Brand Finance Manager

Haleon; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon is looking for a Brand Finance Manager to support its Oral Health Care team in Mississauga. You will provide financial leadership and insightful analysis to ensure high profitability from the brand portfolio, foster strong commercial partnerships, and contribute to financial reporting. The role emphasizes analytical skills and understanding of consumer packaged goods, with a commitment to a collaborative culture and significant opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits from day 1

Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching

26 weeks of fully paid leave for new parents

Fitness center and annual fitness subsidy

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years experience in Finance performing advanced analysis.
• Direct experience in a business partnering role.
• Strong understanding of finance fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support for pricing & promotional analysis.
• Ensure delivery of annual financial results and mid-term growth targets.
• Contribute to the month-end close process.

Skills

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry experience

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Financial modeling in Excel

Education

CPA or additional finance designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

Internal Application Policy: You must notify your manager prior to applying for new roles.

Please note: Visa sponsorship or relocation will not be offered for this position.

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, Advil, Voltaren, Robax, NeoCitran, Buckley’s, 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.

We encourage applicants with accessibility needs to notify us if they have any accommodation needs during the application and/or interview process. Please visit www.haleon.com/accessibility to learn more about our commitment to accessibility.

Do you want to be part of the fastest-growing team in Haleon Canada? Are you an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset, not fazed by ambiguity and with a desire to be part of high performing finance team? If so, the Brand Finance Manger role supporting Oral Health Care could be exactly what you have been looking for.

Job Purpose:

As a Manger, Brand Finance Business Partner, you will provide ongoing business support and financial leadership to your Commercial partners in the Oral Health Care, Expert Sales teams and Connected Consumer Experience team. Your financial acumen and analytical skills will enable you to perform relevant and insightful analysis, allowing the brand portfolio you support to maximize Sales, Gross Margin and Profit. Your contributions will deliver higher returns and efficiencies from Brand innovation and investments. You will be a key member of the Canadian Finance team, where your knowledge and experience will be utilized to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting is enabled through a strong internal control environment.

Why Join Haleon?

• Competitive compensation and annual bonus package.
• Comprehensive and flexible benefits program from day 1.
• Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching.
• Optional Haleon Savings Plan with employer matching.
• We offer all new parents at Haleon 26 weeks of fully paid leave, regardless of gender or sexuality; Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture.
• Commitment to development and career progression.
• Hybrid model in a modern office located in Mississauga.
• Fitness center, annual fitness subsidy, and bistro onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing analytical support and financial leadership for strategic and tactical activities such as, pricing & promotional analysis, A&P investments, commercial calendar activities, investment and divestment proposals and business evaluation
• Partnering on Innovation business cases to drive strategic growth and profitability
• Provide financial support for all key Commercial meetings including Monthly Performance Reviews (MPR), Monthly Business Reviews (MBR), Demand Review Meetings (DRM), Portfolio Reviews (PMR), and cross functional Brand teams
• Proactively drive the identification of business risks and opportunities
• Ensure delivery of annual financial results (e.g. Sales, Profit, Cashflow) as well as mid term growth targets for assigned Categories / Brands as well as for the enterprise as a whole
• Partner to develop robust and sustainable annual operating plans and strategic plans
• Ad hoc projects as required

Accounting, Forecasting & Controls

• Contribute to the month-end close process, adding insights from your portfolio of responsibility
• Contribute to the monthly forecasting cycles, adding insights from your portfolio of responsibility
• Canadian Finance lead for Innovation reporting
• Optimize financial processes across Commercial and Finance HUBS to drive efficiencies while maintaining a strong compliance culture

COMPLEXITY:

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry experience
• 3 - 5 years experience in Finance performing advanced analysis, management reporting
• Direct experience in a business partnering role
• Solid understanding of finance fundamentals
• Superior Microsoft Excel financial modeling and strong PowerPoint skills; strong knowledge of ERP and business intelligence products such as SAP and Microsoft Power BI
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills demonstrating the ability to understand key business drivers and offer workable solutions
• Ability to quickly learn the business and effectively build relationships with individuals at all levels within an organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude, confident under pressure and committed to continuous learning

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA or additional finance designation an asset.

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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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