NA COGS Senior Analyst

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.
Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.
Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

As a North America Senior COGS Analyst, you will support the delivery of accurate, timely, and transparent Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) reporting across North America. You will be responsible for performing detailed analysis, validations, and reporting activities related to COGS, helping ensure compliance with accounting policies and corporate reporting requirements. In this role, you will partner closely with the NA COGS Controller, in-market finance teams, costing teams, inventory teams, and other finance stakeholders to support month-end close activities, variance analysis, profitability reviews, and standard costing processes. You will contribute to identifying trends, explaining performance drivers, improving reporting quality, and supporting decision-making while ensuring controls and governance requirements are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes related to Cost of Goods Sold reporting.
• Perform detailed COGS analysis, including SKU-level validations and variance analysis versus Plan, Forecast, and Prior Year.
• Prepare and maintain recurring COGS reports and commentaries to support business performance reviews.
• Analyze cost drivers and provide insights into gross margin and profitability performance.
• Support Price, Volume, and Mix analysis and assist in the consolidation of business insights.
• Review inventory, manufacturing, logistics, tariffs, repack fees, and other COGS-related components to ensure reporting accuracy.
• Execute and document SOX controls and support internal and external audit requests.
• Partner with Costing, Inventory, SMAS, Commercial Finance, and Controlling teams to investigate and resolve reporting variances.
• Support activities related to Annual Standard Cost Setting (FLIP) and ongoing standard cost maintenance.
• Assist with transfer pricing analysis and reporting requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, standardization, and automation within COGS reporting activities.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses and reporting requests for finance stakeholders and business leaders.
• Support data quality reviews to ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial information.

Why you?
 

Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with the required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in financial reporting, supply chain accounting, audit, or related finance functions.
• Knowledge of Cost Accounting, Standard Costing, and COGS reporting.
• Experience performing financial analysis, variance analysis, and profitability reporting.
• Understanding of SOX controls, compliance requirements, and audit support activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience working with SAP and ERP systems.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken.

If you feel this is your next career step, apply!
 

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Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.
During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 
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