Planning & Forecasting Jr Analyst

Business Introduction GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Position Summary You will join our Americas Planning & Forecasting Hub in Costa Rica. You will prepare and maintain financial forecasts, build reports, and support monthly planning cycles. You will work closely with planning leads and in-market finance teams. We value curiosity, teamwork, and clear communication. This role offers strong growth, real impact on decisions, and the chance to develop planning and business partnering skills while helping GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Responsibilities This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following: - Prepare and maintain monthly and quarterly financial forecasts and models for assigned markets. - Create and update management reports and dashboards to support leadership decision making. - Support the core commercial cycle, including data uploads, reconciliations and system sanity checks. - Perform variance analysis versus budget, prior forecasts and actuals, and explain key drivers. - Respond to ad-hoc reporting requests from in-market finance and planning teams. - Support process improvements and small projects to increase data quality and forecasting efficiency. Why You? Basic Qualification We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals: - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related field (completed or near completion). - 1 to 3 years of experience in financial analysis, planning, forecasting, or commercial finance. - Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables and data manipulation. - Experience building simple financial models and preparing management reports. - English level intermediate (B2) to support cross-country collaboration. - This role is hybrid: two days on-site per week in Costa Rica, with remaining time remote. Preferred Qualification If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: - Experience with financial planning systems such as SAP or consensus forecasting tools. - Knowledge of budgeting cycles and demand review processes in a multinational environment. - Familiarity with Power BI or other data visualization tools. - Prior experience in healthcare or life sciences finance. - Advanced Excel skills including macros or Power Query. - Proven ability to influence stakeholders and to present analysis clearly to non-finance audiences. What we offer in this role You will gain hands-on experience in financial planning and forecasting across multiple markets. You will build business partnering skills and expand your professional network. You will receive coaching, structured learning, and exposure to senior leaders. You will work in a supportive team that values inclusion and wellbeing. How to apply If this role matches your interests and goals, please submit your CV and a brief cover note explaining why you are interested. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Apply now to take the next step in your career with GSK.

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.

 

People 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.

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