Business Unit Financial Controller

19 Minutes ago • 12 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

Haleon is a new world-leading consumer health company, improving everyday health for billions with brands like Sensodyne and Panadol. The Business Unit Financial Controller will oversee end-to-end forecasting and actuals reporting for the Business Unit, partnering with the BU Finance Director to drive business goals and strategy. This role supports APAC Close and Control, Planning & Forecasting, and works with global corporate teams to drive Haleon's finance strategy, leading a team of planners, controllers, and analysts.
Must have:
  • Oversee end-to-end forecasting to actuals reporting for the Business Unit.
  • Partner with BU Finance Director to drive business goals and strategy.
  • Serve as the gatekeeper of BU’s financials.
  • Report to and support APAC Close and Control (C&C) and Planning & Forecasting (P&F) Director.
  • Work closely with global corporate teams to drive overall finance strategy for Haleon.
  • Head a team of planners, controllers, analysts, and Service Providers.
  • Coordinate major transformation and initiatives for finance for the BU teams.
  • Lead the development and management of business process and financial controls.
  • Ensure accurate, timely reporting and analysis of financial results for the BU.
  • Develop and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Lead BU C&C and P&F teams while sustaining high quality standards and strong performance management.
  • More than 12 years of experience in finance across multiple disciplines (controllership and financial planning and analysis).
  • Substantial leadership, decision making, stakeholder management, and communication experience.
Good to have:
  • Professional Finance Qualification (ACA, CPA, CIMA, ACCA) or MBA.
  • Experience with finance processes, accounting standards, analysis and associated technology platforms.
  • Experience working in a commercial Market/commercial forecasts.
  • Operational experience in Financial Controllership, Planning/Forecasting and Analysis.
  • Experience working on a transformation or Global Process initiative.
  • Experience managing complex organizations with broad management interaction across a matrix environment.
  • People management and team leadership skills; Skilled in coaching and managing teams.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Cultivate a culture of Continuous Excellence mindset.
  • Involved in cross matrix/function collaboration and complex decision making/issue resolutions.
  • Agility in resolving various issues as the SPOC for key stakeholders.
Perks:
  • Agile working culture.
  • Opportunity to explore flexibility with the hiring team.
  • Inclusive environment that celebrates unique perspectives.
  • Fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
  • Workplace where authentic self belongs and thrives.

Job Details

Business Unit Financial Controller will oversee the end to end from forecasting to actuals reporting for the Business Unit (BU), partner with BU Finance Director to drive the business goals and strategy of the BU and serve as the gatekeeper of BU’s financials.

The role will be reporting to and closely supporting the APAC Close and Control (C&C) and Planning & Forecasting (P&F) Director in driving overall forecasting and reporting for APAC region and will also work closely with the global corporate teams (Consolidation/Financial Planning, GPO, Tax, Treasury, etc) to drive overall finance strategy for Haleon.

Lastly, the role will head a team of planners, controllers, analysts as well as Service Providers in order to drive end to end support for markets within the BU.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate Global/Region Finance strategies to set clear direction and inspire teams within the C&C and P&F for the BU. Define initiatives and activities that will allow Finance and Haleon to deliver its ambition.
  • Coordinate major transformation and initiatives for finance for the BU teams working across functions. Assume an active decision-making role to ensure that financial results are in accordance with ethical and company standards.
  • Lead the development and management of business process and financial controls. Ensure that financial controls/stewardship delivered are in accordance with current legislation/standards/quality for the BU.
  • Develop a deep knowledge of business fundamentals, including the economic, commercial and regulatory environment, with attention to customer and competitor dynamics. Ensure accurate, timely reporting and analysis of financial results for the BU both for management and statutory purposes.
  • Develop and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders inside and outside the organization. Partner with the BU General Manager/BU FD and the BU leadership team to contribute to the management and growth of the business and act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Key Stakeholders.
  • Lead BU C&C and P&F teams while sustaining high quality standards and strong performance management. Be responsible for recruitment and training, stakeholder engagement, and driving continuous improvement across the teams. Promote assignment planning and diversity of experiences in the finance organization.

Qualifications:

  • Professional Finance Qualification (ACA, CPA, CIMA, ACCA) or MBA, preferred
  • >12 years of experience in finance across multiple discipline (especially controllership and financial planning and analysis); Having substantial leadership, decision making, stakeholder management, Communication experience

Business Expertise:

  • Experience with finance processes, accounting standards, analysis and associated technology platforms
  • Experience working in a commercial Market/ commercial forecasts; Operational experience in Financial Controllership, Planning/Forecasting and Analysis
  • Experience working on a transformation or Global Process initiative
  • Experience managing complex organizations with broad management interaction across a matrix environment
  • People management and team leadership skills; Skilled in coaching and managing teams
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills

Problem Solving:

The role cultivates a culture of Continuous Excellence mindset and is involved frequently in cross matrix/function collaboration and complex decision making/issue resolutions such as:

  • Structural changes and evolution of the team and entities as the business evolves. Process improvements to benefit the business
  • Delivering accurate and timely financial results including agreeing and accounting for complex transactions or major process change
  • Heavy involvement in complex deals such as M&A, divestment, entity rationalization, treasury and tax strategies, innovations, etc.
  • Supporting the business in complex decision making through data and numbers
  • Agility in resolving various issues as the SPOC for key stakeholders

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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About The Company

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leadingconsumer healthcarecompany. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol,Advil, Voltaren,Theraflu, Otrivin,and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re building together. In anenvironment thatwe’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us.

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