Finance Business Partner

• Company: GSK
• Salary: Competitive Salary
• Location: Melbourne < Victoria < Australia
• Job Type: Permanent, Full time
• Posted on: 04 Dec 13

An opportunity exists for a Finance Business Partner to work in the Finance team at our Boronia site. The main purpose of the role is to provide decision support, process simplification, financial management and governance and proactive identifcation of internal & external streamlining opportunities.

GlaxoSmithKline is a global research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company GSK have a major manufacturing plant at Boronia in Victoria, responsible for the manufacturing and packaging of prescription medicines. This site leads the world in 'blow-fill-seal' technology – a technique for manufacturing a range of safe, plastic-encapsulated sterile products for the treatment of asthma, and for pain management.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide assistance to Finance Director to proactively identify opportunities and raise challenges to meet business objectives and mitigate risks.
• Ensure adherence to challenging financial targets by close financial management. Drive and support strategic transformation goals for site, embedding productivity improvements and a lean culture to deliver cost reduction & working capital initiatives
• Proven comprehension of the supply chain management model and value stream thinking to ensure a holistic business perspective
• Champion simplification projects and implementation of best practices
• Support and assess business development, due diligence, third-party deals, partnerships, business evaluation proposals
• Accountable for risk identification and maintaining strong financial governance
• Nonstandard financial analysis and management reporting
• Manage corporate approvals (e.g, appropriate tax and transfer pricing, compliance with corporate development, investment authorisation and treasury requirements)
• Manage monthly reporting, budgets, plans and forecasts/Latest estimates and provide commentary on key variances/business drivers and any actions required. This to include matrix management of SMAS, CBS, BSSS and providing Boronia reporting.
• Build capabilities across finance partner/compliance team and develop key talent for succession
• Degree of change & uncertainty; level of influencing required; degree of matrix working
• Ensure proactive and effective coordination across interfaces with Key Internal Customers to anticipate impact of business unit decisions on other GSK areas. Internal customer include:  CBS, Corporate Finance/Taxation/Transfer pricing CoE, GMS Finance etc.
• Role model for IBL (Industry Based Learning) personnel; mentoring, support and set expectations of deliverables and adherence to GSK values and high performance behaviours.

Relevant finance experience required:
 

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, MBA, or local equivalent)
• Demonstrated financial knowledge of modeling, analysis, evaluation, forecasting, strategic planning, and decision making
•  Understanding of systems and processes as they affect the financial results (Unison, Cognos,TM1, SAP, JDE, etc)
•  Experience and understanding of continuous improvement tools for example: operational excellence &lean sigma to ensure continuous improvement methods are constantly applied
• Excellent computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint

To apply please submit an updated resume and cover letter through the link below out ling why you are suitable for the role. Please quote reference code 89972EFC in your cover letter.



 

Salary:  Competitive Salary