IT&D SAP Senior Finance Analyst

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.

About the team

In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products. Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen. Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

Senior Finance Analyst – IT & Digital is responsible for providing financial governance and operational support for IT & Digital projects. This role manages project budgets, oversees vendor and contract (SOW) management, handles project cross charges, and ensures effective lifecycle management of software licenses. The position acts as a key business partner to IT project managers, procurement, finance controllers, and external vendors.

Your responsibilities

•    Develop, track, and manage annual and project level IT & Digital budgets. 
•    Monitor actuals vs. forecast, analyse variances, and drive corrective actions. 
•    Ensure timely financial reporting and cost allocation aligned with Finance policies. 
•    Support month-end and quarter-end closure activities related to IT spend. 
•    Provide financial insights to enable decision making and cost optimization
•    Manage end-to-end vendor onboarding, coordination, and performance oversight. 
•    Review SOWs for commercial accuracy, rate validation, deliverables, and alignment with budget. 
•    Coordinate with Procurement and Legal to ensure timely execution of contracts. 
•    Track vendor invoices, validate against SOWs, and ensure timely payments. 
•    Maintain a repository of vendor contracts, extensions, and renewals
•    Own the cross charge framework for IT & Digital projects, including allocation methodologies. 
•    Ensure accurate and timely recharge of project costs to business units or functions. 
•    Work with Finance Business Partners to ensure transparency and alignment of allocations. 
•    Validate cost centre mapping, accruals, and capitalization of projects wherever applicable
•    Track software license inventory, usage, renewals, and compliance status.  
•    Identify optimization opportunities (unused licenses, consolidation, cost reductions). 
•    Maintain up-to-date records of license agreements, entitlements, and vendor SLAs.
•    Support IT Project Managers with financial planning, risk assessment 
•    Ensure all financial processes comply with internal controls and audit requirements. 
•    Prepare dashboards and KPIs for leadership visibility. 

The experience we're looking for

•    CA or bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting 
•    5–8 years of experience in Finance, ideally supporting IT, Digital, or Technology functions. 
•    Experience managing project budgets, vendor contracts, and cross charges
•    Strong understanding of IT commercial models (SOWs, time & material, fixed price, licenses). 
Functional Skills
•    Hands-on experience with SAP, Ariba, or similar ERP/Procurement systems. 
•    Good knowledge of software licensing models (SaaS, subscription, enterprise licenses). 
•    Advanced skills in Excel, Power BI, and financial modelling
•    Hands-on experience with SAP (FI/CO modules preferred) for budgeting, cost tracking, purchase orders, and vendor invoice validation. 
•     Blackline end user knowledge for reconciliations, month end activities, and compliance tracking.

The skills for success

SAP Finance

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.