Planning and Forecasting Finance Analyst

GSK; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Pension plan

Private medical package

Sports cards

Job summary

GSK in Warsaw is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide planning and forecasting support across stakeholders. You will manage in-market forecasts, prepare monthly management reports and other finance deliverables.

Key responsibilities include building and updating financial models, conducting variance analysis, and partnering with business leaders to define growth strategies. Hybrid work from Poland office with global exposure.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Finance.
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, controlling and analysis.
• Strong Excel skills with advanced formulas.
• Strong English, analytical mindset and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Create forecasts, plans, and updates with finance colleagues.
• Maintain financial models for monthly/quarterly forecasts.
• Perform variance analysis and recommend improvements.
• Link plan vs. actuals and support growth planning.
• Prepare working capital and SG&A projections.
• Produce regular reports for managerial decision making.

Skills

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Excel (advanced formulas)

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration or Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to be part of our European Planning & Forecasting Team in Warsaw where you will develop your business partnering skills and drive your career to the next level.

As a Finance Analyst, you will provide planning & forecasting support to a variety of stakeholders. Working within our technology-enabled P&F Team, you will help to manage the preparation of in-market forecasts, prepare monthly management reports and other Finance-related deliverables.

In this role you will…

• Work with your finance and other colleagues in your assigned country to create Forecasts, Plan and Update exercises.
• Be accountable for creating, updating and maintaining financial models to provide detailed monthly and quarterly forecasts for the market.
• Perform variance analysis and comment on performance making recommendations of improvements going forward.
• Understand the link between plan & actuals, partner with the business to define future growth plans.
• Evaluate and apply assumptions for volumes, pricing, clawbacks, COGS.
• Prepare working capital / SG&A expenses projections.
• Use new technologies to provide reports on a regular basis to facilitate managerial decision making.
• Encourage a one finance team sense of belonging from different geographies.
• Drive your market to the defined standard ways of working.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Finance.
• Experience in Finance preferably gathered in financial planning, budgeting, controlling and analysis in a multinational company and/or FMCG/Pharma industry/Big 4/consulting.
• Expertise in creating or extracting information from/to excel and use of advanced formulas.
• Financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modelling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong spoken and written English.
• Desire to take ownership of the tasks.
• Coordination, planning and organisation skills - demonstrated ability to prioritise workload in order to meet critical deadlines.
• Positive attitude, energises team and can influence it to tackle problems.
• Effective communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Strong reporting writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix structure.
• Maintaining good relationships with stakeholders.
• Self-independence.
• Knowledge of SAP would be an asset.

Working model

This role is hybrid. You will be expected to work from our Poland office regularly and be available for in-person collaboration.

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.

• 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.

Skills

Business Reporting Tools, Critical Thinking, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Digital Fluency, Financial Controlling, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Influencing Without Authority, Stakeholder Management

Polish Salary Range / Polski przedział wynagrodzenia:

PLN 89,250 to PLN 148,750The 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.

As an Inclusive employer, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail] to discuss your needs.

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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.