Reckitt & Colman
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About Us
We’re Reckitt, home to the world’s best loved and trusted hygiene and health 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.
About The Finance Planning & Reporting CoE
Driving efficiency and standardization across our renowned consumer brands that enhance everyday lives—from nourishing meals to trusted household essentials—is the pivotal force of the Finance Planning & Reporting Center of Excellence (CoE). Fuelled by a culture of collaboration and innovation, the CoE is integral to our organization, championing financial excellence and strategic insight across our global landscape. We are a dynamic, agile team, relentlessly focused on enhancing our financial processes, harnessing advanced analytics, and delivering unparalleled value to every facet of our business.
We transcend traditional finance roles; we are a strategic partner where diverse talents converge to tackle intricate financial challenges, foster sustainable growth, and empower our mission to create a healthier, more sustainable world for all. By ensuring a clear line of sight between strategic goals and day-to-day financial activities, we enable efficient performance management and better business results through the collaboration of our people, processes, and systems.
Our CoE transforms finance from a traditional back-office function into a strategic powerhouse that drives business value, as talented individuals come together to solve complex challenges, shape future capabilities, and build a better business.
About The Role
As an Analyst in the Finance CoE, you will report into a Finance Manager and be part of a team of analysts supporting a portfolio of markets. In this role, you will play a key part in executing financial planning and reporting activities across these markets. You will support the creation of standardized reports, development of initial forecasts/budgets, and analysis of financial performance to enable data-driven decision-making.
This position offers a unique opportunity to gain broad exposure to multiple markets while contributing to the centralization and improvement of Reckitt’s FP&A processes. If you are passionate about finance, data analysis, and continuous improvement, this role will allow you to grow and make a real impact on our global business.
Your responsibilities
- Produce and consolidate financial reports for monthly and quarterly results, ensuring key performance metrics (sales, profitability, costs, etc.) are accurately reported and delivered on time to global and regional stakeholders.
- Conduct variance analysis (actuals vs. forecast vs. budget) and clearly explain drivers behind the numbers, highlighting trends and insights that inform business decisions.
- Support the planning and forecasting cycles, including annual budgets and periodic forecasts: coordinate data collection from different markets, validate submissions, and align assumptions with global guidelines to create a cohesive financial outlook.
- Manage and enhance financial dashboards and reports (e.g. in Power BI or similar tools) to provide users with intuitive, up-to-date views of financial performance. Ensure that dashboards capture the right KPIs and that data is consistent across all reporting outputs.
- Participate in finance transformation initiatives by identifying opportunities to streamline and improve existing FP&A processes. You’ll contribute to standardizing report templates, automating manual tasks, and sharing best practices that elevate our CoE’s efficiency and impact.
- Collaborate closely with market finance teams and other CoE members to ensure data integrity and one-source-of-truth in our financial systems. You will act as a liaison, helping local teams understand CoE processes and troubleshooting data or reporting issues to maintain accuracy.
- Assist with ad-hoc analysis and projects as needed, such as deep-dives into specific expenses or trends, scenario modeling for strategic projects, or financial deck preparation for senior leadership meetings. Your ability to turn data into actionable insights will be key in these projects.
- Adapt and excel in a dynamic environment – our CoE is continually evolving. You’ll be expected to handle last-minute changes or requests, work under tight deadlines especially during key reporting periods, and maintain a high standard of quality. In doing so, you’ll demonstrate agility, teamwork, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
The experience we're looking for
- 3-4 years of experience in finance, analytics, or a related field, ideally within the CPG sector.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with reporting tools (e.g., Power BI).
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
The skills for success
- Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Strategic Planning
- Business Partnering
- Process Improvement
- Data Visualization Skills
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Change Management
- Continuous Improvement Mindset
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.
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