Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Commercial Finance Business Analyst Job in Kenya - Glaxosmithkline

GSK is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.

An exciting career opportunity has risen for a highly motivated and enterprising individual to join the organization as a Commercial Finance Business Analyst in the Finance Department.

The successful candidate ‘principal role will be to provide Business Partnering support to the Commercial and Management team.

Reporting to the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, the job holder will use their strong analytical skills and commercial acumen to be a genuine ‘value-adding’ business partner to the greater Commercial Team.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide Proactive Business Partnering support to busy commercial team with the objective of influencing business decisions.
  • Uses analytical and partnering skills to drive rigorous fact-based decision-making.
  • Is a key player in the overall budgeting and forecasting process.
  • Analysis of Key Variances of actuals to budgets and agreed Forecasts so as to establish the causes of deviations and advise on corrective measures to be taken.
  • Ensures accurate and timely monthly submissions to Area finance to tight deadlines.
  • Prepare and submit working capital information.
  • Assisting with the evaluation process of tender costing calculations.
  • Manage and reviews the Pricing and costing of all finished goods to ensure the product cost information is accurate for budgeting purposes.
  • Build financial capabilities across the functions
  • Provide schedules to auditors when requested and answer to queries raised.
Qualifications & Knowledge:
  • First degree, preferably in business.
  • Recognized professional accounting qualification.e.g CIMA,CPA or ACCA
  • 5 years experience in an Analytical and Commercial business partnering role
  • Excellent communication , analytical and presentation skills
  • Ability to Multitask and work independently
Key Attributes:
  • Challenging – Can influence business decisions, challenge performance and drive improvements
  • Competent - business knowledge and commercial acumen, communicated with impact
  • Connected - collaborative team player, embedded in decision making, networked widely within GSK and externally
  • Courageous - personal accountability and courage to ensure the safeguarding of GSK’s assets and reputation
Interested candidates should apply stating their overall suitability for the position together with a detailed CV that clearly addresses the ability to perform the key responsibilities to: QYZ72406@gsk.com

The application deadline is 31st January 2012

Kindly note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Glaxosmithkline is an equal opportunity employer
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