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We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We’re proud to be leading a healthcare revolution, and we’re looking for people who can help us deliver on our ambition.\nRole Overview\nThis position is accountable for the financial management of Digital Workplace Experience, applying the standards set by central Technology Business Operations including the commercials of workplace services, devices and collaboration tooling. The role owns the budget, forecast, actuals and cost transparency, runs the day-to-day financial operations, and provides accurate, consistent financial inputs into the central DPTF reporting cycles. It gives leadership a clear view of spend, forecast and financial risk, and operates under a dotted line to the Director, Business Operations for financial governance and standards.\nIn this role you will\nBudgeting, Forecasting and Performance\nOwn the budget, forecast and actuals, planning and tracking the cost base to the enterprise finance timetable. \nAnalyse variance, risk and opportunity against plan and provide clear commentary and recommendations to leadership. \nSupport business cases, funding requests and investment tracking, with spend decisions owned by the Digital Workplace Experience team.\nWorkplace and Device Cost Management\nProvide the financial view of digital workplace services, including devices, collaboration and productivity tooling, and end-user services. \nTrack hardware, software, license and device investment across the workplace estate, and per-user or per-device unit cost. \nSupport financial cases for workplace transformation and lifecycle investment, including the cost of not investing. \nFinancial Operations\nRun financial operations, including accruals, reclasses, cross-charges, purchase orders, invoices and payment follow-up. \nSupport month-end, quarter-end and year-end close for the enterprise finance timetable. \nEnsure financial transactions and records are accurate, complete and processed within control requirements. \nCost Transparency and Reporting\nProvide cost transparency, including vendor, contractor and unit-cost views at the level leadership needs. \nMaintain a financial view of headcount, covering budgeted positions and vacancies. \nProvide accurate, standardised financial inputs into the central DPTF reporting cycles run by Technology Business Operations. \nContract and Vendor Financial Management\nGovern contract spend, renewals, extension pipelines and financial commitments including device, license and workplace-service contracts. \nMonitor service continuity and vendor financial risk, coordinating with Procurement and contract owners. \nGovernance and Standards\nApply the central Technology Business Operations financial standards, definitions and controls so data is consistent and comparable. \nEnsure Digital Workplace Experience operates within GSK financial policy, including approval routes, purchase governance and audit readiness. \nEscalate material financial risks, variances and control issues to Digital Workplace Experience leadership and to Technology Business Operations. \nIdentify and support automation and simplification of recurring financial processes. \nWhy you?\nBasic Qualifications:\nWe are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:\nBachelors or Masters degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Technology Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.\nProfessionally qualified accountant (or qualified by experience).\nSignificant experience in finance supporting a technology platform, domain or infrastructure function.\nOwning budgets, forecasts, actuals and cost transparency for a technology function, domain or business unit. \nRunning day-to-day financial operations - accruals, purchase orders, invoices and period-end close - against a fixed finance calendar. \nTurning vendor, contractor and unit-cost data into insight that explains and challenges spend. \nHandling supplier, managed service and contract spend, renewals and financial commitments. \nBuilding investment cases and delivering measurable cost reductions across supplier, licence and infrastructure spend. \nPreferred Skills:\nIf you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:\nRecognised accounting or cost-management credential such as CIMA/ACCA/ACA\nExperience with hardware, software and licence investment planning\nWorking within financial standards and controls set by a central function. \nExperience with workplace, device and licence commercials and cost management.\nExperience in per-user unit-cost reporting.\nOther Job-Related Skills/Background:\nAble to own a technology cost base end-to-end and translate complex financial detail into clear decisions for non-finance leaders. \nCommercially astute across supplier, managed service and license spend, with the judgement to test whether an investment case genuinely stacks up. \nRigorous on data quality and accuracy, recognizing that flawed inputs undermine the consolidated financial picture. \nConfident challenging forecasts, assumptions and spend decisions constructively \nHighly organised and self-directed, delivering multiple concurrent financial cycles reliably against fixed deadlines. \nA clear, credible communicator who can hold their position with Finance and Tech stakeholders \nClosing Date for Applications: Sunday 1st November 2026 (COB)\nPlease take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. \nWhen applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.\nDuring the course of your application, you will be requested to complete voluntary information which will be used in monitoring the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies. Your information will be treated as confidential and will not be used in any part of the selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application / selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements, please contact 0808 234 4391. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.\nSkills\nChange Management, Compliance Risk Management, Dependency Analysis, Executive Reports, Financial Acumen, Portfolio Performance Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Problem Solving, Project Management Governance, Shareholder Communications, Stakeholder ManagementWhy GSK?\nUniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.\nGSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.\nWe get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.\nPeople and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.\nGSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.\nWe believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.\nShould you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at  where you can also request a call.\nPlease note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the Link where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive\nImportant notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies\nGSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.\nPlease note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. 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