Site Name: Canada - Ontario - Mississauga
Posted Date: Jan 12 2023

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.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE?

You will be the key business partner to the Head of Sales. You are responsible for providing thought & financial leadership to ensure achieving customer profitability strategies and target, maximizing spend effectiveness, identifying risk and opportunities and developing solutions.

You will have significant governance responsibilities with regards to trade spend management and must ensure a compliant SOX internal control environment, including acting as the local contact with internal and external audits.

WHAT WILL YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES BE?

Business and Finance Leadership

The role is a finance partner and trusted advisor to the Canada Head of Sales on resource allocation and operational business issues.
As member of Sale Leadership team, you will contribute to the development of short term and long term strategy to deliver annual Sales target
Act as the primary point of contact for Customer Account Teams, providing guidance and analysis to facilitate strategic resource allocation, support cross functional review of spend and ROI to maximize investment effectiveness, including contingency management
Timely identification of risks and opportunities to enable effective decision making by the Customer Account Teams (Key Account Managers, Sales Team Leads and Sales Director)
Develop robust analytics and financial model to support the Sales team during the Customer Account Planning Process for the annual 3/1 Plan
As core team member of Net Revenue Management, you will contribute to the development of tools, streamlining data and system, conduct training and assess opportunity to deliver this critical fuel to growth target
Design and development of management reporting for customer P&L model
Support the Sales team during the Customer Account Planning Process for the annual 3/1 Plan . Finance lead for sales deduction for forecast and annual plan
Ownership for reporting on key financial trends, provide insights, identify business risk and opportunities, develop solution and lead implementation to achieve G2N target
Manage a consistent Customer profitability model that links Customer P&L, Brand P&L and Company P&L views, and manage Sales overheads and commissions

Governance Responsibilities

Manage, control and governance of Trade Spend programs with the Account team. Forecast, review and report trade spend activity by account to understand the financial impact to the CH Canada business
Responsible for month end process sales trade spend accruals and reporting
Ownership of SAP TPM/TCM module to provide both process and technical guidance to the Sales team, be the voice of Canada to coordinate with TSM global to implement enhancement and propose improvement opportunities
Performance and relationship management with Credit shared services to ensure effective and efficient process run between local Sales and shared service team as one team
Local internal control champion, partnering with shared services to ensure all SOX requirements are achieved. Act as a local point of contract for all internal & external audits in the areas of revenue, pricing, and sales deductions.

People Management

Actively supports and coaches direct report and ensures rigorous performance management objectives and development plans are in place

COMPLEXITY:

degree of change & uncertainty; level of influencing required; degree of matrix working

Communicate effectively across several levels in the Consumer organization including Canadian leadership team, US Finance team, Site finance, Controllers, Corporate, etc
This position must be able to operate effectively in a matrix organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

breadth & depth across disciplines or functions; expertise in field required

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

7-10 years experience in Finance performing advanced analysis, management reporting
Qualified accountant required (CPA/CIMA/ACA/ACMA)
Direct experience in a business partnering role
Solid understanding of finance fundamentals
Superior Microsoft Excel financial modeling and strong PowerPoint skills; knowledge of ERP and business intelligence products such as SAP
Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills demonstrating the ability to understand key business drivers and offer workable solutions
Ability to deal with individuals at all levels within an organization
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated with a positive attitude, and determined to learn and sharpen skills on an ongoing basis
Degree educated with demonstrated experience in financial reporting and internal controls
Experience in Controllership and Sales Finance during your career is highly preferred
Knowledge of Haleon financial systems including BISON, CERPS, IPT, etc would be an advantage
CPG experience is preferred

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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.

We are committed to following the recommendations as set out by Health Canada and we are taking all necessary steps to help curb the spread of COVID-19, including the COVID-19 vaccine. We believe that this is the best way to help protect those we value most: our employees, families, communities and the patients and consumers we serve.

Only employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may attend our corporate offices. In addition, all customer-facing employees who, as part of their job, attend healthcare settings such as hospitals, pharmacies, doctors’ offices and dentists’ offices will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees may seek an accommodation for human rights-related reasons, including medical or disability-related conditions, or religious beliefs.

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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