Financial Controller

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions 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 in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

We have a unique opportunity for a Financial Controller to be part of a “start-up” function as Haleon develops our APAC Finance Hub in Malaysia. Working within our technology enabled finance hub, the Financial Controller will play a key role in creating a high performing team responsible for delivering Close and Control activities for APAC markets as well as deliver more complex accounting activities. You will help to deliver the Finance vision of a “world class finance function recognized by industry, the profession and our people” which underpins the Haleon vision.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Responsible for the reporting of financial results for their market and business unit with commentary including income, balance sheet and cash flow which is accurate and complete.
• Sign-off of statutory results with in-market FD when supporting a senior FD. This will also require co-ordination of activities across the other business units.
• Consolidation, analysis and interpretation of Divisional results
• Review financial information against historical run rates and future growth plans.
• Owns the Market balance sheets including approval of reconciliations.
• Review of accounting papers.
• Supports and is responsible for the inputs to the external and internal financial audits for their division.
• Co-ordinate the month end review process, OE reporting requirements, facilitating month end meetings, coordinating with in-country finance board, maintaining risk register & coordinating with all external partners.
• Comparing monthly results & variance analysis.
• Owns the Market balance sheets including approval of reconciliations.

Ideally, we are looking for a Finance professional with the below:

• Financial /Accounting degree / qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent is a plus)

• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience. 

• Experience in Financial Reporting and Finance controlling.

• Previous experience of statutory audit management and financial statement preparation

• General understanding of accounting standards, experience of working in a Control / SOX environment

• Developed analytical skills.

• Strong communication and organization skills

• Minimum 2 years of team management experience

• Outside of the box thinking and problem-solving skills

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