About the Role
Are you currently in your penultimate or final year of undergraduate studies in a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field at university and ready to kickstart your career with us in January 2026? If so, this could be the perfect program for you!
GSK’s Industry Based Learning (IBL) Program is a 12-month, full time Internship program that is the perfect opportunity to take on a role with genuine impact. It’s challenging and a chance to work on live projects or assignments. You get to learn from us, develop your skills and gain valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.
The Finance Associate will work within the Finance Team supporting GSK Australia and ViiV Australia. The Finance function plays a critical role understanding & interpreting key levers that drive business performance.
The successful candidate will work with multiple stakeholders in the business to understand & report on business performance, maintain performance dashboards, drive financial operational process improvement initiatives and support the Senior Finance Partners with their monthly activities.
The role will undertake the following activities:
- Support the Finance Partners with the monthly Demand Review Meeting & Monthly Performance Review in conjunction with supply chain & commercial teams
- Assisting Finance partners in preparing commentary and analysing sales performance, operating expenses & overall P&L performance
- Champion Finance initiative that resulting in process improvements
- Analysis of data to assist in decision making process
- Work closely with offshore finance hubs to optimise month end management reporting
- Work with market access team to reconcile special pricing arrangements claims
- Preparation of financial information for business presentations
About you
You will be an effective communicator who can quickly build rapport with a wide range of people. You will be able to easily adapt to change, keep focused and identify areas that could be improved and state a case for change. You will demonstrate a desire to learn and seek the rationale behind processes and systems. While you have the drive and confidence to trust your own judgment, you’re a real team player who actively collaborates with others.
You’ll also be able to:
- Take risks and make agile, informed decisions
- Contribute to a high-performing team
- Focus on what matters most
- Take personal responsibility to do the right thing
- Be inclusive and help create a thriving, diverse workplace
- Stand up for what matters and speak up when things don’t feel right
You must be able to work full time from January 2026 to January 2027
You will need to be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, a New Zealand Citizen, or be able to provide proof that you have valid working rights that enable you to work full time for the 12-month period of the program (without restrictions).
Why this is an exciting time to join us?
At GSK, we challenge ourselves to Get Ahead Together, to make a positive impact on global health, for growth in an environment where people can thrive. Our culture inspires our performance.
By joining GSK, you’ll enjoy:
- A flexible and friendly working approach, allowing you to do your best work
- Being in an inclusive organisation that reflects the communities that we work within
- Training and development opportunities
- Reward and recognition for performance and the impact you make
Need help with your application?
Please email us at [email protected] and let us know how we can help you. We will make all reasonable modifications to support you throughout the recruitment process and we’ll treat all information you give us in confidence.
For more information about our internship program and the application process visit our website https://au.gsk.com/en-au/careers/early-talent/students/
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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