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Category Controller

City: Milano

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

As a Category Controller you will play a key role in business partnering with the Marketing and Commercial teams, driving profitable growth through financial insight, robust performance analysis and strategic decision support. The role is responsible for optimizing portfolio choices, evaluating the effectiveness of marketing and trade investments, and supporting sustainable category profitability.
You will work across forecasting, investment planning and performance management, providing clear recommendations that influence business decisions, improving return on investment and ensuring resources are focused on the highest-value growth opportunities. Through strong business partnering and a challenger mindset, you will help shape the financial success of the category and contribute to delivering Reckitt's growth ambitions.

Your responsibilities

Act as a strategic finance business partner to Marketing teams, providing fact-based insights, financial guidance and decision support to drive sustainable growth and profitability.
Lead category and brand financial performance analysis, evaluating P&L performance, gross margin evolution and key growth drivers to identify risks, opportunities and actionable recommendations.
Support innovation and portfolio management initiatives, including new product launches, product lifecycle decisions and investment evaluations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and financial targets.
Drive forecasting, budgeting and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes for marketing investments, ensuring robust financial planning, accurate projections and optimal resource allocation.
Partner with Marketing, Commercial and Centre of Excellence teams to assess marketing effectiveness, optimize investments and maximize return on promotional, media and brand-building activities.
Challenge and influence commercial and marketing decisions through advanced financial modelling, ROI analysis and performance measurement, translating complex data into clear business recommendations.
Identify and deliver productivity opportunities across the portfolio through SKU rationalisation, mix optimisation, pricing strategies and resource prioritisation to improve profitability and long-term value creation.
Develop performance dashboards, monitor key financial and business KPIs, and provide regular insights to stakeholders to support strategic decision-making and accelerate category growth.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related discipline. An MBA and/or professional accounting qualification is considered a strong advantage.
Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Finance, with a solid background in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Marketing Finance or other business partnering roles within FMCG, Consumer Goods or Retail environments.
Proven experience partnering with Commercial, Sales and Marketing teams, providing financial insights that influence business decisions, drive growth and improve profitability.
Strong understanding of commercial finance principles, including revenue management, trade spend accounting, promotional investments, pricing strategies and gross margin management.
Advanced analytical and financial modelling capabilities, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations and influence stakeholders at different levels of the organization.
Excellent knowledge of financial planning, forecasting and budgeting processes, with experience working with ERP and planning tools such as SAP, SAC, Anaplan, Hyperion or equivalent systems.
Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, combined with a proactive, challenging and solution-oriented mindset. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and driving continuous improvement.
Advanced Excel expertise, including complex financial models, scenario analysis, Power Query and large data set management.
Fluent Italian and English (both required); Availability to travel as business needs require.

In compliance with Legislative Decree No. 96/2026 on pay transparency, this job offer provides for employment under the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) “Chemical Industry and Chemical-Pharmaceutical”, which governs the applicable classification and remuneration framework.

The gross annual salary for this position ranges between €47.100 and €71.000. This range is determined in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement and is based on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including qualifications, professional experience, competencies, and responsibilities associated with the role. The definition and application of these criteria are carried out in accordance with the company’s internal remuneration policies and are subject to review and validation by the competent HR function.

The company guarantees equal opportunities in access, treatment, and professional development, in compliance with applicable legislation.

The skills for success

Business accumen, 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.

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