Head of Finance Risk Management & Controls (FRMC)

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.

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.

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

Within the Global Finance organisation, Finance Risk Management & Controls (FRMC) is key to determining the level of risk which is acceptable to the organisation while developing business and operational opportunities. As the Head of FRMC, you'll lead the overall Global Finance’s risk management including design of controls and framework, maintenance and testing thereof, or supporting relevant business change projects. This role has a global remit requiring an individual motivated and qualified to lead a strong risk management team.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

The Head of FRMC is responsible for the design, governance, continuous improvement, implementation and monitoring of Risk Management and controls across finance processes, you'll ensure that the finance organisation applies an effective, pragmatic, compliant and value-based ethical culture in all business processes and relationships. Key measures of success will include the below.

Key responsibilities:

• Set up and implement and thereafter manage directly owned policies such as Grant of Authority, and co-owned policies with GPOs and other functions.

• Represent the Group Controller & CFO in leading the enterprise risk ‘Financial Controls and reporting risk’ strategy by creating the strategy and road map, continually improving the risk management & control framework, delivering on action plans, and mitigating high risk areas. 

• Accountable to provide Board papers to the Audit and Risk Committee, the Board, and any other relevant Executive and Non-Executive Committees and support the Group Controller & CFO on discussions on key risks and our response to support a strong finance control framework.

• Partner with the Head of External Reporting to lead the relationship with external auditors for an effective audit approach and alignment in testing of and reliance on controls.

• Ensure compliance with COSO, Sarbanes Oxley and other equivalent listing requirements via a robust auditable risk and control framework, and independent controls testing and reporting process, with the use of technology (archer/sap GRC). use of data analytics and ad hoc process audits as required.

• Partner with Digital and Technology teams to collaborate on system implementations, continuous monitoring of digital controls, and proactively addressing any emerging technology risks to maintain a robust control environment.

• Drive for the most cost effective and efficient risk management and control framework through automation, simplifying processes, supporting GPOs in their initiatives, and others in any new organisation, global process or system design, implementation and stabilisation.

• Accountable to support the organisation on any communications with external third parties and regulatory bodies such as SFO, DoJ, FRC, NYSE and UK listing requirements etc. relating to Finance’s control framework.

• Lead the Finance Organisation to ensure they possess an advanced understanding of how to mitigate emerging and inherent business & process risks via appropriate controls and additional mitigation activities/projects.

• Ensure ongoing development and training of team members and demanding to third party controls testing organisation to maintain high quality expertise to support change and continuous improvement.

• Lead overall coordination of Finance Risk Management activities and other risk management support functions as well as internal audit organization, and drive for a cost-effective risk management across the organization.

• Lead the region risk management teams that support global finance shared service centres and local markets to ensure upcoming operational and process risks are addressed, controls are adequately understood, tested in a timely manner to ensure issues are identified and mitigated.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience including senior financial position(s).

• Prior experience in a similar risk/controls role.

• Ability to identify emerging issues in assurance and internal controls through scanning the internal and external business and risk environment.

• In-depth knowledge of internal control frameworks, enterprise risks management, risk-based auditing models (e.g., IIA, COSO) and compliance frameworks.

• Knowledge / understanding of the requirements, approach and perspectives of regulatory agencies.

• High degree of organisational and cultural awareness; demonstrated ability to develop solutions to complex problems and present confidently at the Board level.

• High proficiency in stakeholder management, partnership and influence.

• Leadership skills – coaching, mentoring, managing and inspiring.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• FMCG or healthcare experience is preferred

• Direct experience in audit, compliance or business operational processes.

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When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

The future of everyday health is changing. And we’re the people changing it. In front of us is an incredible opportunity to go beyond what any of us have done before. And make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable. For more and more people. So, join us, as we build one of the world’s leading consumer healthcare companies. Join us to innovate our category-leading brands. To better understand people’s everyday health needs. To tackle the biggest barriers that stand in their way. To change individual and societal behaviour. Join us to work with colleagues who share your restless energy. To explore your interests. To stretch yourself to do the best work of your career. And join us, as together we build a working experience that encourages us all to lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity for better. And we’re going all in to realize it.

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