Assistant Manager Finance

Job Purpose

Manage various Payroll, Fund & Tax accounting & customer service matters for Pakistan entity along with ensuring Regulatory compliances, Internal Control compliance, Audits and effective coordination with related external stakeholders including Payroll Service provider, Tax Consultants etc.

Education, Experience & Skills

• Masters/ ACCA

• Prior experience of handling Payroll / Accounting matters in another company in Pakistan

• Proficiency in using MS-Office (specially MS-Excel)

• Fluency in English

• Good at business partnering to manage ongoing coordination with internal as well as external stakeholders

• Experience of book keeping & transaction processing as per Financial Accounting and Reporting standards

• Quick learner

• Attention to details and accuracy

• Confidence to follow through on actions to ensure completion but mindful of when a situation / issue requires escalation

• Team player with good interpersonal skills to facilitate coordination with internal & external stakeholders

• Courageous enough to highlight financial and governance issues to senior management to protect GSK resources and reputation

• Understanding the Due Diligence requirements & some background of managing DD matters in previous Job roles

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring effective monthly payroll reconciliations and appropriate accounting for all payroll transactions in SAP

• Preparation & posting of monthly payroll, fund accruals and related schedules

• Responsible to review the employment cost posted in SAP for all cost centres of Management & Non-management employees and conducting related analysis, as & when required

• Review of Employee Tax computations and facilitation for related employee queries / requests

• Work in coordination with Corporate Tax team for support with some of their deliverables including distributor claims, as & when required

• Preparation & review of Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliation Schedules and upload in cadency as per agreed timelines.

• Responsible for preparation of Audit disclosures and facilitation of Management Monitoring, External & Internal Audits / reviews for related areas

• Responsible for ensuring Employment Cost x-charging & related accounting for International Assignees, Hubs and other secondees based in Pakistan and providing services to other GSK entities across the globe, in line with x-charging agreements entered between the entities.

• Responsible to coordinate the Final Settlement process for closure of all finance related actions in a timely manner as per agreed KPIs

• Extending support to the Retirement Funds team for any fund operational & accounting matters needing coordination with Payroll team and the outsourced service provider.

• Facilitate Tax & Fund teams for Tax and other Statutory payments, where required.

• Ensuring completion & documentation of all applicable due diligence (DD) checks & other asset safeguarding controls (e.g. TPO etc.) for Payroll, Fund & Tax related Stakeholders.

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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