Finance Director
- Brentford, England (GBR)
- £490 - £590 Per Day
- 12 Months
- Start date: ASAP
- Ref: GSKFDRDT
- finance
- business cases
- reporting
- clinical operations
- acca
- forecasts
- healthcare
- management
- digital
- implementation
- communication
Finance Director – R&D Development Program
Brentford
Up to £590 per day (Umbrella Only)
12 months
Reporting to the Global Tech & Digital Finance Director this Finance Partnering role will play a key role driving GSK Tech through a significant period of change for GSK.
2019 was a pivotal year in GSK’s history. In August, GSK’s Consumer Healthcare business and Pfizer completed a deal to combine businesses into a single, new world-leading Consumer joint venture. Three years after closing the transaction, GSK has signalled that the new Global Consumer business will be separated from GSK, and set a new exciting pathway forward for the creation of a new global pharmaceuticals/ Vaccines company (New GSK). In order to achieve this outcome, a significant period of transformation will be undertaken across the commercial businesses and the global support functions (GSF).
In Global Tech, we continue to have a unique opportunity - the world of technology and digital is constantly evolving and we are responding to it in order to remain competitive. In order to achieve the scale of change required, we commenced our Tech Transformation programme to ensure we are “future ready” – however this needs to be accelerated.
In Research & Development specifically, the integration of Pharma and Vaccines requires modernisation of development technology platforms and integrated data platforms. This modernisation will support Medical, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Patient Safety, Quality, and Biostats resulting in efficiencies and common ways of working. As a key enabler R&D Tech is accelerating the implementation of technologies in 2020 and 2021 with the aim to complete implementation and integration in the first half of 2022.
Supporting the Pharma and Vaccines integration Program Director, and Tech VP of Clinical Solutions, this highly visible role will be the Finance single point of contact for the program. Key responsibilities will include financially validating the technologies, the investment, sources of savings and timelines. This will include:
1. Establishing the plan, cost build up, savings, phasing & forecast
2. Tracking to plan, identifying risks, partnering to help with staging and optionality to keep the program on plan
3. Benefits realisation, both in the business when new Tech is adopted, and in Tech when old technology is decommissioned
Basic qualifications:
- Qualified to degree level. Must hold recognised finance qualification (MBA or ACCA/ACMA preferred – must be qualified)
- Proven track record in successful business partnering (to a commercial entity), managing senior stakeholders and developing great contextual commercial knowledge in a given area.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to communicate vision & objectives to a diverse group of individuals.
- Proven track record in managing multiple stakeholders and supporting change across a complex area
- Capability to interpret financial results within a commercial context to explain performance and secure agreement for all correctional activities needed.
- Operate independently to deliver complex business cases spanning multiple business units
- Experience working on projects and ensuring control on costs and forecasts, benefits tracking and reporting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred qualifications (and must be able to demonstrate):
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse, multi-national team at various management levels.
- Strong influencing and relationship building skills with Senior Management required (presentation, communication and influencing).
- Ability to deliver quickly in a fast changing and uncertain environment
- Transformation experience
- Understanding or hunger to learn aspects of Technology
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!
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