Finance Associate (GBI Commercial) - Industrial Placement - Weybridge - September 2023 Weybridge, England
Job description
Job Description
Posted Date: Jan 10 2023
Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer healthcare company. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions 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 building together. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
Future Talent roles at Haleon offer the chance to change the way people see and manage their everyday health. That’s an incredible opportunity. An exciting challenge. And a huge responsibility. We’re always looking for ambitious individuals who are inspired by our purpose to deliver better everyday health, with humanity. And want to help us achieve this goal. Right now we’re looking for industrial placement students in Finance Associate to join us to do career defining work.
A career in Finance where none of us stand still.
Are you looking for an opportunity to enhance your finance skills in a multi-national organization while supporting the development of corporate plans and strategic objectives for the business? If so, this is the role for you.
As Finance Partnering Pure Embedded Staff you will be responsible for supporting the Finance function by preparing and maintaining tax records, returns, and reports. You will also participate in the development and implementation of the tax strategy to reduce tax liabilities.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
Monitor Distributors’ stock levels
Follow up of variances in stock count report and raise debit note to warehouse
Monitor overdue accounts to ensure we meet working capital target
Ensure posting of monthly credit and debit notes within 30 days of invoice date and ensure monthly allocation of payments against invoices
Prepare debtors analysis report for sales team and manage overdue debts
Prepare monthly anti-bacterial sales breakdown report
Ensure accuracy of sales value reporting to show the true business performance
Support the Finance Manager in contributions to the development and delivery of strategic objectives of defined projects
Perform monthly analysis and review of project spends {A&P} with the Marketing team to support monthly performance commentaries
Drive continuous improvement in business partnering which enhances the understanding of the Executive and Senior Management teams of their key financial performance
Support the Finance Manager in contributions to the development and delivery of Corporate Plans and objectives for the Organization
Investigate exceptions and facilitate corrective action
Ensure timely submission of monthly reports on sales and other reporting requirements defined within projects
Conduct induction programs for new joiners on finance activities
Prepare comparative data for monitoring of planned and actual costs and release
Ensure accuracy of batched payments on electronic payment system
Confirm relevant standard operating procedures are in place and in use for the department
Ensure Self Inspection (L1 audit), Monitoring Inspection (L2 audit), and Global Quality Product (L3 audit) are carried out for the department
What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?
Agile and distributed decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk
Managing individual and team performance.
Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.
To recognise your dedication, energy and effort, benefits include:
A salary of £22,500
An annual bonus linked to performance
Employee recognition through our global scheme which rewards exceptional achievements
On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes
Health and wellbeing programmes to take care of your physical and mental health
We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:
Creative and problem-solving thinking
Strategic/big-picture thinking
Entrepreneurial and agile mindset
Strong prioritisation and analytical skills
Personal accountability
Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
Adaptability and resilience in ambiguity
A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:
Education required:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics
Other requirements:
Proficient in analyzing and tracking data
Proficient in Excel
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to work with a diverse group of people
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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 flex the way we work so we can be at our best, where possible, and with agreement between line manager, team and individuals. We acknowledge not all colleagues can flex locations depending on their roles and that we don’t have all the answers. Yet.
We invite you to apply as soon as possible. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity. And we are joined by new talent, every day. We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications.
Assessment centre dates: assessment centres/interviews will commence from November onwards
Role start date: September 2023
Need help with your application?
Please email us at [email protected] and let us know how we can help youWe’ll make all reasonable modifications to support you throughout the recruitment process and we’ll treat all information you give us in confidence.
Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/
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.
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.
