Finance Controlling Principal
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About the role
The FPCRA Finance Controlling Principal for Haleon Trading Services is responsible for: All Finance Planning, Controllership, Reporting and Analysis for Haleon Trading Services (HTS) entities (trading entities which principally cover the procurement, supply, import and export of products for intercompany and 3rd party cross border transactions). The is an end‑to‑end finance owner role which is accountable for the full spectrum from planning and forecasting through to controllership, reporting, and performance analytics. The Finance Control Principal will provide a single point of accountability for financial integrity and performance insight ensuring robust governance, controls and high-quality decision support by demonstrating controllership and forward-looking mindset. The role will report to the HTS FPCRA and CI&D Director and is responsible for the accuracy & completeness of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow for all legal entities - with responsibility for actuals (management reporting & statutory accounts), forecasting and planning activities and for operating a sound control environment.
Responsibilities
- End‑to‑End Financial Ownership
- Drive end‑to‑end finance cycle for HTS Legal Entities, from forecasting and planning to actuals reporting and performance analysis
- Ensure financial results, outlooks, and narratives are accurate, consistent, and timely
- Act as the single point of accountability for integrity and accuracy of Financials
- Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management
- Lead all planning, forecasting, and update cycles for HTS entities
- Controllership, Governance & Compliance
- Ensure robust financial controls, stewardship, and compliance across the Cluster/Market
- Oversee statutory and management reporting, ensuring adherence to IFRS, Haleon policies, and local regulations
- Take a proactive stance on compliance
- Act as escalation point for financial risks, control issues, and judgment‑based decisions
- Driving on-going process continuous improvement
- Drive the development and management of continuous improvement strategies for HTS FRCRA, contributing to the broader finance function's strategic direction.
- Business partnering & Stakeholder Management
- Develop a deep knowledge of business fundamentals, including the economic, commercial and regulatory environment, with attention to customer and competitor dynamics.
- Partner with HTS Leadership team to drive strategic and operational decisions
- Engage with Group Control, Consolidation, External Reporting, Group FP&A, Tax and Treasury
- Represent HTS in global finance forums if required
- Leading People :
- Organisation & Capability Leadership
- Lead and develop HTS FPCRA team
- Provide clear direction, role clarity and performance expectations
- Build a strong controllership and insight‑driven finance culture
- Continuously developing people, self and supporting others
- Competencies
- Technical Skills:
- Excellent knowledge of SAP or working in SAP environment
- Experienced finance professional with Trading Partner, Supply Chain Finance or Logistics capabilities
- Solid understanding of Intercompany Trade principles, including Transfer Price
- Solid understanding of financial & logistic processes associated with cross border trade (VAT & Incoterms)
- Strong project management experience
- Sound understanding of process simplification and standardisation and proven experience in global process roll-out
- Interpersonal competency :
- Self-motivated and display of initiative
- Disciplined, robust organisation skills, ability to plan & manage workload
- Ability to engage and motivate with positive energy
- Ability to work in culturally diverse teams and reconcile cultural differences
- Effective communication skills and ability to interact with & influence stakeholders internally and externally
- Ability to think strategically at an operating model level as well as at a detailed process specific level. Ability to stay 'close to the ground' to understand the 'real' end-user experience and perspective
- Exercise a high level of independent judgement and execution, anticipation, i
Benefits
Additional Information
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.
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