Associate Director - Management Accounting

Institute of Management Accountants, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking an Associate Director - Management Accounting in India to lead a 9–12 member team responsible for timely and accurate reporting for month-end close, audits, and control processes. The role partners with manufacturing finance leads and ensures policy compliance while driving global process improvements.

The candidate will oversee site product costing, standard setting, and cross-hub resource optimization, with a focus on enterprise-level thinking and delivering value to senior

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance or CIMA/ ACCA/ or relevant qualification.
• 16 years of experience in Finance- Management Accounting in Manufacturing business.
• Fluent English
• Fluency in Excel
• Experience in working with SAP environment and Power BI
• Strong analytical skills
• Proven strong leadership and communication skills
• Proven stakeholder management on different level in multinational environment
• Experience in transition of processes and building a new team
• Track record of being able to drive and manage change agenda
• Ability to think at the enterprise level and capable of thinking beyond immediate area of responsibility
• Demonstrable track record of achievement and delivery to deadlines
• Able to effectively manage time and resources against agreed deadlines for activities for both self & wider team.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively build credibility with senior management and /or key stakeholders in a multinational environment
• Works well both as a leader and team member, actively listens and is responsive to others
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of multiple systems/tools e.g. SAP, Power BI, SAC

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial reporting delivery across the Hub and ensure timely, robust close.
• Ensure audit compliance with internal and external statutory requirements.
• Manage and develop analysts; optimize resources across the Hub.
• Coach and develop direct reports; support succession planning.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the area.
• Monitor service levels and address gaps promptly.
• Drive continuous improvement and standardization of processes in scope.
• Collaborate on multiple projects within GSK.
• Support annual standards setting and ATP processes where agreed.

Skills

English fluency

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Time management

Enterprise thinking

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in finance or CIMA/ ACCA/ or relevant qualification

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SAC

Job description

Associate Director - Management Accounting

Job Purpose

• Act as a partner and SPOC for Manufacturing Groups Finance Leads and FDs
• Lead a team of 9-12 direct reports who delivers timely and accurate reporting and analysis for Month End Close activities, as well as outside MEC processes and controls.
• Ensure that the team is in full compliance with ICFW, all finance policies and that all mandatory trainings are completed on time. Support delivering control and audit requirements and queries, i.e. internal and external audit.
• Coordinate site Product Costing and Annual Standard Setting, in cooperation with Product Costing GPO.
• Drive and support global projects for process improvements, standardization, or new process implementations.
• Drive for excellence in GSK processes and contribute widely to a high-performance culture within the team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial reporting delivery across the Hub, ensuring that management accounting actuals are carried out in a robust and efficient manner and delivered in accordance with agreed deadlines.
• To ensure full audit compliance so that all accounting policies and procedures met with internal and external statutory audit requirements.
• Day to day management and development for a core group of analysts but also responsible for resource optimization cross Hub to ensure the overall service can be delivered in line with agreed timelines, and according to standard work approach.
• To coach, motivate and develop direct reports in the cluster and to support succession
  planning and the GSK Talent Review process.
• Responsible for building strong relationships with key stakeholders for area in scope.
• Ensure expected level of service delivery, monitoring KPIs and addressing any gaps in a timely manner.
• To drive continuous improvement and standardization of processes in GSK scope.
• Work in collaboration with the multiple projects currently being undertaken within GSK.
• Support sites in the annual standards setting and ATP process where agreed.

Must-Have Qualifications & Skills

• Master’s degree in finance or CIMA/ ACCA/ or relevant qualification
• 16 years of experience in Finance- Management Accounting in Manufacturing business
• Fluent English
• Fluency in Excel
• Experience in working with SAP environment and Power BI
• Strong analytical skills
• Proven strong leadership and communication skills
• Proven stakeholder management on different level in multinational environment
• Experience in transition of processes and building a new team
• Track record of being able to drive and manage change agenda
• Ability to think at the enterprise level and capable of thinking beyond immediate area of responsibility
• Demonstrable track record of achievement and delivery to deadlines
• Able to effectively manage time and resources against agreed deadlines for activities for both self & wider team.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively build credibility with senior management and /or key stakeholders in a multinational environment
• Works well both as a leader and team member, actively listens and is responsive to others
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of multiple systems/tools e.g. SAP, Power BI, SAC

Skills

Business Acumen, Cyber Risks, Digital Fluency, Driving Continuous Improvement, Enterprise Thinking, Financial Controlling, Operational Governance, Services Management, Stakeholder Management

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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