Senior Lead - Management Accounting

GlaxoSmithKline; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline seeks a finance professional to partner with Site Finance, delivering month-end close reporting and supporting MEC processes. You will contribute to product costing, standard setting, and internal controls across the GSC scope in a multinational environment.

Required 8–10 years in accounting, strong Excel/SAP/Power BI skills, and fluent English. The role emphasizes process improvement, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration in Bengaluru, India.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of post-qualification accounting experience.
• Knowledge of management accounting and reporting in manufacturing.
• Fluent English communication.
• Ability to manage time against deadlines.
• Master’s in finance or CIMA/ACCA or equivalent.
• Expert Excel skills, AO experience.
• Strong knowledge of SAP, Power BI, SAC
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communicator across levels in a multinational environment.
• Flexible, can-do attitude; team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Primarily responsible for delivery of GSC processes per SLAs while ensuring compliance with accounting policies.
• Prepare reconciliations for Balance Sheet accounts and internal controls.
• Align and partner with Site Finance to review results, analyze trends and identify improvements.
• Build relationships, manage stakeholder expectations and communicate clearly.
• Ensure timely execution of processes and continuous improvement across GSK.
• Support Annual Standard Setting and Product Costing processes.

Skills

8-10 years exp

Management accounting

Fluent English

Time management

CIMA/ACCA

Excel expert

SAP

Power BI

SAC analytics

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master's in finance

CIMA/ACCA

Accounting degree

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SAC

Job description

Job Purpose:

Act as a partner to the Site Finance, providing timely and accurate reporting for Month End Close activities, as well as outside MEC processes. Support site Product Costing and Annual Standard Setting activities, control and audit requirements, i.e. internal and external audit, ICFW and other controls Participate in and support global projects for process improvements, standardization, or new process implementations. Drive for excellence in GSK processes and contributing widely to a high-performance culture within the team.

Responsibilities:

Primarily responsible for delivery of assigned GSC processes according to agreed GSK operating model and/or Service Level Agreements whilst ensuring full compliance with GSK and external accounting policies. Operate according to governance frameworks, policies and internal controls, prepare reconciliations for Balance Sheet accounts in scope as well as other relevant internal controls. Align and partner with Site Finance to review results against plan, analyze trends, spot anomalies or errors and identify improvement opportunities. Build strong working relationships with stakeholders, manage stakeholder expectations, and needs, communicate effectively in all interactions through various means. Manage own time appropriately to ensure assigned processes are performed and delivered in line with agreed timelines, and according to standard work approach. Seek development and improvement, to deliver a level of expertise in assigned process to the benefit of GSK group and site customers. Actively support continuous improvement within the scope and across GSK, striving for standardization and improved performance to support delivery of wider organizational objectives. Support Annual Standard Setting and Product Costing processes. Support additional processes across GSC scope as required.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 8 to 10 years of post-qualification experience in accounting related fields
• Knowledge of management accounting and reporting, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Fluent English
• Able to effectively manage time against agreed deadlines for activities.
• Master's degree in finance or CIMA/ ACCA/ or relevant qualification
• Expert level Excel skills, preferably with experience of AO and other automation
• Strong working knowledge of multiple systems/tools e.g. SAP, Power BI, SAC Data Analytics tools knowledge preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communicator, confident in interacting with all levels of individuals across a variety of internal functions (finance and non-finance) and customer groups, in a multinational environment.
• Flexibility and 'can do' attitude, drive to ensure that task is achieved.
• Team working skills are paramount in enabling the jobholder to function effectively, to provide and receive support within small team of colleagues.
• Ability to handle multiple issues simultaneously and put plans in place to balance /prioritize conflicting demand

Good-to-Have Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience in working with SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) Production accounting, cost accounting experience
• Experience in transition of processes
• Experience in standardization and process improvement, digitalization of processes
• #LI-GSK

Why GSK?

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