# Financial Manager - Network & Connectivity

**Company**: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
**Location**: Bengaluru
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Supports the financial management of the Network & Connectivity domain, working for the Tech Finance Manager and applying the standards set by central Technology Business Operations.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Cost Analysis and Reporting**

- Prepare network cost analysis and reporting, including carrier, circuit, bandwidth, hardware, software and managed service spend.

- Produce variance analysis against budget and forecast, explaining movements and flagging risks and trends.

- Maintain accurate, current financial data so reporting is repeatable and does not depend on individual effort.

**Budget and Forecast Support**

- Support the budget and forecast cycle, gathering inputs, updating models and tracking actuals to the enterprise finance timetable.

- Help maintain connectivity unit cost and consumption views at the level the Tech Finance Manager and leadership need.

- Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities.

**Financial Operations**

- Create and track purchase orders and manage the purchase-order lifecycle for the domain.

- Reconcile invoices and spend against purchase orders and contracts, resolving queries with suppliers and Procurement.

- Process accruals, reclasses and cross charges under the Tech Finance Manager's direction.

**Business Case and Investment Support**

- Prepare business cases and investment analysis, providing the cost and benefit inputs for review.

- Support investment tracking and benefits reporting for network and connectivity initiatives.

**Governance and Data Quality**

- Apply central Technology Business Operations standards, definitions and controls so data is consistent and comparable.

- Maintain financial data quality and reporting accuracy, support audit and control evidence.

- Escalate data gaps, discrepancies and emerging risks to the Tech Finance Manager.

**Professional Qualifications**

- BS or MS degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Technology Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

- Professionally qualified accountant (or qualified by experience) with a recognised accounting or cost-management credential e.g., CA/CMA (desirable)

**Experience Required**

- Overall 10 years and 6-8 years in finance supporting a technology platform, domain or infrastructure function

- Relevant experience in financial, commercial or business analysis.

- Capability in business case preparation, forecasting, variance analysis, purchase order processing and supplier spend reconciliation.

- Evidence of producing accurate analysis that supported network cost control or investment decisions.

- Experience working to a fixed finance timetable and applying standards set by a central function.

**Related Skills/Background**

- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, since reporting and decisions rest on the accuracy of the data.

- Capable with financial systems and analysis tools, including ERP, procurement and reporting platforms.

- Clear communicator, able to explain financial data to non-finance colleagues.

- Well organised, able to deliver recurring cycles reliably to a fixed timetable.

- Proactive in resolving queries and improving recurring processes.

## Skills

### Required
- Budget Forecasting
- Business Forecasting
- Business Reporting Tools
- Contract Renewals
- Cost Analysis
- Data Storytelling
- Data Visualization
- Digital Fluency
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Performance Improvement
- Influencing Without Authority
- Insight Generation
- Problem Solving
- Process Improvement
- Technology Finance

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