ACCA Trainee

GSK; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking an ACCA Trainee to join the Site Finance team in Karachi. You will support month-end close, reporting and accounting tasks, collaborating with finance colleagues across sites and business partners. This role offers strong development for the ACCA journey in a global biopharma context.

You will gain exposure to IFRS and internal controls while contributing to plans, budgets and process improvements, with a focus on accuracy and learning.

Qualifications

• ACCA qualification required or in progress.
• Fresh to 2 years of relevant accounting/finance experience.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of accounting standards and IFRS basics.
• Comfortable with financial reporting tools and data extraction.
• Demonstrated problem solving and proactive learning.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations and analysis of actual vs planned spend.
• Assist in preparation of financial statements and routine management reports.
• Help maintain accounting records and ensure compliance with local regulations and internal controls.
• Support in preparing plans/budgets.
• Perform account reconciliations and investigate variances with business partners.
• Support audit and tax requests by preparing schedules and documentation.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and use systems to automate routine tasks.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Data storytelling

Digital fluency

Financial reporting

Problem solving

Influencing skills

Insight generation

Education

ACCA (Qualified/ Part Qualified)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Purpose

You will join our Site Finance team as an ACCA Trainee. You will support financial analysis, reporting, month-end close and accounting tasks. You will work closely with finance colleagues across sites and with business partners. We value curiosity, attention to detail and a drive to learn. This role gives you meaningful exposure to finance in a global company and strong development for your ACCA journey. Join us to apply your skills, grow quickly, and help us unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Job Purpose

You will join our Site Finance team as an ACCA Trainee. You will support financial analysis, reporting, month-end close and accounting tasks. You will work closely with finance colleagues across sites and with business partners. We value curiosity, attention to detail and a drive to learn. This role gives you meaningful exposure to finance in a global company and strong development for your ACCA journey. Join us to apply your skills, grow quickly, and help us unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations and preparing analysis of actual vs planned spend.
• Assist in preparation of financial statements and routine management reports.
• Help maintain accounting records and ensure compliance with local regulations and internal controls.
• Support in preparing plans/ budgets
• Perform account reconciliations and investigate variances with business partners.
• Support audit and tax requests by preparing schedules and documentation.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and use systems to automate routine tasks.

Education, Experience And Skills

• ACCA (Qualified/ Part Qualified) is required for this role.
• Fresh to 2 years of relevant accounting or finance experience.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of accounting standards and basic understanding of IFRS.
• Comfortable working with financial reporting tools and data extraction.
• Demonstrated problem solving and a proactive approach to learning.

Skills

Business Reporting Tools, Data Storytelling, Digital Fluency, Financial Modeling, Financial Performance Improvement, Influencing Without Authority, Insight Generation, Problem Solving

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.