GBS - Finance Planning & Reporting Manager

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​

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 the Manager of the Planning & Reporting Center of Excellence (CoE), you will report to the CoE Senior Manager and will assist in the execution of strategic financial initiatives that enhance our reporting and planning capabilities. You will help implement a framework for financial analytics and reporting that facilitates data-driven decision-making across the organization. This includes supporting the development of standardized reporting processes, contributing to the automation of forecasting models, and promoting best practices in financial planning. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that financial strategies align with business objectives and play a key role in fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the Finance CoE. 

Your responsibilities

• Build and maintain standard reporting packs for various stakeholders, ensuring that key performance metrics are accurately captured and delivered on time to support informed decision-making.
• Manage the publication of dashboards and reports, enhancing financial visibility and ensuring timely delivery of insights that reflect current performance and trends.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to support business decisions and strategic initiatives, providing clear explanations of variance analysis (actuals vs. forecast vs. budget) and highlighting key drivers behind the numbers.
• Automate forecasting processes and support planning cycle activities, coordinating data collection from various markets, validating submissions, and aligning assumptions with global guidelines to create a cohesive financial outlook.
• Provide scenario templates and centrally modelled assumptions for planning, ensuring consistency in reporting and analytics practices across teams to maintain data integrity.
• Collaborate closely with market finance teams and other CoE members to ensure a single source of truth in our financial systems, acting as a liaison to help local teams understand CoE processes and troubleshoot any data or reporting issues.
• Participate in finance transformation initiatives by identifying opportunities to streamline and improve existing FP&A processes, contributing to the standardization of report templates and the automation of manual tasks to enhance efficiency.
• Assist with ad-hoc analysis and projects as needed, such as deep-dives into specific expenses or trends, scenario modelling for strategic projects, or preparing financial decks for senior leadership meetings, turning data into actionable insights.
• Adapt and excel in a dynamic environment, demonstrating agility and teamwork while managing last-minute changes or requests, especially during key reporting periods, and maintaining a high standard of quality in all deliverables. 

The experience we're looking for

• 5-7 years of experience in finance, reporting, or analytics, with a preference for CPG industry experience.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data interpretation and presentation.
• Familiarity with financial planning and analysis processes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Proficiency in reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel) and financial modelling. 

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.