Manager, Corporate Finance MA&D (secondment / fixed term)

Are you an experienced Corporate Finance Manager? If you have experience supporting Mergers & Acquisitions within a Global Organisation and providing Group reporting guidance and support to key stakeholders when accounting and reporting for major transactions, this could be an exciting opportunity for you to explore. As a Corporate Finance Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of GSK's objective of growing and diversifying our business through acquisitions, other collaboration agreements and/or divestments to ensure continued focus on our core business. The role is also critical in delivering timely and accurate financial and management information for group internal and external reporting purposes for these types of transactions.,

• Provide guidance, support, review and training to the key stakeholders in the reporting and systems requirements relevant to GSK Group reporting and transaction related activity.
• Assist in the implementation of the strategic integration/divestment initiatives and activities.
• Participate in pre-deal discussions with the corporate/business development, business contacts, legal and wider functional project teams including review of legal contracts, Transitional Service Agreement (TSA) cost discussions and operating/trading models and structure of the deals.
• Build strong relationships within the project transaction teams and key finance stakeholders by consulting with Trading partners, Risk and Compliance, Supply Chain, and Group Tax to assess implications and derive project plans.
• Ensure key stakeholders are engaged and kept informed of progress until full cut-over of activities is completed (i.e. stabilised daily operational activities as BAU).
• Promote project governance over all transaction related activities, escalating significant issues and risks with key stakeholders/steering committee., 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.
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• Degree in Accounting or Finance or other related degree discipline.
• Qualified member of a recognised professional finance body (e.g. ICAEW / CIMA / ACCA).
• Experience of Group Consolidation and Reporting essential.
• Excellent technical reporting skills with knowledge of IFRSs (ideally as they apply to GSK).
• Experience working in an environment that is changing and uncertain, whilst prioritizing activities and deliver under pressure.
• Ability to build relationships quickly and develop credibility with stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills: Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
• Extensive knowledge of GSK's financial processes and consolidation systems at the divisional level and at the group level.
• Experience of using BISON (SAP FC) / other Group consolidation reporting systems.
• Strong communicator with good interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to create solutions to problems and challenges.
• An enthusiastic team player with a flexible manner.
  
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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.

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 Please note, this is a 13-month secondment/fixed term role.