Director-Planning & Forecasting

GlaxoSmithKline; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in Bengaluru is seeking a Planning & Forecasting Director to build and lead a global hub, aligning forecasts, plans and analyses across markets. You will coach senior finance leaders, drive accountability and partner with in-market teams to deliver accurate, timely insights for decision making.

You will shape the P&F function, embed digital innovations, and foster a ONE Finance mindset while managing a high performing, globally connected team.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance or Business (or equivalent).
• Proven leader with 18+ years of experience in Finance building and developing teams.
• Ability to connect with and influence business stakeholders.
• Experience leading leaders in global or matrix organizations.
• Strong skills in modelling, analysis, forecasting, strategic planning and decision making.
• Understanding of digital, AI, automation and financial systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Planning & Forecasting Hub team.
• Motivate and sustain a healthy, high performing culture.
• Develop alignment and communication of plans, forecasts and MI.
• Drive improvements globally and simplify ways of working.
• Deliver change leveraging digital, automation and AI.
• Strengthen collaboration as one global Finance team.
• Build strong accountability and timely delivery across the Hub.
• Partner with in-market and hub stakeholders to reflect ambitious outlooks.

Skills

Business forecasting

Finance planning

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Coaching

Education

University degree in Finance or Business

Job description

Job Purpose

Job Purpose Are you energized by a finance role that allows you to build highly effective business partnerships with stakeholders, grow your network and add real value to the business and your career? We are looking for a Planning & Forecasting Director to build and lead the Planning & Forecasting Hub team, grow its capabilities, and partner with senior finance stakeholders. In this role you will build a high performing team with global reach. Success in the role requires the ability to lead, think critically, create accountability and influence senior stakeholders. You will be instrumental in leading the team to guide progress to our ambition by generating high quality, efficient, globally aligned forecasts, plans and analysis that give management confidence, support decision making and feed shareholder communication.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Planning & Forecasting Hub team.
• Motivate, focus, care for and develop your team; role model and sustain a healthy, high performing culture.
• Lead the development, alignment, and communication of plan, forecasts, core commercial cycle and management information.
• Simplify how we work, drive conformity and improvements globally.
• Deliver, embed change and improvements leveraging digital, automation, AI.
• Continuously strengthen collaboration and consistency as one global Finance team.
• Create healthy accountability across the Hub, ensuring promises are clear and delivered on time and in full.
• Navigate the cross-functional matrix and build the internal network, working closely with stakeholders, being both a reliable partner and an effective customer of the services you depend on
• Partner senior in-market and hub stakeholders to reflect a realistic and ambitious outlook, with potential swings clearly articulated. Provide insightful intelligence on business performance drivers, anticipate risks and propose interventions to meet targets. Challenge the business to produce stretching yet achievable forecasts
• Build strong financial modelling skills across the team.
• Own the P&F promise to drive financial Plan commitments, ensuring reliability of forecast to support market guidance and smart resource allocation (P&F Standard scope, agreed exceptions and analysis requests)
• Build healthy, trustworthy relationships and role model a ONE Finance mindset

Basic qualifications / experience

• University degree in Finance or Business (or equivalent)
• Proven leader, with 18 plus yrs of experience in Finance with capability to build and develop finance teams and strong coaching skills
• Ability to connect with and influence business stakeholders
• Experience of leading leaders in a global or matrix organization
• Strong skills in modelling, analysis, forecasting, strategic/scenario planning, decision making
• Understanding of digital, AI, automation and financial systems and processes

Skills

#LI-GSK Skills Business Forecasting, Business Reporting Tools, Critical Thinking, Data Storytelling, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, Finance Strategy, Financial Controlling, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Stakeholder Management

Why GSK?

Unifying 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. Inclusion at GSK: As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail] to discuss your needs. We are 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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. 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. Find out more on our career site.