutions allowing us to make our products available to those who need them, wherever they live and whatever their ability to pay.

Key responsibilities:

• Contract Management - Manage own portfolio of complex licensing agreements.
• Prepare summaries of royalty contracts, payment packs and deputise for Team Leader in their absence.
• Controls - Compliance of contractual financial reporting to 3rd parties and internal compliance with applicable Sarbanes Oxley controls.
• Key contact for external audits.
• Month end processes - Prepare analysis and journals for monthly royalty accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, commentary, and Sarbanes Oxley control responsibilities.
• Forecasting and Budgeting - Prepare annual Budget royalty rates, royalty income, royalty expense and trade payables for your portfolio of products.
• Partnering with the Vaccines Business Development Director
• Cash flow and intangible assets reporting and analysis
• Relationship Management and Continuous Improvement - Develop business partnership and seek opportunities to drive process improvements and report standardization.
• Your goal will be to deliver a timely period end close. These activities will include analysis of entries, preparation & review of journals, balance sheet reconciliations etc 

Why you?

Basic qualifications:

Finance / Economy degree

• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in finance and accounting
• Understanding of accounting concepts such as double entry and accruals
• Awareness of IFRS 
• Experience of working in a corporate environment
• Fluent English (minimum C1)

Preferred experience:

• SAP experience beneficial – FI Module
• Experience of working in a matrix environment

Why GSK?

• Job in Finance, for a GLOBAL pharmaceutical company that puts the welfare of its patients and consumers first
• Opportunity to join a team where development of our people is embedded in what we do
• Wide range of training: SAP, Excel, IFRS, Lean and Agile methodology,
• Possibility of financing ACCA and CIMA certification
• Convenient working hours, home office up to 70%
• Work in a truly international environment, with colleagues from 20 countries
• Participation in the business transformation of the 21st century - shaping and improving global financial processes
• Work culture based on openness, dialogue, and inclusiveness, in which our values reign: Innovation-Performance-Trust
• 100% remote recruitment
• Full list of our benefits: GSK Poland Hub (absotools.pl)

Inclusion & Diversity at GSK: 

Inclusion and diversity at GSK are key for our success. Here, you will thrive through bringing your unique experiences to both our company and the recruitment process. We want you to be you, feel good and keep growing your career. GSK is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants will travel through a transparent recruitment journey that adheres to all required employment standards and regulations. Beyond this, we commit to our values of integrity and respect towards every applicant. We want to hear from you and support with any adjustments that you may require during the recruitment process. Please get in touch with our Recruitment Team (pl.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com) to further discuss this today. We will request equal opportunities information from you and whilst disclosure is optional, we encourage you to be open, enabling us to monitor the inclusivity of our recruitment practices for the benefit of everyone. Your data will remain confidential, is never shared with our Hiring Managers and never affects the status of your application.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.