Job Description

We are Reckitt
Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.
?Finance?
Our Finance team is not just another department; we're strategic partners and catalysts for change, who use our expertise to drive sustainable growth and create and protect value for Reckitt. With a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and partnership, our inclusive, diverse and energised team breaks down traditional barriers, enabling you to thrive in a dynamic environment where you and your ideas matter. From leveraging insights and analysis to make data-driven decisions - to spearheading sustainable business practices that contribute to consistent and reliable business growth - we are unwaveringly passionate about making a meaningful impact, and always doing the right thing.
About the role
An analytical and resourceful individual with excellent organizational and communication skills. This individual must be agile in the way they think and be able to pivot and be comfortable rolling up their sleeves and dig in to find solutions. The financial analyst role is key in providing reliable, timely and accurate financial information to assist the Supply Services Director, Demand Planners, and Finance Commercial Controller in the process of strategic decision making to deliver the business requirements, grow the business, and sustain our competitive advantage with moms and consumers.
Your responsibilities
Financial Planning/Reporting/Analysis

• End to end finance supply services responsibilities from procuring and costing products from our plants to distribution to our end customers.
• Business Partner with Regional Supply Service team and Demand Planners for an accurate forecasting/budgeting/latest view and variance analysis in cost, supply services, inventory management.
• Monthly analysis on cost and supply cost including volume, price and mix in addition to providing reports to corporate.
• Local Costing Lead including the Annual setting of standard cost and analysis, adhoc NPD/EPD costing, and review item master data
• Responsible to review/analyze general ledger accounts related to cost of goods sold, foreign exchange, write offs, and logistics.
• Perform account verifications and monitor inventory levels, and complete FG Inventory reconciliations
• Prepare month end adjusting journal entries related to Cost, inventory, and supply cost
• Responsible for preparing reports and gross margin analysis to assist management in strategic decision-making process.
• Ad hoc projects related to gross margin improvement and partnering with commercial teams on new product launch analysis.

Business Controls

• Assists in the management of internal control processes and procedures across the organization with a focus on inventory, supply cost and COGS accounting.
• Ensure that internal control issues are anticipated and audit infractions are avoided by performing internal control reviews throughout the year, including yearend assessments.
• Reviews any deficiencies identified and develops/implements remedial plans.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance with CMA designation preferred
• Preference to individuals completed or enrolled in an accounting designation program (i.e. CPA) or MBA.
• Experience
• 3- 5 years experience in Supply Finance disciplines
• Experience working in a professional business environment and effectively developing and implementing new processes to achieve desired results.
• Experience in supply chain finance is an asset but not required.
• Excellent computer and System skills (SAP experience preferred)
• Have previously demonstrated ability to be agile and taking on a variety of tasks and seeking solutions to new problems
• Independent, self-starter, team-focused professional who will embrace an entrepreneurial and strong ownership culture and quickly integrate as part of the team.
• Accounting knowledge (journal entries, account reconciliations, & analysis) with excellent attention to detail, solid analytical ability and comfortable manipulating and analyzing complex and high-volume data sets.
• Knowledge interpreting, following and creating finance/accounting policies, procedures and working papers.
• Is regarded by others as an exceptional inter-personal communicator and has been effective at coordinating cross functional resources and activities across an organization.
• Working knowledge of business and internal controls standards and processes at a public company
• Knowledge of key computer software packages (example: SAP) and is proficient in pulling data from these packages for use in relevant analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Must be a self-starter and a team player.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.
The skills for success
Business accumen, Investment Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Internal controls, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Relationship management.
What we offer
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
Equality
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

Skills Required