Finance Analyst - Group FP&A

GlaxoSmithKline; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 128,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline's Group FP&A team is seeking a Finance Analyst to join in Poland or the UK, supporting financial planning, forecasting and month-end activities across group functions. You will collaborate with finance business partners to turn data into clear, actionable insight, with opportunities to influence planning cycles and drive improvements.

The role requires a degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics and at least 3 years in FP&A or related finance roles, plus experience with SAP and

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 3 years post-graduation experience in FP&A, financial planning, forecasting or related finance role.
• Experience with SAP and SAP Analytics Cloud or similar planning system.
• Experience with Excel and building financial models.
• Experience with accounting principles and month-end close processes.
• Experience delivering written and verbal communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Support the GSK financial planning and forecasting processes, performing business analysis to formalise the GSK forecasts.
• Identify and deliver process improvements and automation to improve data quality and efficiency.
• Support ad-hoc analysis and decision support requests from senior stakeholders.
• Analyse actuals versus plan and prepare concise, assumption-driven variance explanations.
• Prepare and post month-end journals and work with embedded finance to ensure accurate accounting.
• Build and update financial models and self-serve reporting to support planning cycles.
• Prepare corporate instructions for planning exercises, review submission templates and presentations, and refresh plan analysis reports.
• Reconcile submission sign-off files with the financial consolidation systems.
• Refresh actuals analysis files to review the monthly progress towards plan achievement for segments and regions.
• Preparation and refresh of corporate templates to review and perform analysis on the plan.

Skills

FP&A experience

Data analysis

English communication

Stakeholder management

Excel modeling

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

SAP

SAP Analytics Cloud

Excel

Power BI

SQL/Python

Job description

The Finance Analyst will join the Group FP&A team in Poland or the UK to support financial planning, forecasting and month‑end activities across group functions. You will work closely with finance business partners and stakeholders to turn data into clear, actionable insight. We value curiosity, collaboration and practical problem solving. This role offers visible impact, fast learning, and the chance to grow your FP&A skills while contributing to GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the GSK financial planning and forecasting processes, performing business analysis to formalise the GSK forecasts.
• Identify and deliver process improvements and automation to improve data quality and efficiency.
• Support ad‑hoc analysis and decision support requests from senior stakeholders.
• Analyse actuals versus plan and prepare concise, assumption‑driven variance explanations.
• Prepare and post month‑end journals and work with embedded finance to ensure accurate accounting.
• Build and update financial models and self‑serve reporting to support planning cycles.
• Prepare corporate instructions for planning exercises, review submission templates and presentations, and refresh plan analysis reports.
• Reconcile submission sign‑off files with the financial consolidation systems.
• Refresh actuals analysis files to review the monthly progress towards plan achievement for segments and regions.
• Preparation and refresh of corporate templates to review and perform analysis on the plan.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or any of this equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 3 years post‑graduation experience in FP&A [Financial Planning and Analysis], financial planning, forecasting or related finance role.
• Experience with SAP [Systems, Applications, and Products] and SAP Analytics Cloud or a similar planning system.
• Experience with Excel and building financial models.
• Experience with accounting principles and month‑end close processes.
• Experience in delivering written and verbal communication in English language.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in group FP&A, corporate finance or financial reporting.
• Experience with Power BI [Business Intelligence], Power Query, SQL [Structured Query Language] or Python for data analysis and automation.
• Experience with long‑range planning and scenario modelling.
• Experience producing management dashboards and self‑serve reporting.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and working across cross‑functional teams.
• Progress towards or completion of a professional accounting qualification (ACCA [Association of Chartered Certified Accountants], CIMA [Chartered Institute of Management Accountants], ACA [Associate Chartered Accountant] or equivalent).

Work Arrangement:

This role follows a hybrid working model. You will typically be expected to work on‑site in Poland 2–3 days per week and remotely for the remainder.

Why GSK?

Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies. Contract of employment. Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit). Life insurance and pension plan. Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible. Sports cards (Multisport). Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure. Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online training’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training). Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, short Fridays option, health & well‑being activities). Supportive community and integration events. Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday. Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers.

Salary

Polish Salary Range / Polski przedział wynagrodzenia: PLN 127,500 to PLN 212,500The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.Roczny przedział wynagrodzenia zasadniczego brutto dla nowo zatrudnionych osób na tym stanowisku został wskazany powyżej dla każdej właściwej lokalizacji. Przedziały te uwzględniają szereg czynników, w tym umiejętności kandydata, doświadczenie, poziom wykształcenia oraz rynkowy poziom wynagrodzenia dla tego stanowiska W zależności od stanowiska i obowiązujących polityk wewnętrznych, rola ta może również uprawniać do otrzymania premii (jeśli ma zastosowanie i jest przyznawana na podstawie określonych, obiektywnych kryteriów) oraz/lub nagród za wyjątkowe wyniki (przyznawanych według uznania pracodawcy). Wszystkie świadczenia ustawowe będą zapewnione zgodnie z przepisami prawa polskiego. Mogą być także oferowane dodatkowe benefity, takie jak prywatna opieka medyczna, dodatkowe płatne dni wolne, ubezpieczenie na życie, prywatny plan emerytalny oraz w pełni płatny urlop rodzicielski i urlop na opiekę nad członkiem rodziny. Bardziej szczegółowe informacje na temat całkowitego pakietu wynagrodzenia i świadczeń przypisanego do tego stanowiska zostaną przekazane podczas procesu rekrutacyjnego. Przedziały wynagrodzenia dla innych krajów mogą być również widoczne, ponieważ na niektórych rynkach obowiązują przepisy dotyczące jawności wynagrodzeń, które wymagają zamieszczania takich informacji w ogłoszeniach o pracę, a wskazane lokalizacje mogą stanowić potencjalne miejsce wykonywania tej roli. Jeśli przedział wynagrodzenia nie jest podany w ogłoszeniu dla konkretnej lokalizacji lub kraju, odpowiednie informacje o wynagrodzeniu zostaną omówione w trakcie procesu rekrutacyjnego. Prosimy pamiętać, że poziom wynagrodzenia różni się w zależności od kraju i jest ustalany na podstawie umiejętności, doświadczenia, poziomu wykształcenia oraz rynkowego poziomu wynagrodzenia dla danego stanowiska. Oferty są zazwyczaj przedstawiane w granicach wskazanego przedziału, z uwzględnieniem umiejętności, doświadczenia i kwalifikacji kandydata, przy czym górna granica jest zwykle zarezerwowana dla kandydatów o bardzo dużym doświadczeniu lub w innych wyjątkowych okolicznościach zgodnych z tymi kryteriami.

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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.