Finance Partner, R&D Digital & Tech

This exciting role will be the Finance Partner to both the VP of Quality Engineering & Labs, and Senior Director of CMC Tech, including their global leadership teams. This highly visible role will also partner closely with senior R&D Finance stakeholders (notably the Senior Director R&D Pharma Finance and their LT). You will be responsible for Tech's related operating budget, and the management of R&D's capital portfolio of technology investments. You will be involved in driving financial performance, investment decisions, and acting as an independent voice across all aspects of this function., You will have full oversight of QE Labs & CMC Tech and report to the Finance Director R&D Digital & Tech. Success in this role will require an experienced Finance Partner with strong stakeholder management, strategic insight, rigorous analysis, proactive challenge and exceptional execution.,

• Finance Partnering & Financial Leadership
+ Partner with the VP of Quality Engineering & Labs, and Senior Director CMC Tech, on commercial, financial, and strategic matters, often addressing ad-hoc issues without precedent. + Operate as the financial leader for QE Labs & CMC Tech, providing structure and long- and short-term insights to a group of highly technical senior leaders. + Deliver analysis and insights linking financial and business strategy, including performance assessments and operational risk identification.
• Decision Support
+ Provide financial and strategic advice to Tech and R&D leaders, aligning resources to pipeline value, enhance capabilities, or deliver savings. + Facilitate stakeholder dialogue with clear, visualised options and analysis.
• Influence and Relationship Building
+ Forge partnerships with Digital & Tech management and multiple senior R&D Finance leaders, demonstrating business understanding. + Build high-trust relationships with Tech and Finance leaders, having a voice at the leadership table.
• Financial Management and Governance
+ Ensure Opex and Capex budgets are controlled and delivered to target. + Providing financial updates, support and guidance on prioritisation decisions, acceleration opportunities and planning approach. + Interpret monthly results through a financial lens to understand drivers and impact of commercial decisions. + Work with the function to prepare and consolidate global budgets and forecasts - including actions plans to achieve required savings, insightful commentary and timely identification of risks and opportunities., 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 Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or . Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially. Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK's Transparency Reporting For the Record site.


• Hold a finance professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, CPA, MBA)
• Significant demonstrable finance partnering experience in a commercial context (to senior non finance customers)
• Prior experience of financial analysis, forecasting, planning and decision support
Preferred Qualifications & Skills: Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
• Experience with Technology investments would be a plus
  
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