Finance Director Austria

The Finance Director Austria provides Finance partnering and overall enterprise and financial leadership to the Pharma business. In addition, the role is accountable for legal and statutory compliance of the Pharma legal entity.

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

Financial Leadership to the Pharma Business

• Provide financial leadership to strategic decision making to maximize results (sales, operating profit, cash flow). Partner with the General Manager (GM) and the Local Operating Company (LOC) leadership team to contribute to the management and growth of the business. Contribute to the overall Pharma Europe results by supporting as required the regional plans for the best interest of patients and shareholders
• Lead together with the LOC management team the formulation of long-term strategic plans for the LOC, including but not limited too three-year financial plans
• Enterprise leadership over business fundamentals including the economic, commercial, regulatory environment, key categories, customer, and competitor dynamics
• Lead performance management: ensure country management are provided with a complete and reliable flow of financial information which accurately reflects the performance of the organisation. Develop right internal and external benchmarks
• Lead the Planning and Demand Review Meetings (DRM’s) process and fully understand the volume/value dynamics. Manage pricing, discounts and product allocation to maximize sales and profits, through strong understanding of the Gross to Net framework driven by ROI based decision making
• Optimize working capital. Formulate short, medium and long-term credit management objectives and policies and ensure adequate compliance
• Tight management of overhead expenses
• Work with Legal and Market Access to manage government CAPS
• GenMed, Business accountable, overview of performance, third party relationship and governance

Statutory & Legal Compliance and Controls

• Ensure accuracy and compliance of all controlling and accounting activities including statutory and tax reporting based on the services provided by the responsible organizations (Tax, CBS, Procurement etc.) as per the approved RACIs. Contribute to corporate financial and tax policies to ensure they are in accordance with local laws and regulations
• Chair and coordinate LOC Finance Board activities. Escalate issues as appropriate to the Area/Regional Finance Boards and ensures resolution
• Ensure that financial controls delivered by service providers are in accordance with current local and international legislation (SarbOx, audit standards, local laws etc.)
• Act as reference point regarding economic/financial, tax and company matters for the different companies Boards of Directors (and therefore their Directors, Shareholders Meetings and Auditors)

Risk Management

• Play an active decision-making role to ensure that financial results are optimized in accordance with ethical and group standards. Support implementation of Global Programs in country as appropriate (ABAC, HCP etc.)
• Lead Dynamic Risk Map exercise for Finance
• Anticipate key compliance and controls risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans in coordination with local or regional teams (Finance Board, RMCB etc.)

Change management and Projects

• Lead and participate in change management projects focused on driving Finance or Business towards key global processes and models
• Work across Finance to ensure Onefinance mentality

Leadership

• Lead and inspire directly and indirectly Finance teams
• Build future capabilities and talents
• Closely collaborate with all shared service centres and influence stakeholders

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

• Bachelor / Master / Professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, MBA, or local equivalent)
• Demonstrated finance partner experience
• Experience of Financial controls in a matrix environment desirable (e.g., statutory accounting, tax, treasury, and shared services). Previous corporate assignment
• Proactive risk manager
• Ability to lead a team in times of significant change

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Demonstrated strategic and leadership skills
• Challenges and questions how things are done to drive for results
• Ability to influence key stakeholders in a complex, multi-cultural environment
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Broad experience in project management and implementation initiatives

Competitive package with base salary from €115.000, depending on experience.

Closing Date for Applications: 16th July 2024

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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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