Job Title: Business Analyst
Reference: 181113-1
Employer: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Location: Ilupeju – Lagos, Nigeria
Reporting To (Job Title): Finance Planning Manager
Type of position: Permanent
Job Purpose/Scope: – The job exists to support the Finance & Planning Unit in all aspects of the management reporting and control. – To work closely with commercial departments as a business partner to deliver the short, medium and longer term objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Management, Business Partnering and Decision Support;
• Driving a process of continuous improvement in business partnering which enhances the understanding of the Executive and Senior Management teams of their key financial performance drivers and business performance issues.
• Support the Sales and Marketing teams in strategic brand decisions- efficient investment behind brands, timely delivery of profitable NPIs, Nielsen report analysis and reviews, etc
• Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
• Ensure viability of Business Cases for promos, NPI and ad- hoc projects
• Participating in and contributing to Senior Management Meetings as requested by the FAPM/ FD
• Supporting the FAPM/ FD in contributions to the development and delivery of Corporate Plans and objectives for the Organization
• Finance Business Partner to CH OWA Team
P&L management;
• Ensure accuracy and adequacy of R&A and off- invoice discounts in JDE
• Own the month- end accrual process for A&P and General OPEX
• Drive performance and decisions of various P&L components
• Deliver Customer Profitability Reports on agreed periodic basis with appropriate commentaries
• Own and deliver monthly OPEX report with appropriate commentaries
• Prepare monthly entity cross charge and ensure accuracy of posting in JDE
• Review, monitor and highlight variances. Investigating exceptions and facilitating corrective action
Budgeting and Forecasting – West Africa CH operations;
• Support the complete budgeting & forecasting process for West Africa CH operations
• Own Other West Africa CH budgeting & forecasting process
• Work with various stakeholders in planning strategies and methodologies for the process
• Ensure accuracy of budgets and rolling forecasts submitted in Unison
• Play a key role in the Profit reviews
• Represent Finance at the monthly Executive Sales & Operations Planning meeting to ensure alignment with the overall business objective
• Drive implementation of budget assumptions in Price reviews- develop appropriate tracking mechanism
Reporting;
• Ensure compliance to International Finance Reporting Standards ( IFRS)
• Timely submission of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on Sales, PV analysis, Future Group, Headcount, WC, NPD, etc
Qualifications, Experience:
• First degree in Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance or Business Administration
• At least 5 years working experience in a similar role
• Strong JDE / SAP exposure
• Working knowledge of IFRS
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suit (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc)
• Must possess ACA/ACCA.
Competencies:
• Strong leadership & influencing skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle sensitivity/ confidentiality levels appropriately
• Analytical mind
• Customer focus and sense of urgency
• Ability to see macro scenarios and beyond numbers
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