Finance Graduate

GSK; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharma company seeks a Finance Graduate for its Johannesburg office, responsible for supporting local finance processes. The role involves processing payments, supporting month-end activities, and clear communication with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a relevant bachelor's degree and knowledge of Excel, with up to two years of experience. The position offers opportunities for personal growth and impact in a dynamic setting that values collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• Up to 2 years’ experience in finance, accounting or related roles, or recent graduates with relevant internship experience.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and month-end processes.
• Right to work in South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Process payment packs and prepare general ledger postings.
• Support month-end close activities including preparing journals.
• Communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics or a related field

Tools

ERP systems such as SAP

Job description

Position summary

You will join GSK South Africa as a Finance Graduate supporting the local Finance team and commercial partners. You will help keep our financial processes accurate and timely, support month-end reporting, and assist with payments and reconciliations. Working with colleagues across finance, sales and operations, you will deliver clear financial information to support business decisions. We value curiosity, practical problem solving and a growth mindset. This role offers visible impact, learning opportunities and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Key responsibilities

• Process payment packs, prepare general ledger postings and submit them to shared services on time.
• Support month-end close activities including preparing journals, reconciliations and sales reconciliations.
• Monitor and follow up on distributor documents and overdue accounts to support working capital targets.
• Maintain trackers and reports such as headcount, Opex and advertising & promotion spend, and support narrative commentary.
• Assist with forecasting and annual budgeting for headcount, capex and other operational costs.
• Support controls, audits and standard operating procedures to strengthen compliance and improve processes.
• Communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders to enable timely decisions.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics or a related field.
• Up to 2 years’ experience in finance, accounting or related roles, or recent graduates with relevant internship experience.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and common office tools.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and month-end processes.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in reconciliations and reporting.
• Right to work in South Africa.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, JDE or similar.
• Familiarity with financial reporting tools or experience building simple dashboards.
• Working knowledge of IFRS or management accounting concepts.
• Experience in payments processing, creditor reconciliations or receivables management.
• Clear communication skills and ability to explain numbers to non-finance colleagues.
• Interest in professional finance qualifications (for example CIMA, ACCA) or actively working towards one.

Working arrangement

This role is on-site in South Africa with some flexibility for hybrid working as agreed with your manager. You will need to be available for regular in-office days to collaborate with stakeholders.

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.

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.

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