Senior Management Accounting Lead

Business Introduction GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Position Summary You will lead management accounting for manufacturing and supply chain across our India operations. You will partner with site finance, supply chain finance and global teams to ensure accurate product costing, month-end close and clear management reporting. We value clarity, collaboration and practical problem solving. This role offers visible impact, skill growth and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Responsibilities This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following: - Lead product costing for assigned manufacturing groups, ensuring accurate unit costs and timely cost roll-ups. - Own month-end production accounting, reconciliations and preparation of clear management reports. - Act as the primary finance contact for manufacturing sites, site finance partners and supply chain finance on costing and accounting matters. - Drive data quality and process improvements across costing datasets and systems. - Support financial controls, compliance and audit requirements related to manufacturing and supply chain activities. - Provide analysis and decision support for pricing, inventory valuation and margin improvement initiatives. Why You? Basic Qualification We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals: - Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or equivalent. - Professional accounting qualification (for example ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CPA) or actively working toward one. - Minimum 5 years of experience in product costing, production accounting or manufacturing finance. - Practical experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and production costing modules or equivalent. - Strong Excel skills and experience preparing clear management reports. - Proven ability to work in a matrix environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Preferred Qualification If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: - Experience with supply chain finance and working directly with manufacturing sites in a global company. - Hands-on experience with SAP manufacturing ERP costing tools or specialized costing applications. - Experience driving process automation, data quality initiatives or reporting improvements. - Experience with financial controls and compliance in a manufacturing environment. - Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills focused on delivering outcomes. - Comfortable with a hybrid working model and flexible to collaborate across time zones when needed. Work Arrangement This role is based in India and follows a hybrid working model. You will be expected to be on-site regularly to partner with finance and manufacturing teams. What you will get You will work on meaningful problems that affect operations and patient outcomes. You will build deep technical expertise in costing and manufacturing finance. You will influence decisions across local and global teams. We support your learning and career growth and value a collaborative mindset. How to apply If this role speaks to you, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a short note about what you would bring to the role. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people who value inclusion to apply. Skills Business Forecasting, Business Reporting Tools, Critical Thinking, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Digital Fluency, Financial Controlling, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Influencing Without Authority, Stakeholder Management Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. Inclusion at GSK: As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. 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