GlaxoSmithKline Hiring for ViiV (GSK) Director, R&D Finance Business Partner at Durham, NC  Full Time

Decision Support

-Provide leadership and strategic Finance advice to key business partners (MDLs/EDLs, department VPs, and program management) and their teams by proactively identifying opportunities and raising challenges to meet business objectives and mitigate risks

-Provide financial insight and guidance leveraging standard and bespoke reporting, and general knowledge of the business

-Provide strategic analysis and direction based on internal and external information

–Provide leadership and support for existing and newly initiated external partnerships and collaborations

Financial Management and Governance

-Direct financial management activities for the group in support of delivering business strategies and maintaining strong financial governance.

-Primary point of contact for R&D business for all PnL and BS management issues; proactively engage with stakeholders and customers to understand current and emerging operational gaps and to prioritize areas for improvement

-Accountable for delivery of the R&D PnL, including identification and management of financial risks and opportunities to ensure associated OpEx, CapEx, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow commitments are achieved.

-Lead financial forecasting processes including 3-year Plan, Annual Budget, LQE, MYE, etc.

-Ensure compliance with GSK accounting standards and GAP/IFRS, approve journals, contribute to balance sheet reviews and judgement report as needed.

-Support the Quarterly R&D SPF and QR processes

-Support development of the Poznan hub analyst capabilities; identify and recommend actions to further drive operational efficiency through SSC collaborations

Influence and Build Relationships

-Build trust and credibility with Business Partners (MDLs/EDLs, department VPs, and program management) and members of their respective teams

-Build strong relationships with:

-Finance Central Teams (planning and reporting)

-GSK R&D stakeholders

-GSK R&D finance hub

-ViiV Finance leadership and peers

Talent Management

–Support the development R&D Finance team members and direct/indirect reports in their role as Finance Partners

Process Improvement and Simplification

-Champion simplification and implementation of best practices

-Drive identification of high value analysis and work product while challenging for elimination of low value effort

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s Degree & 7+ years’ experience in Finance Business Partnering roles
• Pharma Industry Experience
• Experience facilitating communication between Finance and Non-Finance
• Experience engaging with Senior Organizational Stakeholders
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization
• Project Leadership Experience
• Knowledge of financial modelling, analysis, evaluation, forecasting, strategic planning, and decision making

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Internationally recognized profession designation (e.g. CPA, CMA, CFA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, etc.)
• Advanced degree in finance or accounting, or relevant business discipline (e.g. M.B.A, M.S, M.Sc, M.P.H., etc.)
• Pharma R&D experience
• Demonstrated business skills and independent judgment with ability to identify the underlying business drivers
• Track record of employing sound technical and business judgment in solving complex problems with high degree of organizational impact.
• Relationship building
• Driving Partnership
• Questioning and Challenging
• Enterprise Mindset
• Business Knowledge
• Catalyst for Change
• Communicating for Results

#LI-GSK#LI-ViiV

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At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 38 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.

We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between and in 2009, with joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.

Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do – from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a diverse team and a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.

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GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.