At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive financial insights and support decision-making for the Oral Health category.
- Company: Join Haleon, a leader in consumer health with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values your unique perspective and contributions.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on financial strategy and growth in a dynamic industry.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field; 7+ years of relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
About the role
This role works closely with the Oral Health Category Head and Category Leadership Team including Operating Units (OU) Leads. It provides high‑quality financial insight, performance tracking, and decision support. As a Finance Director, you will drive delivery of value creation from the Category lens, covering strategy, innovation, communication, expertise, and execution. You will support decision‑making leveraging brand‑level insights, analysis, and disciplined resource allocation to help drive sustainable growth. The role offers an excellent development opportunity to build deep commercial and category finance capability. Working as part of the Category Team, you will collaborate with stakeholders across the central team and OUs, and broader stakeholders, to ensure robust financial analysis, clear performance management, and timely identification of risks and opportunities.
Role Responsibilities
- Support and partner with Category Head and their team, contributing to delivery of category sales, brand contribution, and value creation.
- Contribute to category and brand financial performance management, including analysis of brand contribution, margins, and resource allocation effectiveness.
- Prepare and deliver financial analysis and insights to support category strategy discussions, trade‑offs, and decision‑making across the year.
- Support Integrated Growth Plan, Annual Business Plan, in‑year forecasting, ensuring robustness, consistency, and alignment between category plans and financial outcomes.
- Assist in performance tracking, forecast updates, and early identification of risks and opportunities, escalating key issues and driving solution sets as appropriate.
- Support preparation of Monthly Performance & Delivery Reviews (PRDs), consolidating inputs from Category Team and articulating key drivers, variances, and trends.
- Produce clear and timely category financial analysis including KPIs (e.g. ROI, Brand Market Combination performance, A&P effectiveness), performance drivers, and forward‑looking outlooks.
- Support impairment analysis for category and brand assets, including data preparation, documentation, and compliance support.
- Assist in development and evaluation of category business cases and growth value cases, providing financial modelling and analytical support.
- Monitor brand contribution performance across the portfolio and support prioritisation discussions through robust data and analysis.
- Build strong working relationships with Category incl. OUs, R&D, Supply Chain, and broader finance stakeholders, acting as a credible, collaborative and influential finance partner.
- Support specific elements of the category inorganic growth agenda (e.g. innovation cases, licence deals, M&A analysis) as required.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree / Qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis and/or finance business partnering, with a strong track record of influencing senior commercial decision‑making.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with non‑finance stakeholders, adjusting style, ultimately be seen as a value‑adding sparring partner for Category Head and their team notwithstanding differences in seniority, functions and styles.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, including data visualisation, getting buy‑in, resolving trade‑offs.
- Proven end‑to‑end P&L ownership and performance management experience within complex, matrixed organisations.
- Strong financial expertise across analysis, evaluation, forecasting, strategic planning, modelling, and senior‑level decision support.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking, and influencing capability to drive alignment across multiple stakeholders and functions.
- Recognised as a subject‑matter expert within own discipline ideally within FMCG or similarly complex industries.
- Ability to solve complex problems independently, contribute to strategic decisions within area of expertise, and lead or support projects as a best‑practice resource.
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.
Category Finance Director - Oral Health in Surrey employer: Haleon Plc.
Haleon is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture, making it an ideal place for professionals seeking to make a meaningful impact in the Oral Health category. With a strong emphasis on employee development, you will have access to valuable growth opportunities and the chance to work alongside diverse teams, driving innovation and strategic decision-making. Located in a dynamic environment, Haleon prioritises employee well-being and offers a supportive atmosphere where your contributions are recognised and valued.
