Business Process Expert Period End Close

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(R), Panadol(R), Advil(R), Voltaren(R), Theraflu(R), Otrivin(R), and Centrum(R)– 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.**Business Process Expert Period End Close****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.With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.**About the role**The Business Process Expert (BPE) – Period End Close sits within Haleon’s Enterprise Transformation Programme and shapes a robust, well-controlled and user-centric end-to-end close process enabled through SAP S/4HANA. Partnering with the Business Process Owner (BPO) and Finance stakeholders, you will govern process design decisions, drive the transition from current to future ways of working, and enable sustained adoption through clear documentation, training inputs and performance measures to realise programme benefits.**Role Responsibilities*** Partner with the Business Process Owner (BPO) and Finance teams to design, govern and continuously improve the end-to-end Period End Close process in SAP S/4HANA.* Lead workshops to capture requirements, validate pain points and socialise recommendations; refine and finalise process designs with key stakeholders.* Document “to-be” process maps, controls and ways of working; assess “as-is” processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies and duplication.* Drive decisions through governance forums, align designs to programme milestones, and support readiness, training and interim operating states to ensure business continuity and sustained adoption.* Define process performance measures for Period End Close; monitor adoption and outcomes, and lead continuous improvement to realise and sustain benefits.* Engage and influence stakeholders across Finance, Operations and Technology; communicate changes clearly and champion a user-centric close process vision.* Plan and support transition from current to future state through disciplined change delivery, risk/issue management and effective feedback loops.**Basic Qualifications:**·Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting (or related).·15+ years of experience designing, managing or improving end‐to‐end finance processes, with strong exposure to Period End Close in complex environments.·Proven expertise in business process design, documentation and governance, including current‐state and future‐state definition.·Hands‐on experience supporting or delivering ERP‐enabled finance transformations, ideally SAP S/4HANA.·Strong analytical capability to assess process performance, identify inefficiencies and drive data‐led improvements.·Experience partnering with Business Process Owners and senior Finance stakeholders to drive decisions and outcomes.**Preferred Qualifications:**·Professional qualification preferred (ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/MBA).·Experience working in Consumer Health/FMCG and working across multiple operating units/geographies.* Demonstrated ability to lead change and adoption, including readiness, training inputs and transition to new ways of working.* Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.* Comfortable operating in multi‐year transformation programmes, balancing governance with pace and pragmatism.* Collaborative mindset with experience working across Finance, Technology and Operations teams.***Please save a copy of the job description, as this may be helpful to refer to once the advert closes.*****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 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.**Job Posting End Date**2026-05-31## **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.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(R), Panadol(R), Advil(R), Voltaren(R), Theraflu(R), Otrivin(R), and Centrum(R)– lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us #J-18808-Ljbffr Haleon