Close and Control Blackline Centre of Excellence Regional Expert

Close and Control Blackline Centre of Excellence Regional Expert

The role will be a part of the Close and Control (C&C) Global Process Owner (GPO) Blackline Center of Excellence (COE) team located in Hubs.

The role will have two dimensions:

• 60%-75% of time being Blackline COE Regional Expert
• 25%-40% of time being Hub’s SPOC between Hub and C&C GPO

Primarily, the focus is on day-to-day support and optimization of existing Blackline functionalities. You will be responsible to provide product expertise, knowledge and support in the areas of Manual Journals, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Compliance (Controls) and Close to all business users located in assigned Hub and help GSK to elevate the business processes to next level.

Secondly, the focus will be on collecting feedback and local needs to support implementation of C&C’s projects, process standardization & harmonization. Jointly with the rest of C&C GPO team you will be responsible for local dimension of proposed changes, ensuring localization is best leveraged for deployment.

The role will cooperate closely with the local Finance HUB’s C&C team, C&C GPO, GP&T, FRMC and other business and support functions.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform trouble shooting for system issues
• Monitor and optimize system for best performance
• Maintain local configurations for all modules in the system.
• Ensure policies are adhered in the system
• Ensure sufficient system controls checks are performed at regular intervals
• Leverage system functionalities, identify and implement process improvement
• Provide tool expertise for system modules of Manual Journals, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Compliance (Controls) and Close
• Liaise with C&C GPO to understand the business requirements and implement changes in Blackline
• Support business development projects to properly leverage Blackline’s modules
• Lead/support Blackline modules’ deployments across organization
• Analyze & improve processes in the scope of C&C
• Make local footprint of C&C GPO organization and support HUB’s related deliverables of global projects

Why You?

Basic requirements:

• Master’s degree in Finance/Finance Analysis/IT or other similar
• Experience in Blackline environment (System admin, Super User, Key User)
• Experience in R2R/controlling processes
• Fluent English (minimum C1)
• Knowledge of MS Office tools (especially MS Excel)
• Knowledge of SAP and supporting components

Preferred additional requirements:

• Continuous improvement mindset, problem-solving
• Project framework certification would be an asset (PMI, Prince, Agile)
• Experience in root cause analysis
• Experience in a SOX/audit environment
• Knowledge of SAP ECC, S/4Hana and FC
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly within a matrix team
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders 
• Knowledge of systems that allows checking the processes/creating reports/effectively extracting the data

Why GSK?

• We are a high-performing, talented team who support our businesses in making the right decisions and driving GSK Finance towards best-in-class
• A career with purpose - whatever you’re doing, you’ll share in our mission to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better, and live longer.
• Partial or full reimbursement of CIMA and ACCA qualifications costs
• ACCA Approved Employer at Platinum Level
• CIMA Premier Partner Reward
• Contributing to the creation of a development strategy for the set financial department
• Leading critical projects regarding the set financial area 
• Competitive salary, annual bonus plan
• Healthcare benefits (medical care, life insurance, pension scheme, sports card, recreation allowance, social fund, preventive healthcare services)
• A career at one of the leading global pharma companies 
• Supportive & friendly working environment
• Corporate culture based on our values: patient focus, integrity, respect, and transparency

Inclusion & Diversity at GSK: 

As an employer committed to Diversity and Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at pl.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com to discuss your needs.

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