Supply Accountant- Fixed Term Contract

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

Here's your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the financial landscape of a global leader. As the Supply Accountant (Stock) for Reckitt, you're not just crunching numbers; you're fuelling decisions that enhance our operational excellence and profitability. You'll work closely with the heart of our supply chain, providing insights that drive strategic actions and improve our gross margin. With your expertise, we can streamline our supply and procurement process, yielding high-impact results that resonate across our global market. If impacting the financial direction of an innovative company excites you, we want you on board.

Your responsibilities

-Business partner with logistics, planning and packaging teams to prepare budgets and forecasts, proactively highlight any risks and opportunities.

-Support Operational Finance Lead with budget areas of conversion cost and provide detailed explanation on key variances to plan, forecasts latest views and flash.

-Support the financial preparation of the annual plan for areas of responsibility to cover logistics, stock balances and material variances on waste and stock write offs.

-Evaluate factory waste to ensure that key drivers are understood and tracking of improvement projects. Financial analysis to be prepared for forecasts, plans and weekly monitoring.

-Preparation and review of stock provisions on a weekly basis with business partnering with other functions to review and challenge processes to minimise balances.

-Liaise with warehouse team on stock takes on Hull site and at third party vendors and for all stock reported on balance sheet.

-Work closely with key members of the site and finance team, ensure the financial integrity of the SAP system and that its use is in line with the corporate model.

-Responsible for financial controls within area and ensure audit ready from a financial control perspective.

The experience we're looking for

-Part qualified with +3 years of experience

-Effective communication skills

-Ability to self-motivate and motivate others; tenacious and tough-minded, with a personal drive

-Ability to build constructive work relationships and work as part of a team

-Ability to plan, prioritise and organise designated workload, reflecting on activity to ensure best practice and continuous improvement

-Innovative with ability to consistently solve problems.

The skills for success

Business Acumen, Investment Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Internal controls, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Relationship management.

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.