Finance Analyst - Projects Job at GlaxoSmithKline Nigeria

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Job Title: Finance Analyst (Projects)

Reference: 181113-2

Employer: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Location: Ilupeju – Lagos, Nigeria

Reporting To (Job Title): Business Analyst

Type of position: Permanent

Job Purpose/Scope: The job exists to support the Business Analyst in the delivery of a high performance, management accounting service.

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.

•   Supporting the Business Analyst in contributions to the development and delivery of strategic objectives of the Defined Projects

•   Monthly analysis and review of Project spends {A&P} with the Marketing team to support monthly performance commentaries

•   Finance partner handling all Projects related enquiries

•   Support the Sales and marketing teams in brand decisions

•   Review Business Cases for promos, NPI and ad- hoc projects

•   Participating in and contributing to Senior Management Meetings as requested by the Business Analyst/ FAPM/ FD

•   Supporting the Business Analyst/ FAPM/ FD in contributions to the development and delivery of Corporate Plans and objectives for the Organization

P&L management;

•   Compute R&A and off- invoice discounts and ensure correct booking in JDE

•   Own the month- end accrual process for all projects

•   Drive performance and decisions of various P&L components with insightful analysis

•   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

•   Work with various stakeholders in planning strategies and methodologies for the process

•   Submit budgets and rolling forecasts in Unison

•   Provide support in delivering the Profit reviews

•   Attend DRM meetings to ensure outcome of the meeting consistently meet specific objectives of all defined projects

Reporting;

•   Ensure compliance to International Finance Reporting Standards ( IFRS)

•   Timely submission of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on sales, NPD reporting and other reporting requirements defined within projects

•   Review and monitor individual projects performance; highlighting variances with appropriate commentaries on performance drivers

Qualifications, Experience;

•   First degree in Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance or Business Administration

•   2 – 3 years working experience in a Finance related role

•   Strong JDE / SAP exposure

•   Working knowledge of IFRS

•   Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc)

Competencies:

•   Good interpersonal skills

•   Ability to handle sensitivity/ confidentiality levels appropriately

•   Analytical mind

•   Customer focus and sense of urgency

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