Finance Director, China Sales at Haleon

Shanghai, Shanghai, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Jul, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, Strategic Planning, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, People Management, Trade Spending Efficiency, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Forecasting

Industry

Consumer Services

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. Key responsibilities Performing finance partnering activities at a management level to support strategy and decision making with critical business insights, supporting China Sales VP and China Sales teams. Supporting development of a strong Finance Business Partnering organization Lead finance business partnering team to support the end-to-end offline sales operations across Wellness and OTC with the responsibility to deliver ~£800m Net Sales and ~£370m Profit for Haleon China (2024 plan reference). Assisting in developing an offline sales strategy that leverages high growth and high return opportunities to deliver both short-term and long-term business commitments for the respective categories. Driving trade spending efficiency and harmonization of trading terms between Wellness and OTC categories Keeping key stakeholders informed of changes impacting the business. Collaborate with business partners to investigate requirements and problems and to seek effective business solutions through improvements in data management processes and procedures. Demonstrating Cross function matrix navigation & management; People Development, Support development of a strong Finance Business Partnering organization Manage a team of 3 to 5 senior managers/managers Qualifications and skills Essential MBA, preferably in Management, Finance or Accounting with approximately 15 years of MNC commercial finance working experiences. Strong Analytics training or experience Strong problem-solving skills Experience managing or working with a global team and global stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to analyze and compare complex data from multiple sources Demonstrated ability to determine and communicate the legal, financial and ethical interpretation of industry regulated principles. Ability to effectively influence commercial and finance partners with strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills, challenges and questions how things are done to drive for results and provides range of options Preferred Finance business partnering experience in leadership position from consumer industry. In additional to Mandarin and English skills, Cantonese speaking skill is desired. Job Posting End Date 2026-08-17 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.

Responsibilities

Lead the finance business partnering team to support offline sales operations for Wellness and OTC categories in China. Provide critical business insights to the China Sales VP to drive strategy, trade spending efficiency, and profit delivery.