Graduate Business Analyst at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Nigeria Plc

GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company.
 
GSK is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Business Analyst
Ref No: 181113-1
Location: Ilupeju
Reporting To (Job Title): Finance Planning Manager

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
• Ability to identify and implement process improvement

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline Date
Closes by 1st December, 2013.