Senior Manager, Group Technical Accounting & Advisory (GTAA) in London

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

The Senior Manager, Group Technical Accounting & Advisory (GTAA) plays a key role in delivering Haleon’s Group technical accounting and advisory agenda. The role supports the Director, GTAA, and is responsible for leading defined areas of IFRS technical accounting, accounting policy, external reporting support and complex transaction accounting, while operating as a trusted advisor to Finance and the wider business. The role is highly judgement-based and project-oriented, requiring deep technical expertise, strong documentation discipline and effective stakeholder engagement across a global, matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

• External Reporting & IFRS
• Lead the end-to-end preparation of the Group’s quarterly, half-year and full-year results releases, ensuring on-time delivery and a consistently high standard of quality.
• Own the final review and sign-off of the verification process for all information included in results releases.
• Coordinate with Corporate Secretariat to ensure accurate and timely submission of the final press release to the Stock Exchange, and agree any subsequent US regulatory filing requirements (as applicable).
• Proactively obtain required financial and narrative inputs from Finance and other business functions to meet reporting timelines.
• Agree the review timetable with external auditors, manage queries efficiently, and address auditor feedback through to finalisation.
• Annual Report (IFRS accounts, governance and digital reporting)
• Act as a key finance contact for the day-to-day management and production of the Annual Report, including planning, drafting and delivery of financial content.
• Partner with Communications, Investor Relations and Corporate Secretariat to ensure the process is well-governed, content is completed on time, and materials are available for review and Board circulation to agreed deadlines.
• Provide external auditors with a draft of the Group’s consolidated IFRS accounts in advance of year-end for technical review, including consideration of new/revised IFRSs and regulatory disclosure changes.
• Coordinate and manage all required internal and external reviews of the Annual Report, ensuring updates to the accounts and financial pages are accurately reflected and incorporated.
• Support Corporate Secretariat by supplying all financial information required for statutory and regulatory filing obligations.
• Manage the relationship with the external provider for iXBRL and ESEF tagging, including planning and leading the review and validation of tagging selections.
• Ensure compliance with ESMA guidance and readiness for evolving UK digital filing requirements.
• External reporting projects & continuous improvement
• Monitor changes in external reporting requirements and ensure the Group remains compliant with new obligations.
• Drive continuous improvement in external reporting processes, controls and timelines to enhance quality and efficiency.
• IFRS technical accounting & policy
• Provide IFRS technical accounting advice, guidance and training updates to subsidiary finance teams.
• Contribute to the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the Group Finance Manual.
• Ensure complex and judgemental transactions are accounted for appropriately and consistently in line with IFRS and the Group Finance Manual.
• Prepare high-quality IFRS technical papers across a broad range of topics and align proposed accounting treatments with external auditors.
• Monitor developments in IFRS, assess impacts of proposed standards/interpretations, and communicate implications and required actions to the business.
• Coordinate the quarterly review of complex accounting areas, including intangible assets, brand valuations and goodwill impairment.

Qualifications and skills

• Essential
• University degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Strong technical IFRS knowledge with hands-on experience resolving judgemental accounting issues.
• Experience working in large, complex organisations, ideally with PLC reporting exposure.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality technical accounting papers and documentation.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective stakeholder management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred
• Demonstrable exposure to Group external reporting activities (results announcements and annual report production), including preparation and review of regulator-facing disclosures and supporting verification processes.
• Experience operating in a SOX-controlled environment, with an understanding of reporting governance, documentation standards and control requirements.
• Familiarity with Group reporting and consolidation systems (e.g., SAP Financial Consolidation (SAP FC) or equivalent), including an ability to work with Finance teams to resolve consolidation and reporting issues.

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.

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Note to candidates

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