GC&I Planning & Forecasting Lead

GlaxoSmithKline; Selangor; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharma company seeks a Planning & Forecasting Lead to manage finance team performance and oversee budgeting processes. The role involves preparing management reports, conducting variance analysis, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure timely financial reporting. Ideal candidates will have a strong financial background and the ability to lead key activities for regional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in statutory and/or management reporting within shared services models.
• Experience in financial planning, including inventory accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage performance of finance team and regional annual forecasts.
• Prepare management reports for executive leadership.
• Coordinate and consolidate financial forecasting information.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Variance Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Financial Certification, CPA or equivalent

Tools

Planning and Forecasting Systems

Job description

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GC&I Planning & Forecasting Lead

Apply locations: Malaysia - Petaling Jaya | Time type: Full time | Posted on: Posted 11 Days Ago | Job requisition id: 419791

The Planning & Forecasting Lead manages the performance of the finance team supporting the relevant Finance Directors (FD) for the region. They review regional annual and monthly forecasts, challenge and finalize the annual budget for the GC&I region, and coordinate, supervise, and consolidate financial forecasting information to ensure timely and compliant managerial financial reporting, facilitating decision making.

This role offers the opportunity to lead key activities that will advance your career, including:

1. Working with the regional team to prepare in-market annual budgets and communicate them to the finance team
2. Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, performing variance analysis, and recommending improvements
3. Preparing management reports (e.g., S&OP decks) for executive leadership to support decision making
4. Handling ad-hoc reporting requests from regional VP & FD and other stakeholders, such as trend analysis for specific product types
5. Understanding the link between plan & actuals, analyzing gaps, challenging business for variations, and defining future growth strategies
6. Collaborating with business partners to finalize plans, forecasts, and management reports
7. Managing planning activities and drafting management reports (e.g., MPR)
8. Overseeing the core commercial cycle (CCC)
9. Serving as the point of contact for all management reporting inquiries
10. Partnering with regional finance and commercial teams
11. Coordinating and consolidating inputs from Market P&F Analysts to finalize plans, forecasts, and reports
12. Supporting planning activities for the GCI region, including MYQ, LQE, Plan, Flip, Latest estimates & Rollover, and preparing presentations, templates, and analyses

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We seek professionals with:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Financial Certification, CPA or equivalent
• Experience in statutory and/or management reporting within shared services models
• Experience in financial planning, including inventory accounting processes

Preferred Qualifications:

Characteristics that are a plus include:

• Strong interpretation and presentation skills for financial data
• Resilience and ability to meet tight deadlines
• High attention to detail and strategic perspective
• Technical proficiency with planning and forecasting systems
• Team-oriented mindset and leadership qualities
• Curiosity about the business and a drive to create value
• Ability to challenge the status quo and streamline processes
• Excellent stakeholder management, storytelling, and presentation skills
• Willingness to engage in challenging conversations for organizational success
• Cultural sensitivity, resilience across time zones, and collaborative spirit in a global environment

Why GSK?

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

GSK is a global biopharma company focused on preventing and treating disease, investing in vaccines, medicines, and data technologies across core therapeutic areas. Our success depends on our people, and we aim to be a place where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and grow. Join us in our journey to make a difference worldwide.