Haleon Hiring! Full Time Financial Planning - Forecasting Analyst (Fixed Term) in Selangor - Ricebowl

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.

This Planning & Forecast Analyst role is to provide planning & forecasting support to either the Planning & Forecasting Lead or in-market FD. This includes managing the preparation of in-market annual and monthly forecasts. Alongside, preparing monthly management reports for the in-market FD to evaluate performance.

This position is offered on a 1-year fixed-term contract. Upon completion of the contract period, there may be an opportunity for conversion to a permanent position, subject to business needs and satisfactory performance during the contract term.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide support to the market with the preparation of the monthly forecast (CMF), Annual Business Planning (ABP), Standards Setting (FLIP) and ad-hoc tasks.
• Responsible for the preparation of the monthly Sales, CoGs, A&P, OPEX (overall P&L) and Cash Flow forecast.
• Accountable for creating, updating and maintaining financial models to provide detailed monthly and quarterly forecasts for the market (CCC process).
• Perform variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward.
• Providing commentaries on variances for P&L and BS lines, vs Actuals, ABP, LY and prior forecast.
• Submission of CMF and ABP into BISON and owner of the annual cost Flip process.
• Preparation of internal management reports (e.g. MPR) for executive leadership.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree) in Finance, Accountancy, Business, Economics, IT
• Relevant experience (3-5 years) preferably within a similar operating model, similar sector and experienced in E-commerce model.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Financial Planning/Budgeting/FP&A/ FBP, preferably in FMCG
• Strong commercial sense and business knowledge.
• Expertise in creating or extracting information from /to excel and use of advanced formulas.
• Proficient financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modelling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in Financial Planning/Budgeting/FP&A/ FBP, preferably in FMCG
• Strong commercial sense and business knowledge.
• Expertise in creating or extracting information from /to excel and use of advanced formulas.
• Proficient financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modelling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong relationship management skills
• Experience working across a matrix environment.
• Strong focus on customer service
• Advanced listening skills. Able to interpret the stakeholder needs and views and manage them by providing suitable support and solutions.
• Personal integrity and professionalism; open and straight forward style
• Strong report writing skills.
• Coordination, planning and organization skills - demonstrated ability to priorities workload in order to meet critical deadlines.