Senior Financial Reporting Specialist – DRR and US pensions

An exciting opportunity to join our Regional Finance Hub team in Poznan and be part of a global network of regional Finance hubs responsible for Planning & Reporting and Close & Control activities as well as more complex accounting activities. The teams in the regional Finance hubs will work together to share best practice and knowledge working closely with our HQ Finance teams in London.

We are looking for a Pensions and Directors’ Remuneration Reporting Senior Financial Reporting Specialist who will be responsible for supporting the US Pension Trustee Finance Partners including preparing monthly and quarterly pension reports and administrative duties, as well as working closely with the Benefits Finance Director with the completion of Emolument Certificates for Senior Management and preparing the Audit and Remuneration Committee (ARC) reporting for the same group of Senior Management.
 

Your responsibilities include:
Pensions

• Liaise with outsourced pensions accounting and reporting provider to review pension reports and statements
• Review monthly and quarterly Pension reports from Custodians and providers and raise related true up journals as needed
• Analyse monthly benefits payments for US plans and raise any related quarterly true-up journals
• Raise monthly, quarterly and annual journals and complete Annual STA submission as required
• Provide audit support and evidence to the Company and Schemes’ Auditors as and when necessary, throughout the year
• Manage end to end Investment manager and admin expenses, including invoices payment for all US Pension plans
• Process Improvements – Deliver process improvements to current ways of working along with any ad hoc project activities as required from time to time
   

Directors’ Remuneration Reporting

• Prepare Director & Senior Management quarterly expense reports.
• Review quarterly taxable expenses and benefits of Senior Management and prepare commentary for quarterly Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) Reporting
• Prepare Senior Management and Directors’ Emolument Certificates based on input from both EY and internal payroll reports as at 30 September and 31 December for their inclusion in the Annual Report and Accounts
• External Audit – primary point of contact for audit of the emolument certificates, Director’s remuneration and key management personnel disclosures in the Group’s Annual Report and Accounts
• Compliance and Control - Manage internal Sarbox compliance for area, including the annual internal audit
• Coordination - Primary point of contact for Executive Assistants (EAs). Responsible for training and coaching EA’s with regards to the deliverables for the emolument certificate process
• Process Improvements – Deliver process improvements to current ways of working along with any ad hoc project activities as required from time to time

Why you:

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in finance and accounting
• Good understanding of ERP and excel modelling skills
• Experience of working in a corporate environment
• Fluent English (minimum C1)
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy, particularly with regards to dealing with confidential and sensitive data
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to work in a matrix hierarchy

Preferred Qualification:

• SAP experience beneficial – FI Module
• Accounting degree or qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of IFRS

What we offer:

• We are a high performing talented team who support our businesses in making the right decisions and driving GSK Finance towards best-in-class
• Career with purpose - whatever it is you’re doing, you’ll be sharing in our mission to improve the quality of human life, by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer
• Possibilities