Education required: BS degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Finance/Accounting 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: Aug/Sept 2025
Internship period: Aug/Sept 2025 to Feb/Mar 2026
Application deadline: 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.
JOB PURPOSE:
We are looking for an intern who will be partnering SMAS analyst on weekly and month end closing activities. Responsible in the preparation of journal entries, preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and execution of internal control in accordance with GSK Internal Control Framework. The intern will be assigned different part of process and trained to support various key activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintenance of inventory master data.
- Accounting of goods in transit.
- Calculation of purchase price variance.
- Execute month end close steps in accordance with month end close checklist (MEC) and SOP’s.
- Responsible in the preparation of journal entries, preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and execution of internal control in accordance with GSK Internal Control Framework.
- Execute transaction interfaces between ERP systems; extraction of reports from ERP and Bison.
- Raise and post journal entries.
- Inventory reports.
- Manufacturing overhead reports, OPEX.
- Data collection for monthly and quarterly corporate reports.
- Provide support to analyst members within the team thereby ensuring quality is maintained.
- Data collection (KPI) to measure customer service levels.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Other ad-hoc activities like participate in any compliance audits and respond to audit queries
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
You will be able to:
- Obtain high level overview of the month end close activities and reconciliations.
- Obtain high level overview of control in accordance with GSK Internal Control Framework.
- Collaborate with team members and other stakeholders to ensure successful SMAS month-end processes for manufacturing sites, including inventory, purchase price variations, and Opex.
- This role will give YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress in YOUR career.
GSK IDEAL FIT:
Business Skills and Competencies
- Educational background – Accounting/Finance degree.Proficient in use of IT and software/systems, especially Excel skills.
Behavioural Skills and Competencies
- Strong written and oral communications skills .
- Deadline-driven, flexible with self-reliance to work in an empowered environment.
- Proactive attitude to process improvement.
- Awareness and ability to work within culturally diverse teams.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think and work independently, problem-solve, work in teams, and focus on delivering assigned work.
- Strong drive for performance and attention to details.
Job Type: Internship
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: RM1,000.00 - RM1,200.00 per month
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday