Job Description

Finance Analyst

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.

As Finance Analyst, you will participate in month-end GL (general ledger) close and reporting of entity’s results. Responsible in the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, review of journal entries and execution of internal control in accordance with Haleon Internal Control Framework. Collaborate with stakeholders and other functions (e.g., P2P, O2C, Stat & Tax) to ensure successful month-end close. Responsible for the financial reporting of the designated legal entities. Provide guidance and on-the-job trainings to analyst members within the team. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in month-end GL (general ledger) close and reporting of entity’s results. Responsible in the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, review of journal entries and execution of internal control in accordance with Haleon Internal Control Framework, perform variances analysis.
  • Provide Record to Report support and ensuring delivery quality in terms of accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, and resolve general accounting and reporting issues.
  • Execution of internal controls in accordance with Haleon Internal Control Framework
  • Review of monthly Balance Sheet schedules & reconciliation where required. Liaise with respective stakeholders of Balance Sheet Reconciliations, specifically open items.
  • Ensure compliance to Finance Hub policies, local company legal and statutory requirements.
  • Ensure stakeholders queries are attended to and resolved in a timely, responsible, and proactive manner. 
  • Resolve general accounting and reporting issues (eg, cycle, fixed asset, etc)
  • Support in the execution of month end close in accordance with month end close checklist
• Collaborate with stakeholders (eg, Finance Business Partner/ Sales and Marketing team etc) and other functions (e.g., P2P, O2C, Stat & Tax) to ensure successful month-end close. 
• Responsible for the financial reporting of the designated legal entities.
  • Perform analytical review of profit and loss accounts and balance sheet, cost center checks and transaction posting checks. The incumbent has to be knowledgeable on the principal activities of each designated legal entity.
  • BISON submission
• Provide guidance and on-the-job trainings to analyst members within the team. Support new and existing team members through proper knowledge transfer; sharing of resource, knowledge and experience and best practice thereby ensuring quality is maintained through any staff transition.
• Work with Global Process Owner or Process Improvement Expert’s (PIE’s) to standardize close and control activities Update changes to LSOP’s and/ or work instructions documentation when required. Assist in the preparation of training materials when required.
• Other ad-hoc activities:
  • Support dividend payment process and related cashflow analysis/ projection
  • Participate in any compliance audits and respond to audit queries.
  • Such other tasks as BSC management and changing business environment may require to be performed.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with: 

• Degree with Finance / Accounting 
• Minimum experience of 2-3 years of general ledger and financial reporting experience including areas on financial accounting, reporting and statutory filing, master data maintenance, treasury, asset accounting, inter-company transactions, etc.
• Experience in working in commercial and shared service center in financial accounting or mixture with auditing experiences.
• SAP experience is must/preferred.
• Actively seeks to improve processes making them more effective and efficient.
• Must be fluent in English and Mandarin – both written and spoken
• Attention to detail, good analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to plan and manage workload to ensure all key deadlines is met.
• Transactional treasury is an added advantage.

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.

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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.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.

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