Posted Date: Apr 2 2025
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Finance Partner GSC Vaccines Belgium Operations & Quality – Support Functions, Capex & Assets management, the Finance Partner plays a critical role in providing strategic financial leadership, supporting decisions-making across the GSC Vaccines Belgium Operations & Quality - scope: Support functions
The Finance Partner will provide financial leadership, partnership and support to deliver GSC ambitions - breakthrough objectives with a strong focus on performance (Productivity – cost per dose), being part of Operational Leadership teams. The Finance Partner will roll out our GSK finance Strategy & visions (5 priorities) across the organization.
The Finance Partner will foster continuous improvement mindset and enhance financial acumen across the GSC Vaccines Belgium Operations & Quality
About the responsibilities
Financial Strategy and Leadership
- Partner with Senior Leadership to define and execute financial strategies while ensuring alignment of financial goals with GSC business strategies, focusing on cost control, investment efficiency and regulatory compliance
- Develop Financial forecasts, budgets and long-term plans.
- Analyse financial data to identify risks, opportunities and areas for process improvement
- Provide strategic insights to improve operational efficiency, enhance cost-effectiveness and optimize capex expenditures
Manufacturing & Quality Financial Management
- Monitor and evaluate manufacturing Support & Quality costs, including labour, overheads, services contracts.
- Track variances between actual and budgeted costs, providing detailed analysis and corrective actions – Risk & Opportunities to deliver ambitions (mitigation plan)
- Oversee capital expenditure for manufacturing projects, ensuring appropriate investment decisions and cost management.
- Enhance finance awareness and knowledge of Leadership team and employees, give trainings and develop and embed understanding of Financials and cost mindset.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Steer the GSK Finance Cycle with amongst other the preparation of monthly (MPR), quarterly and annual financial reports
- Provide timely, accurate and actionable financial insights to key stakeholders
Finance Strategy & culture
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the finance team and across GSC Vaccines Belgium Operations & Quality
- Drive our GSK finance Strategy & visions (5 priorities) across the organization
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Act as a key Finance Partner to GSC Vaccines Belgium Operations & Quality
- Support Senior Operational leaders in decision-making by providing actionable finance insights
- Engage in cross-functional projects
- Close partnership with GSK Finance HUB
About you
- Bachelor degree and 5 years of experience; or university degree in accounting or finance (Accounting, Controlling, General Finance, Manufacturing accounting)
- Leadership with strong analytical and Strategic thinking
- Relationship and stakeholder management, communication skills
- Ability to drive partnerships, influence and proactively challenge in a matrix organisation with senior leaders.
- Experience in Finance Partnering
- Minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience as a business partner within manufacturing industry and international environment.
- Manufacturing / commercial business acumen o French required.
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