Finance Director GlaxoSmithKline

Position Summary

The purpose of the role is to provide financial leadership to the Saudi LOC, partnering with the General Manager and LT in setting the strategic direction and key financial targets for the business, driving standardisation, focus and efficiency and talent development. The role requires building effective relationships with the market and Finance HUBs. The scope includes decision support, financial management and analysis, resourcing analysis and tracking, governance and pricing and performance management support.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance partnering support to the Commercial teams in implementing commercial strategy across the market (ROI, pricing, tenders, working capital management etc).

• Management of the Plan/ Update for working with the Planning Hub and Market Finance teams aligning assumptions and risks and opportunities.

• Management of P&L identifying gaps to Plan and P&L impacts.

• Actively participate in key projects as required providing input for business case development and general financial and business expertise.

• Oversight of the financial management and governance including the respective risk and control environments.

• Leadership in the design of financial processes to maximise quality, efficiency and effectiveness and oversee financial processes, audit and reporting/

• Talent management and capability building across the Finance team

Qualifications/Skills Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.

• Professional finance qualification (for example ACCA, CIMA, CPA, ACA or local equivalent).

• Extensive years of relevant finance experience, including commercial finance or finance business partnering.

• Strong P&L experience, financial planning and forecasting skills.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work in cross-functional teams.

• Fluency in English; Arabic language skills are highly valued.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master s degree or MBA with strong finance components.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is a significant advantage; alternatively, experience in healthcare or other fast-moving regulated sectors can also be considered.

• Knowledge of IFRS and familiarity with corporate finance systems such as SAP.

• Experience in pricing, market access or contract negotiations.

• Track record of building and coaching finance teams in a matrix environment.

• Experience working with regional or global finance partners.