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Senior Marketing & CFC Controller SEE_fixed term

City: Bucharest

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

This role plays a key part in supporting business performance by enabling data‑driven decision‑making and ensuring strong financial stewardship behind our brands with purpose.

You will oversee the planning, monitoring, and reporting of Marketing investments and Fixed Costs partnering closely with Marketing and cross‑functional stakeholders. The role reports to the FP&A Manager while leads 1 or 2 direct reports.

The role is on a fixed-term period, until end of December 2026.

Your responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop 1-2 direct reports—building capability, enabling growth, and driving high‑quality delivery.
Ensure timely, accurate submissions across Month‑End Closing, Forecasts, Plans, and Rolling Forecasts.
Enhance forecast quality and accuracy; proactively flag risks and opportunities.
Ensure proper controls, monitoring, completeness, and accuracy of all Marketing investment and Fixed Cost reporting, including media spend.
Act as a strong business partner - especially to Marketing - providing insights and financial guidance. (i.e. new product development, ad-hoc analysis)
Own Fixed Costs and Marketing spending processes, including accounting and accrual management.
Monitor brand performance KPIs, identify trends, and analyze variances vs budget, forecast, and prior year.
Improve brand performance through ROI analysis, pricing evaluation, and mix analysis.
Lead the monthly financial closing process and deliver management reporting.
Oversee enterprise-level planning and monthly forecasting cycles.
Ensure financial reporting integrity through strong internal controls aligned with corporate policies.
Manage and participate in ad hoc analyses and strategic projects.
Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to gather, interpret, and communicate financial data.
Represent Finance in cross‑functional meetings, supporting productivity initiatives and commercial strategy execution.
Apply strong financial and analytical expertise to solve problems effectively and deliver high‑quality insights.

The experience we're looking for

University or college degree in Finance/accounting or related field.
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in finance/controlling/audit.
People management experience is an advantage (or readiness to lead a small team).
SAP experience is an advantage.
Experience in Big4/Pharma/FMCG multinational environments is preferred.
Demonstrates professional curiosity to understand the business behind the numbers.
Strong people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
Entrepreneurial mindset: innovative, pragmatic, and able to influence effectively.

The skills for success

Controlling, COGS Controller, Business accumen, Improve business processes, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Regional scope.

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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