Finance Partner, Asia R&D

About the role

GSK is looking for a Finance Partner for Asia R&D. You will shape strategic and financial decision-making across the organisation, working closely with senior R&D and Finance leaders to provide forward-looking insight, constructive challenge and high-quality analysis on investment, resource allocation and performance. The role offers broad exposure across Asia R&D and the wider Translational & Development Sciences (TDS) Finance organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Asia R&D leaders on strategic priorities, operating plans and resource allocation, and build partnerships across Finance, R&D, Portfolio Management and other functions.
• Support the financial evaluation of investment proposals, business cases and strategic initiatives, making sure assumptions, risks and trade-offs are clear.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting, monitor performance against plans and identify variances, trends and drivers.
• Provide stakeholders with forward-looking insights on financial performance, resource utilisation and the future outlook.
• Collaborate with the TDS Finance team on consolidated financial reviews, analysis and insights.
• Ensure the integrity, accuracy and transparency of forecasts, reporting and analysis, and comply with GSK financial controls, governance requirements and Finance Ways of Working.
• Support continuous improvement of planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics, using digital, analytical and automation tools.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in finance business partnering, financial planning and analysis or related finance roles.
• Experience supporting business decisions through financial analysis, scenario modelling and insight generation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Preferred: finance partnering experience in R&D, and ability to manage multiple priorities and influence stakeholders across technical and non-finance functions.

Required skills

• Understanding of financial systems, reporting processes and planning tools, including SAP, CERPS, SAC or equivalent.
• Preferred: data visualisation, analytics, automation or generative AI tools such as Power BI and Claude.
• Business case development, financial modelling, financial forecasting and financial performance improvement.