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

We're looking for a Senior Finance Analyst – Tax to safeguard our financial practice with vigilance and strategic insight. You'll be more than just a number-cruncher; you'll be a financial gatekeeper for Reckitt, ensuring that we not only stay ahead in compliance but also capitalise on opportunities to craft a stronger, more profitable future. Your expertise in tax laws and proactive approach will guide us through the complexities of tax regulations, turning challenges into strategic advantages.

Your responsibilities

Lead Sales Finance Planning & Business Partnering

• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing teams to optimize spending and drive strategic decisions.
• Analyze portfolio mix, pricing, and trade investments to enhance margin performance.
• Understand and report on end-to-end margins, driving improvements through operational actions.

Lead Planning & Forecasting for Trade & Marketing Spends

• Review plans and forecasts to ensure alignment with business objectives and market opportunities.
• Manage monthly spending, update the Management Team on variances, and provide supporting analytics.
• Contribute to the country planning and forecasting process, offering recommendations and direction.
• Identify P&L optimization opportunities in collaboration with the Canada Leadership Team.

Spends Booking & Analytics

• Supervise a team to ensure accurate trade and marketing spend bookings.
• Conduct spend analytics to drive ROI discussions, cost optimization, KPI tracking, and budget variance analysis.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing Directors to align on strategic priorities.

Systems & Processes

• Lead projects to simplify team workflows using advanced systems.
• Ensure financial management reporting and processes support business needs, setting up efficient systems and tools.
• Oversee trade reporting transformation projects.

Strategic Business Partner

• Act as a strategic partner to the Sales Director and Marketing Lead, providing financial guidance and support to other functions and finance teams as needed.

The experience we're looking for

Key Competencies

• Commercial Acumen & Business Understanding: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Executive Leadership Experience: Comfortable and experienced working with executive leadership.
• Functional Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of P&L with the ability to triangulate insights.
• Leadership: Strategic thinker, effective communicator, and change driver; detail-oriented with a big-picture perspective.
• Team Leadership & Independence: Capable of leading a team and working independently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple competing priorities.
• Results-Oriented: Organized, efficient, and resourceful team player, comfortable in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• People Leadership & Interpersonal Skills: Highly developed leadership and interpersonal skills.

Professional Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• Professional finance certifications (CA, CPA, CMA, MBA).
• 5-7 years of post-qualification work experience.
• Preferred: Commercial Finance or FP&A experience in the CPG industry.

The skills for success

Tax law, Tax compliance, Business acumen, Improve business processes, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Accounting principles.

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.