Financial Controller

Haleon; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon in Malaysia is seeking a seasoned Finance Controller to join our global FP&A team. You will lead forecasting, consolidation, and analytics for the China HQ/Consolidation function while partnering with regional and global stakeholders.

You will own planning cycles, ensure data integrity, and drive continuous improvement through automation and AI-enabled tools. A 1-year fixed-term contract with potential conversion awaits the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis.
• Experience in a multinational FMCG environment.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to drive insights and business value.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting and consolidation of FPCRA results for the global business.
• Provide P&L management support for a ~US$1B business.
• Deliver high-quality management reporting and analytics.
• Collaborate with OU/Cluster and global teams.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team.
• Drive standardization and automation of analytics.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication skills

Job description

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.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge, and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

The Finance Controller (China HQ/Consolidation) is responsible for delivering high-quality management reporting, financial analytics, and performance insights to support effective decision-making by Finance and business leadership.

The role acts as a bridge between planning outputs and business understanding, ensuring that forecasts, actuals, and outlooks are translated into clear, insightful, and actionable reporting. The controller owns reporting accuracy, consolidations, analytical narratives, and performance diagnostics across planning cycles, while driving standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement of analytics and reporting processes.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Own forecasting, consolidate total China results and analytics process from FPCRA perspective, delivering accurate, timely, and insight driven outputs for the OU/Cluster
• Full P&L management, not managing any specific part of budget but supporting $1billion business.
• Provide analytical support across forecast, plan, and update cycles, ensuring consistency between assumptions, results, and outlook
• Support performance reviews (eg MPR) and OU/Cluster decision-making with high-quality insights and materials.
• Consolidate Net Sales results by category by brand and able to deep-dive into Price/Volume (SUOM) basis.
• Ensure data integrity and standardization of reporting and analytics across systems and markets
• Drive continuous improvement through simplification, automation, and enhanced use of analytics tools;
• Lead adoption of company-wide digital and AI tools for the FPCRA teams
• Coordinate analytical deliverables across the OU team and foster a strong insight-driven culture
• Collaborate closely with OU/Cluster/Category and global teams
• Lead and develop a highly capable team
• Close collaboration with China Local FP&A team and FPCRA OU team in HBS.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Minimum 8 years of experience in financial planning, budgeting, financial controlling and analysis preferably gathered in a corporate environment in a multinational company and/or FMCG
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal.
• Coordination, planning and organization skills - demonstrated ability to prioritize workload in order to meet critical deadlines
• Experience in driving business value with market specific insight of financial data
• Proficient financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modelling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detailStrong understanding of corporate financial management with concentration in financial planning and analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills - can work alongside and gain the trust and respect of stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Strong Leadership and People management skills to guide, organize, motivate, and develop the team