Senior Finance Manager - Fuel For Growth
Reckitt
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About the role
Fuel For Growth is Reckitt’s fixed cost optimisation initiative to drive improved effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation. As announced during the Strategic Update in July, this program will deliver a step change in organisational effectiveness and will unlock cost efficiencies delivering an end-state fixed-cost base of c.19%, from c.22% today.
Fuel for Growth team is looking for experienced Senior Finance Manager to support with delivering this programme. The team is responsible for and this role will play a key part in bringing visibility on our cost base, identifying the savings and gaps, and driving accountability for the delivery of the savings already identified.
Your responsibilities
• Work closely with Functions and Regions to understand key savings initiatives, track and validate cost and savings, identify gaps and risk to functional, regional or overall FFG programme delivery
• Provide comprehensive visibility on the company's cost base across different cost categories and functions (incl. regions/markets)
• Support delivery of already identified savings and identify further opportunities by analysing financial data and operational processes
• Bring insights from various data and qualitative sources to formulate a coherent overall understanding of cost drivers
• Track FFG and transformation savings, costs and KPIs, and raise risks and gaps early
• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management, highlighting key insights and recommendations
• Support and drive (where applicable) cost savings and cost visibility initiatives such as Spend Control Tower
• Drive accountability for the delivery of identified savings to help ensure targets are met
• Drive process and policy changes, and compliance to them to support Reckitt’s enterprise and ROI mindset
• Design and implement processes and governance to support transformation savings delivery and reporting, recommend and implement ongoing improvements and automations
• Engage with key stakeholders across finance and the business to both understand and to communicate outcomes
The experience we're looking for
• 13+ years of experience in Finance and FP&A with a good understanding of Reckitt’s cost base and processes
• Good knowledge of decision making structures and Reckitt stakeholder landscape locally and globally
• Experience of working in delivery and outcome focused teams in a results orientated environment
• Excellent networking skills (across multiple functions, business units, external stakeholders) and ability to positively resolve conflicts
• Excellent English language skills both verbal and written
• Effective and impactful communication skills with an ability to articulate complex concepts in concise language
• Superior stakeholder navigation and management skills with strong influencing abilities
• Transformation or consulting experience can be useful but not required