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.
About the role
The Finance Business Partner – FP&A & Business Performance will be a key member of the Global Quality & Supply Chain (QSCP) Finance team, providing financial planning, forecasting, business performance analysis and strategic decision support across Global Quality, EHS & Engineering, Strategy, Operations and QSC Central Functions.
This role combines strong FP&A capability, financial governance, business partnering and data analytics expertise to support senior stakeholders in driving business performance. The successful candidate will transform complex financial and operational data into meaningful insights, helping leaders make informed decisions while continuously driving simplification, standardisation and automation across finance processes.
The role provides a unique opportunity to work with senior global stakeholders and serve as a critical finance partner supporting Annual Business Planning, forecasting, performance management, investment governance and financial reporting excellence. This role will also work closely with Close & Control (C&C) teams to ensure robust financial reporting, governance and compliance standards are maintained across the organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Provide financial support and business partnering to Global Quality, EHS & Engineering, Strategy and QSC Central Functions leadership teams, supporting strategic and operational decision-making.
- Support Annual Business Planning, forecast cycles and financial target setting, ensuring robust financial assumptions, insightful analysis and improved forecast accuracy.
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- Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual financial performance analysis, delivering actionable insights on actuals versus budget, forecast and prior year performance.
- Translate complex financial and operational data into meaningful business insights and compelling narratives for senior stakeholders.
- Partner with business leaders to identify risks, opportunities and value creation initiatives, providing constructive challenge and recommendations to improve business performance.
- Work closely with the Close & Control (C&C) organisation to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong governance and compliance with accounting policies and control requirements.
- Deliver simplification, standardisation and automation of finance processes and reporting activities to improve efficiency and reduce manual transactional work.
- Leverage data analytics and digital tools to enhance financial visibility, improve decision-making and generate actionable business insights.
- Collaborate across Finance, Business and Global Capability Centre teams to continuously improve finance capabilities, processes and stakeholder experience.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for a highly analytical finance professional with a passion for understanding the story behind the numbers. The successful candidate will:
- Be a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Demonstrate excellent FP&A and business partnering capability.
- Be intellectually curious and comfortable working with large volumes of complex data.
- Have a strong commercial mindset and ability to translate analysis into business actions.
- Be confident challenging assumptions and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Possess strong communication and storytelling skills.
- Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset with a focus on simplification, standardisation and automation.
- Thrive in a fast-paced, global and matrixed environment.
- Be an excellent cultural fit who collaboratively contributes to a high-performing team.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA or equivalent).
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
- 12-15 years of finance experience with strong FP&A and business partnering background.
- Proven experience in forecasting, planning, variance analysis and performance management.
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large and complex datasets.
- Experience with SAP and finance planning/reporting systems.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles and governance controls.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Preferred
- FMCG, Consumer Health, Manufacturing or Supply Chain experience.
- Experience supporting global functions and matrix organisations.
- Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx or automation experience.
- Experience driving finance transformation or process improvement initiatives.
Job Posting End Date
2026-07-21
Equal Opportunities
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.
The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.
Adjustment or Accommodations Request
If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.
Note to candidates
The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.
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