Director, Global Finance Risk Management & Controls (FRMC), Projects & Change Management

Director, Global Finance Risk Management & Controls (FRMC), Projects & Change Management

Are you energized by a high-profile finance risk management role that allows you to shape risk programs and challenge organizational thinking to make informed business decisions? 

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

• Lead a team of qualified, experienced professionals to assess and mitigate finance risk across key finance change processes, finance transformation, system and business model migrations, and global projects.

• Provide strategic insight into risk areas across the key finance processes, finance transformation, and global projects (S4H, J2C, GPO projects, transformation projects) to stakeholders and advocate appropriate cost efficient, business practical, risk mitigation with key finance/project/Tech leaders to get traction and focus on key business & process issues in the change journey and end solution.

• Manage the funding model and the expectations of stakeholders to ensure that projects requiring risk input and/or which have an impact on the financial control environment have appropriate resources to support them.

• Establish appropriate engagement models with projects (S4H, GPOs) to help ensure timely involvement and appropriate governance representation in these projects.

• Drive for appropriate risk mitigation that considers cost efficiency, digital approach, effectiveness and relevant to business goals.

• Integrate risk management activities with other project management processes, such as planning, execution, and monitoring.

• Partner with GPOs to identify opportunities for automation and the use of digital tools within finance processes and support the GPOs in assessing the design and mitigating risks appropriately.

• Inform and report to key stakeholders and organization on plans and status of projects, and mitigation plans for identified risks.

Why you?Basic Qualifications:

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

• Qualified accountant or CIA risk qualification

• Professional experience leading a team in assessment of finance risks across key finance change processes

• Strong finance background with commercial experience and a deep understanding of financial systems and processes

• Effective knowledge of all accounting standards, including IFRS, US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills, including negotiation, relationship building and effective process leadership through a matrix

• Excellent communication skills, including cross functionally into other functions (eg. Finance)

• Experience in developing and implementing financial controls to mitigate risks

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

• Strong leadership and team development skills, with a focus on fostering a collaborative team culture

Interested in Joining the Team?

Please apply via our online portal providing your CV and Cover Letter.
(Please take a personal copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available online post closure of the advert)

Closing Date: COP 14th May 2025

Hybrid working applies to this role, with GSK expectation of 2-3 days per week onsite.

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We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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