Finance Analyst (Projects) at GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world's leading research based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.
GSK employs over 97,000 employees in over 100 countries worldwide.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc is one of Africa's largest consumer healthcare companies, producing leading brands such as Lucozade, Ribena and Panadol.

GSK is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Finance Analyst (Projects)

Ref No: 181113-2
Location: Ilupeju, Lagos
Reporting To (Job Title): Business Analyst

Job Purpose/Scope    
The job exists to support the Business Analyst in the delivery of a high performance, management accounting service.

Key Responsibilities    

• Business Management, Business Partnering and Decision Support
• Driving a process of continuous improvement in business partnering which enhances the understanding of the Executive and Senior Management teams of their key financial performance drivers and business performance issues.
• Supporting the Business Analyst in contributions to the development and delivery of strategic objectives of the Defined Projects
• Monthly analysis and review of Project spends {A&P} with the Marketing team to support monthly performance commentaries
• Finance partner handling all Projects related enquiries
• Support the Sales and marketing teams in brand decisions
• Review Business Cases for promos, NPI and ad- hoc projects
• Participating in and contributing to Senior Management Meetings as requested by the Business Analyst/ FAPM/ FD
• Supporting the Business Analyst/ FAPM/ FD in contributions to the development and delivery of Corporate Plans and objectives for the Organization

P&L management

• Compute R&A and off- invoice discounts and ensure correct booking in JDE
• Own the month- end accrual process for all projects
• Drive performance and decisions of various P&L components with insightful analysis
• Review, monitor and highlight variances. Investigating exceptions and facilitating corrective action

Budgeting and Forecasting- West Africa CH operations

• Support the complete budgeting & forecasting process for West Africa CH operations
• Work with various stakeholders in planning strategies and methodologies for the process
• Submit budgets and rolling forecasts in Unison
• Provide support in delivering the Profit reviews
• Attend DRM meetings to ensure outcome of the meeting consistently meet specific objectives of all defined projects

Reporting

• Ensure compliance to International Finance Reporting Standards ( IFRS)
• Timely submission of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on sales, NPD reporting and other reporting requirements defined within projects
• Review and monitor individual projects performance; highlighting variances with appropriate commentaries on performance drivers

Qualifications, Experience    

• First degree in Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance or Business Administration
• 2 - 3 years working experience in a Finance related role
• Strong JDE / SAP exposure
• Working knowledge of IFRS
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc)

Competencies    

• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle sensitivity/ confidentiality levels appropriately
• Analytical mind
• Customer focus and sense of urgency
• Ability to see macro scenarios and beyond numbers

Application Closing Date
1st December, 2013

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online