Tech Finance Manager, Digital Workplace Experience

At GSK, we unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. 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.   Role Overview This 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.     In this role you will   Budgeting, Forecasting and Performance  • Own the budget, forecast and actuals, planning and tracking the cost base to the enterprise finance timetable.  • Analyse variance, risk and opportunity against plan and provide clear commentary and recommendations to leadership.  • Support business cases, funding requests and investment tracking, with spend decisions owned by the Digital Workplace Experience team.   Workplace and Device Cost Management  • Provide the financial view of digital workplace services, including devices, collaboration and productivity tooling, and end-user services.  • Track hardware, software, license and device investment across the workplace estate, and per-user or per-device unit cost.  • Support financial cases for workplace transformation and lifecycle investment, including the cost of not investing.    Financial Operations  • Run financial operations, including accruals, reclasses, cross-charges, purchase orders, invoices and payment follow-up.  • Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close for the enterprise finance timetable.  • Ensure financial transactions and records are accurate, complete and processed within control requirements.    Cost Transparency and Reporting  • Provide cost transparency, including vendor, contractor and unit-cost views at the level leadership needs.  • Maintain a financial view of headcount, covering budgeted positions and vacancies.  • Provide accurate, standardised financial inputs into the central DPTF reporting cycles run by Technology Business Operations.    Contract and Vendor Financial Management  • Govern contract spend, renewals, extension pipelines and financial commitments including device, license and workplace-service contracts.  • Monitor service continuity and vendor financial risk, coordinating with Procurement and contract owners.    Governance and Standards  • Apply the central Technology Business Operations financial standards, definitions and controls so data is consistent and comparable.  • Ensure Digital Workplace Experience operates within GSK financial policy, including approval routes, purchase governance and audit readiness.  • Escalate material financial risks, variances and control issues to Digital Workplace Experience leadership and to Technology Business Operations.  • Identify and support automation and simplification of recurring financial processes.        Why you? Basic Qualifications : We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: • Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Technology Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience. • Professionally qualified accountant (or qualified by experience). • Significant experience in finance supporting a technology