Product Owner

The role helps to deliver the Finance vision, through continuous improvement mindset and compliance with global and local regulations.

Key responsibilities:

• Driving and participating in global projects from the Close & Control,
• Preparing the regular updates on the project statuses for senior leadership,
• Working closely with C&C organization, risk & compliance, global process owners from other towers and multiple project teams to ensure the process and project deliverables,
• Ensuring full compliance of process and projects with IFRS and SOX requirements,
• Consolidation of information from GSK hubs (Poland, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Pakistan),
• Review financial information against improvement opportunities,
• Coordination of project governance meetings,
• Sign-off of project phases,
• Improvement of BSR Controls within the Master Controls Framework (MCF),
• Ensure compliance with internal GSK policies,
• Support remaining global process owners and project managers in Close & Control projects,
• Liaise with internal and external auditors, providing requested evidence if required.

Basic requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance degree/qualification, with strong focus on reconciliations,
• Experience in Financial Reporting or Audit,
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS)
• Fluency in English,
• Experience of working in a Control environment,
• Microsoft Office (especially Excel) skills,
• Experience of SAP, S4 HANA
• Experience of Close & Control tool (Blackline/Cadency/AICO, etc.),
• Project management experience,
• Problem solving mindset and agility,
• Experience in working over a matrix team.