Associate Director, Finance Controlling / Entity

Location: Bengaluru Luxor North Tower

Business Introduction

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Position Summary

You will lead management accounting and entity control activities to ensure accurate financial reporting and useful business insight. You will work closely with finance leaders, business partners, shared services and external auditors. We value integrity, clear thinking and a coachable mindset. This role offers visible impact, growth opportunities and a chance to contribute to our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead month-end close for assigned entities and deliver accurate profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
• Produce clear variance and commercial analysis to explain performance and guide business decisions.
• Partner with business leaders and shared services to prepare budgets, forecasts and monthly reforecasts.
• Improve accounting processes, controls and automation to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with IFRS and local regulations.
• Coach and develop team members and contribute to an inclusive, high-performing team culture.

Why You?

This role is hybrid. You will spend time at a GSK office in India and work remotely as agreed with your manager. You will gain exposure to cross-functional projects and broader finance roles. This position gives you the chance to make a meaningful impact on business decisions while growing your technical and leadership skills.

Basic Qualification

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CA or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in management accounting, finance controlling or similar roles.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and applicable local accounting rules.
• Practical experience with ERP systems such as SAP and strong Excel skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication in English and ability to work with multicultural teams.

Preferred Qualification

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

• Experience leading or coaching a small to medium finance team.
• Hands-on experience with financial planning and analysis, including driver-based forecasting.
• Familiarity with reporting and automation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or similar.
• Prior exposure to audits, tax reporting and regulatory filings in an international environment.
• Strong commercial mindset with ability to translate data into clear business actions.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment and supporting change and transformation.

How to apply

If this role feels like a fit, we encourage you to apply. Tell us why you would be a strong addition to the team and how your experience will help deliver meaningful impact. We look forward to hearing from you.

Business Acumen, Cyber Risks, Digital Fluency, Driving Continuous Improvement, Enterprise Thinking, Financial Controlling, Operational Governance, Services Management, Stakeholder Management

Why GSK?

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

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Inclusion at GSK

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] to discuss your needs.

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