Senior Manager -Finance Risk Management & Controls

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Job Purpose The Senior Manager, Finance Risk Management & Controls (FRMC) will support Finance teams through the transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA as part of a multi-year Finance transformation programme. As Finance teams perform new ways of working and execute controls during the transition, the role will work collaboratively with stakeholders to provide practical risk and controls advice, support effective control operation, and deliver risk-based assurance testing across Finance processes and controls. This is a senior individual-contributor role with no direct line-management responsibilities. Key Responsibilities: Controls Business Partnering • Act as a collaborative risk and controls adviser to Finance teams, Global Process Owners, programme teams and control owners involved in the SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA transition. • Provide practical, proportionate and commercially focused advice that supports Finance teams while maintaining appropriate independence. • Help Finance teams and control owners understand control responsibilities, evidence requirements and risk-based decision points during transition. • Advise on control deficiencies and remediation options. • Use assurance findings and AQI-generated insights to help stakeholders prioritise actions and strengthen control operation. • Collaborate with Internal Audit, External Audit, Compliance, Technology Risk and other assurance functions. Risk and Controls Assurance • Assess the design and operating effectiveness of key controls, including SOX controls, as Finance teams execute controls. • Use AI agents, analytics and automation to support testing, risk identification and prioritisation. • Identify control deficiencies, emerging risks and recurring themes, and produce clear, evidence-based reports. • Engage constructively with control owners on control adequacy, evidence quality and remediation plans. • Track agreed actions and escalate material risks, delays or unresolved issues. • Support thematic and cross-functional reviews across markets and business units. Targeted Controls Design Support • Support control design or enhancement where required following assurance findings, remediation activity or significant process change arising from the SAP S/4HANA launch. Experience and Qualifications Essential • Qualified accountant or risk and assurance professional, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CMA, CPA, CIA or equivalent. • Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and control implications of large-scale ERP change in a complex global organisation. • 10-15 years’ experience in finance risk management, internal controls, internal audit, external audit, SOX or finance transformation. • Strong understanding of end-to-end Finance processes and financial reporting risks. • Experience independently delivering assurance reviews and assessing control effectiveness. • Strong knowledge of SOX and financial reporting controls. • Experience advising, supporting and constructively challenging senior Finance stakeholders and control owners. • Strong analytical, judgement, communication and stakeholder management skills. Preferred • CIA, CISA, CRMA or equivalent qualification. • Experience using AI agents or comparable AI-enabled assurance tools. #LI-GSK Skills Business Forecasting, Business Reporting Tools, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Digital Fluency, Financial Modeling, Financial Performance Improvement, Influencing Without Authority, Insight Generation, Problem Solving    Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK 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. We 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. 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