GSK
Finance
FinanceDirector
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“Finance Director at GSK. Skills: Finance leadership, Financial strategy, Risk management, Business partnering. Lead Finance function. Ensure financial stewardship”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver business growth; Support sustainable double-digit growth
Industry & Context.
Problem solving capability; Problem solving mindset; Leading resolution of key problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Well-developed Finance Services experience, Internal controls experience, Risk management experience, Financial Planning & Analysis experience, Finance partnering experience, Project management experience, Team management experience, Influence and gravitas track record
Nice to Have
Global Professional Accounting (CA, CPA, FCA, FCCA) preferred, MBA with Finance preferred
What You'll Do.
Lead Finance function
Ensure financial stewardship
Ensure financial governance
Partner strategically with GM and LT
Drive financial performance
Enable informed decision-making
Deliver business growth
Drive standardization
Drive resourcing analysis
Drive performance management
Drive talent development
Operate as fiduciary leader
Ensure financial activities align with standards
Manage financial reporting processes
Provide finance partnering support
Drive value enhancing projects
Ensure efficient resource allocation
Make clear investment decisions
Partner across the enterprise
Develop business cases
Drive enterprise risk management
Drive scenario planning
Drive business continuity
Safeguard sustainable business performance
Lead strategic portfolio decisions
Lead investment decisions
Lead capital allocation decisions
Maximize profitability
Maximize return on investment
Champion finance transformation
Champion simplification
Champion data-driven decision making
Enhance business agility
Enhance business efficiency
Ensure effective cash flow management
Ensure effective liquidity management
Ensure effective capital management
Optimize working capital performance
Drive productivity initiatives
Drive cost optimization initiatives
Drive value creation initiatives
Support sustainable double-digit growth
Fulfill statutory responsibilities
Provide finance partnering support to Commercial teams
Implement commercial strategy
Manage financial plan
Manage financial updates
Align planning assumptions
Align planning opportunities
Identify gaps to Plan
Ensure compliance with local statutory environment
Ensure compliance with local tax environment
Ensure compliance with local regulatory environment
Participate in key projects
Provide input for business case development
Provide financial expertise
Provide business expertise
Design financial processes
Maximize financial process quality
Maximize financial process efficiency
Maximize financial process effectiveness
Oversee financial processes
Oversee financial audit
Oversee financial reporting
Build high-performing teams
Strengthen finance capability
Strengthen succession planning
Strengthen leadership development
Lead engagement with auditors
Lead engagement with regulators
Lead engagement with banking partners
Lead engagement with external stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner across enterprise; Work with other functions; Work with business units; Work with cross-functional teams; Work with Global Leadership; Work with Corporate Leadership; Work within organizational matrix
Communication Scope
Inform stakeholders; Influence stakeholders; Present financial expertise; Present business expertise
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
**Job purpose:** The Director Finance & CFO is responsible for leading the Finance function in-country, ensuring strong financial stewardship, governance, and strategic business partnering with GM and LT in setting the strategic direction. The role drives financial performance, safeguards compliance, and enables informed decision-making to deliver business growth, drive standardization, resourcing analysis, pricing and performance management and talent development aligned with GSK’s strategic priorities. The role also operates as a fiduciary leader for the organization being the CFO of a listed entity and a key member of the Board, ensuring that all financial activities are conducted in line with regulatory, ethical, and internal governance standards. **Key responsibilities** Key responsibilities include the management of financial reporting processes, provide finance partnering support to Pakistan and drive value enhancing projects operating within the complexities and challenges of the market. * Ensure efficient resource allocation through clear, bold investment decisions * Partner effectively across the enterprise to support successful new launches, from business case development through execution and uptake * Drive enterprise risk management, scenario planning and business continuity to safeguard sustainable business performance. * Lead strategic portfolio, investment and capital allocation decisions to maximize growth, profitability and return on investment. * Champion finance transformation, simplification and data-driven decision making to enhance business agility and efficiency. * Ensure effective cash flow, liquidity and capital management while optimizing working capital performance * Drive productivity, cost optimization and value creation initiatives to support sustainable double-digit growth. * Statutory responsibilities being part of the Board of Directors and entity leader which includes Commercial, three manufacturing sites and Hub office. * Provide
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