Senior Cost Analyst

Haleon plc.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon plc in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Analyst to provide financial analysis, product costing, variance reporting and cross-functional business partnering for our manufacturing operations.

You will partner with Production, Procurement, Engineering and Finance to drive cost performance, maintain costing integrity, support budgeting and forecasting, and deliver actionable insights to site leadership.

Qualifications

• CIMA (qualified), ACCA or CA(SA) qualification.
• At least 3 years' experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting or supply chain finance.
• Experience producing financial reports, models and decision-support analysis in an FMCG, pharmaceutical or consumer healthcare manufacturing environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with SAP.
• Experience with Power BI or another financial reporting tool, including reporting automation and process simplification.
• Strong analytical judgement, commercial awareness and the ability to turn complex data into clear insight and recommendations.
• Confidence building cross-functional relationships, influencing stakeholders and working effectively against deadlines.
• A continuous-improvement mindset with high standards of integrity, accountability and control.

Responsibilities

• Partner with manufacturing and cross-functional teams to challenge non-value-added costs, identify savings opportunities and support delivery of financial and productivity commitments.
• Drive loss analysis and continuous improvement, including gross margin ideation, the Site Zero Loss Roadmap, savings tracking, benefit realisation and corrective action.
• Lead product costing and standard-cost activities, including cost roll-ups, costing-data integrity and cost assessments for new product introductions.
• Analyse material, labour, overhead, production and third-party manufacturing variances, identifying root causes and providing clear recommendations to management.
• Prepare weekly and monthly manufacturing performance reports, dashboards, trend analysis, inventory and WIP reviews, and insights for site leadership.
• Support budgets, rolling forecasts, capital investment evaluations, sensitivity analysis, financial modelling and monitoring of approved project benefits.
• Strengthen governance by completing assigned reconciliations, supporting inventory and costing controls, managing financial risks and contributing to internal and external audits.

Skills

Analytical judgement

Commercial awareness

Data to insights

Cross-functional influence

Education

CIMA (qualified), ACCA or CA(SA) qualification

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

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

As Senior Cost Analyst, you will provide financial analysis, product costing, variance reporting and business partnering support for manufacturing operations at our Cape Town Manufacturing Site.

Reporting to the QSC Finance Business Partner, you will work across Production, Procurement, Engineering, Technical, Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance to improve cost performance, strengthen controls and support better decisions.

You will also drive loss analysis and productivity initiatives from ideation through execution, while maintaining accurate product costs and supporting budgeting and forecasting.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with manufacturing and cross-functional teams to challenge non-value-added costs, identify savings opportunities and support delivery of financial and productivity commitments.
• Drive loss analysis and continuous improvement, including gross margin ideation, the Site Zero Loss Roadmap, savings tracking, benefit realisation and corrective action.
• Lead product costing and standard-cost activities, including cost roll-ups, costing-data integrity and cost assessments for new product introductions.
• Analyse material, labour, overhead, production and third-party manufacturing variances, identifying root causes and providing clear recommendations to management.
• Prepare weekly and monthly manufacturing performance reports, dashboards, trend analysis, inventory and WIP reviews, and insights for site leadership.
• Support budgets, rolling forecasts, capital investment evaluations, sensitivity analysis, financial modelling and monitoring of approved project benefits.
• Strengthen governance by completing assigned reconciliations, supporting inventory and costing controls, managing financial risks and contributing to internal and external audits.

Qualifications and skills

• CIMA (qualified), ACCA or CA(SA) qualification.
• At least 3 years' experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting or supply chain finance.
• Experience producing financial reports, models and decision-support analysis in an FMCG, pharmaceutical or consumer healthcare manufacturing environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with SAP.
• Experience with Power BI or another financial reporting tool, including reporting automation and process simplification.
• Strong analytical judgement, commercial awareness and the ability to turn complex data into clear insight and recommendations.
• Confidence building cross-functional relationships, influencing stakeholders and working effectively against deadlines.
• A continuous-improvement mindset with high standards of integrity, accountability and control.

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Job Posting End Date 2026-11-07

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.