Commercial Controller (all genders), Hygiene

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

Embark on a career where you can influence the financial success of Reckitt by becoming our next Controller. In this pivotal role, you'll play an important commercial finance role within the DACH region with focus on the Swiss market. You’ll be the Business partner to commercial teams focused on delivering profitable financial growth, optimising investments and supporting financial operations.Your expertise will not only contribute to the soundness of our accounts but also help drive the company forward through insightful analysis and strategic risk management. If you're looking to make a genuine impact in a supportive and dynamic environment, this opportunity is for you.

Your responsibilities

• Commercial decision modelling and support for key initiatives including new product launches, pricing, promotional investment for category leading brands
• Supervision of pricing and promotional trade investment activities, budgeting and invoice control
• Ownership of key month-end and year-end financial management, financial reporting and monthly analysis
• Support annual financial planning and forecasting cycles for Swiss business
• Partner with the sales and marketing teams to improve promotional & volume planning and evaluate performance through return-on-investment analysis
• Master data maintenance, assisting with price queries and customer disputes
• Preparation of ad-hoc requests for the sales team and generation of monthly reporting with advanced analyses
• Proactive communication between Finance and Sales team and across the other finance teams in the Region

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor degree or solid commercial education
• Accounting qualifications or certificates
• Minimum of 2 years of professional finance experience
• Fluent English skills in both speaking and writing
• Experience in FMCG environment: Branded Consumer Goods companies
• Proficient in Excel and MS Office
• High affinity for IT, SAP knowledge and experience with planning and reporting tools as a plus

• Experience of process development and implementation
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Comfortable working in a highly dynamic and changing environment
• Team Player with a highly proactive approach
• High levels of ownership
• Entrepreneurial mindset

The skills for success

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

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.