Accounting Intern

Help us get ahead of disease together with our Close & Control team, 2024:

Education required: BS degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Finance/Accounting/Business administration/Economics related discipline

Other requirements: Must be enrolled at a university for the duration of your program

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Expected Start date: September 2024

Internship period: September to March

Application deadline: August 2024. We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.

Are you looking to gain valuable world work experience and help to positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for a GSK Internship today!

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career – to take on a real role with genuine impact! You’ll take on challenging, serious work on live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from us, develop your skills and gain valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.

What will you do?

• Participate in month-end GL (General Ledger) closing activities and financial reporting of Market’s results. Support in the preparation and review of Balance Sheet reconciliations
  Prepare journal entries, review Balance Sheet reconciliaitons and execution of Internal Controls in accordance with GSK Internal Control Finance Framework.
  Perform analysis/ analytical review of Profit and Loss accounts and balance sheet, cost centre checks and transaction posting checks.
  Collaborate with stakeholders and other functions (e.g. P2P, O2C, Stat & Tax) to ensure successful month-end closing, reporting activities.
  Participate in process improvement initiatives to update changes to Local Standard Operating Procedures and assist in preparation of documentation required, including monitoring & tracking progress of projects.
  Support audit and other compliance-related queries from external auditors
  Prepare ad hoc financial analysis.

What will you learn?

• Obtain high level overview of working in finance department of a multinational organization
• Learn about different systems and processes used in financial department of large multinational organization
• Obtain initial knowledge on data analysis and data driven decision-making
• Get acquainted with accounting standards and their applicability in Pharma context
• Obtain high level understanding of financial reporting, internal controls and risk management

What are we looking for?

Business Skills and Competencies

• Educational background – studying Finance/Accounting/Business administration/Economics related degree (undergraduates with one year or less remaining to graduation when starting role).
• Aware of accounting and financial reporting standards
• Must be fluent in English – both written and spoken
• Proficient in use of IT and software/systems (excel, outlook), ideally document management and database systems.

Behavioural Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to work independently as well as part of a culturally-diverse team.
• Pro-active, self-motivated and displaying initiative in solving problems
• Pro-active in seeking to improve processes making them more effective and efficient
• Attention to detail, good analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Deadline-driven, flexible with self-reliance to work in an empowered environment.

Let’s do this!

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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