As a Finance Analyst, you will participate in month-end general ledger close and reporting of designated China entities results. Responsible in the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, preparation and review of journal entries and execution of internal control in accordance with Haleon Internal Control Framework. Collaborate with local stakeholders and other finance functions (e.g., P2P, O2C, Stat) to ensure successful month-end close. Provide guidance and on-the-job trainings to analyst members within the team.
Role Responsibilities
- Participate in month-end general ledger close and reporting of designated China entities results. Responsible in the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, preparation and review of journal entries and execution of internal control in accordance with Haleon Internal Control Framework.
- Provide Record to Report transaction processing support and ensuring delivery quality in terms of accuracy, completeness, and timeliness on a daily basis.
- Resolve general accounting and reporting issues.
- Perform analytical review of profit and loss accounts and balance sheet, cost center checks and transaction posting checks. The incumbent has to be knowledgeable on the principal activities of each designated legal entities.
- Review of monthly Balance Sheet schedules & reconciliation where required. Liaise with respective stakeholders of Balance Sheet Reconciliations, specifically open items.
- Execution of internal controls in accordance with Haleon Internal Control Framework.
- Ensure compliance to hub policies, local company legal and statutory requirements.
- Review backlog and cycle time reports to improve process flow times.
- Ensure stakeholders queries are attended to and resolved in a timely, responsible, and proactive manner.
- Collaborate with local stakeholders and other finance functions (e.g., P2P, O2C, Stat) to ensure successful month-end close.
- Provide guidance and on-the-job trainings to analyst members within the team.
- Support new and existing team members through proper knowledge transfer; sharing of resource, knowledge and experience and best practice thereby ensuring quality is maintained through any staff transition.
- Work with Global Process Owner or Process Improvement Expert's to standardize close and control activities Update changes to LSOP's and/ or work instructions documentation when required. Assist in the preparation of training materials when required.
- Other ad-hoc activities:
- Support dividend payment process and related cashflow analysis/ projection.
- Participate in any compliance audits and respond to audit queries.
- Such other tasks as BSC management and changing business environment may require to be performed.
Why you
Basic Qualifications:
- Degree with Finance / Accounting.
- CPA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent is preferred.
- Minimum experience of 4 years of general ledger and financial reporting experience including areas on financial accounting, reporting and statutory filing, master data maintenance, treasury, asset accounting, inter-company transactions, etc.
- Experience in working in treasury, commercial and shared service center in financial accounting or mixture with auditing experiences.
- SAP experience is must/preferred.
- Must be fluent in English & Mandarin to cover China market (both written and spoken
Preferred Qualifications:
- Actively seeks to improve processes making them more effective and efficient.
- Attention to detail, good analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to plan and manage workload to ensure all key deadlines is met.
