Senior Finance Analyst

GSK; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharma company is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to manage month-end close and financial reporting processes. This role requires substantial experience in financial accounting and offers an opportunity to lead and mentor junior analysts. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and a finance-related degree, alongside proficiency in SAP.

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in Financial Reporting / Auditing.
• Certified professionals preferred (CPA, ACA, CIMA).
• Solid C&C experience in financial accounting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Participate in month-end close of General Ledger and reporting.
• Conduct monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure a successful month-end close.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Degree with Finance / Accounting

CPA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

As a Senior Finance Analyst, you will participate in month-end GL (general ledger) close and reporting of entity’s results. You will be responsible in the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, review of journal entries and execution of internal control in accordance with GSK Internal Control Framework. You will collaborate with stakeholders and other functions (e.g., LOC, P2P, O2C, Banking, Stat & Tax, etc) to ensure successful month-end close. You will be responsible for the financial reporting of the designated legal entities and provide guidance and on-the-job trainings to analyst members within the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the month-end close of the General Ledger (GL) and reporting of the entity's financial results. Responsible for the preparation and review of Profit and Loss statements and balance sheet reconciliations, including the review and preparation of journal entries and the execution of internal controls in accordance with the GSK Internal Control Framework

• Provide Close & Control (C&C) transaction processing support, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes in terms of accuracy, completeness, and timeliness on a daily basis

• Resolve general accounting and reporting issues, such as Bison errors

• Execute month-end close procedures in alignment with the month-end close checklist (MEC) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring that all activities on the MEC are updated

• Implement internal controls in accordance with the GSK Internal Control Framework

• Conduct a review of monthly Balance Sheet schedules and reconciliations as needed. Collaborate with relevant stakeholders on Balance Sheet Reconciliations, particularly regarding open items

• Review and process rebate claims and perform monthly rebate reviews

• Pension review and roll-over

• Review payroll account (i.e. Annual reconciliation for Workcover and Mydays

• Perform Intercompany cross charge monthly/quarterly and annual ANZ service cross charge

• Ensure compliance with GSK policies, as well as local legal and statutory requirements.

• Address and resolve stakeholder queries in a timely, responsible, and proactive manner.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and other functions (e.g., LOC, P2P, O2C, Banking, Stat & Tax) to ensure a successful month-end close.

• Perform initial analysis and analytical review of Profit and Loss accounts and the balance sheet.

• Undertake additional ad-hoc activities, including:

  • Participation in compliance audits and responding to audit queries.

  • Performing tasks as required by the evolving business environment

  • Support in P9/P12 profitability review

Basic Qualifications

• Degree with Finance / Accounting. CPA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent is preferred.

• Minimum 8 years experience in Financial Reporting / Auditing experience including areas on financial accounting and reporting and statutory filing

Why You

• SAP experience is preferred.

• Possess solid C&C experience including areas on financial accounting, reporting and statutory filing, master data maintenance, treasury, asset accounting, inter-company transactions, etc.

• Experience in working in shared service centre in financial accounting or auditing are preferred.

• Actively seeks to improve processes making them more effective and efficient.

• Attention to detail, good analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Excellent communication skills, fluent in English (both written and spoken)

• Self-motivated and displays initiative in solving problems.

• Ability to plan and manage workload to ensure all key deadlines is met.

Why GSK?

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

GSK is 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. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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.

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