Finance Graduate

About the Role You will join GSK South Africa as a Finance Graduate supporting the local Finance team and commercial partners. You will help keep our financial processes accurate and timely, support month-end reporting, and assist with payments and reconciliations. Working with colleagues across finance, sales and operations, you will deliver clear financial information to support business decisions. What You'll Do

• Process payment packs, prepare general ledger postings and submit them to shared services on time.
• Support month-end close activities including preparing journals, reconciliations and sales reconciliations.
• Monitor and follow up on distributor documents and overdue accounts to support working capital targets.
• Maintain trackers and reports such as headcount, Opex and advertising & promotion spend, and support narrative commentary.
• Assist with forecasting and annual budgeting for headcount, capex and other operational costs.
• Support controls, audits and standard operating procedures to strengthen compliance and improve processes.
• Communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders to enable timely decisions. What We're Looking For
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics or a related field. Recent graduates with relevant internship experience or not more than 2 years’ experience in finance, accounting or related roles.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and common office tools. Basic understanding of accounting principles and month-end processes.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in reconciliations and reporting.
• Right to work in South Africa. Nice to Have
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, JDE or similar.
• Familiarity with financial reporting tools or experience building simple dashboards.
• Working knowledge of IFRS or management accounting concepts.
• Experience in payments processing, creditor reconciliations or receivables management.
• Clear communication skills and ability to explain numbers to non-finance colleagues.
• Interest in professional finance qualifications (for example CIMA, ACCA) or actively working towards one.