Job Purpose
We are looking for a Senior Associate / Associate Specialist – Planning & Forecasting Analyst with strong analytical skills and finance acumen to help deliver the full monthly and annual planning and forecasting cycle for markets within the Planning & Forecasting Hub.
Success in the role requires the ability to think critically and constructively challenge key stakeholders. You will be instrumental in producing high quality, accurate and timely forecasts, plans and analysis that give management confidence and support decision making, while highlighting risks and opportunities. Along the way, you will build broad finance experience and a network of colleagues across our markets.
Key responsibilities
• Deliver the P&F; promise to drive financial Plan commitments, ensuring reliability of forecast to support market guidance and smart resource allocation (P&F; Standard scope, agreed exceptions and analysis requests):
• Reporting: P&L; and Flash Sales performance commentaries and Price-Volume analysis, explaining variances to Plan, Last Year and forecast
• Forecasting:
own the market forecast update including current product launches, consolidate Risks & Opportunities, and prepare presentations for management review
• Planning: annual Plan activities including managing the plan calendar and coordinating submissions and sign-offs
• Analysis: respond to ad hoc business requests
• Prepare management reports to support decision making. Be a point of contact for questions on reports
• Partner with senior Planning & Forecasting team members and embedded teams to reflect a realistic and ambitious outlook, with potential swings clearly articulated. Provide insightful intelligence on business performance drivers, anticipate risks and propose interventions to meet targets
• Work with the Close and Control hub to ensure accuracy of financial results and support financial compliance and financial risk management
• Create healthy accountability, ensuring promises are clear an
📌 Senior Associate (Bengaluru)
🏢 GSK
📍 Bengaluru