Finance Manager - Regional Controls Assurance

We are Reckitt

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​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

1. Deliver controls transformation and assurance activities. 
2. Cover the geographic cluster of countries and support the total region as required.
3. Interface with in-market finance teams, global functions, Internal & External Auditors, Area and Market Controllers, Corporate specialist finance teams, Global Finance Services.

Your responsibilities

• Supporting Controls Lead in execution of the controls assurance and transformation activities in market including engaging market teams, planning and scoping, control design assessment, operational effectiveness testing, remediation and reporting including supporting market attestation to group.
• Manage the day-to-day operational aspects of delivery (and third parties) including review updates to control documentation to ensure updates to process flowcharts and controls are current and are aligned with internal control guidelines.
• Management of external partners supporting delivery in the region covered by the squad.   
• Reporting of the status of the control environment to market leadership, regional controller team and programme team and GIC team.
• Partner with the area / regional controller team and local management teams to drive improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of the control environment.
• Support entities not in regulatory scope to adopt & operate the group mandate controls frameworks.
• Provide inputs into group risk assessment and scoping activities when required.
• Monitor local control environment to ensure where change is made appropriate controls are in place.
• Work with the Global GIC team to drive change to the controls culture in the market.
• Provide Subject Matter expertise to support the market with remediation as well as tracking remediation. 
• Support the development of the control framework, IT tooling implementations, identification Continuous Control Monitoring and automation testing opportunities.
• Partner with IT 2nd line of defence to ensure IT aspects of control are integrated into the overall view of the effectiveness of the control environment.
• Support Programme Managers/PMO with preparation of materials for key programme and leadership meetings.
• Ensure all documentation is maintained appropriately & updated timely with latest updates.
   

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. Accountancy qualification would be advantageous.
• Relevant work experience in internal controls.
• Demonstrable strong knowledge of internal controls and US SOX.
• Controls implementation and testing experience /management of controls testing.
• Knowledge of other core finance end to end business processes (P2P, O2C, R2R, Inventory)
• Big 4 background an advantage.
• Experience with COSO framework and COBIT framework an advantage.
• SAP business process control experience is essential. 
• Experience of supporting management teams in implementing controls; ideally experience with business transformation programmes.
• Demonstrable ability to engage and manage different level stakeholders and multicultural audience/s through communication and presentation skills.
• Collaborative and transparent ways of working.
• Effective and impactful communication skills with an ability to articulate complex concepts in concise language.

The skills for success

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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.