Finance Future Leadership Scheme

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

Reckitt is seeking bright, enthusiastic Finance Graduates to join our team. You'll be a pivotal part of a team shaping the financial strategies that drive our success. In this role, you'll not only crunch numbers; you'll gain invaluable insight working alongside our finance leaders across commercial, manufacturing and corporate finance. This is your chance to contribute to meaningful projects that impact our global vision and immerse yourself in the financial mechanics of a leading-edge business.

Our Finance Future Leadership Scheme is made up of 3 year-long rotations that will give you a well-rounded holistic view of Finance, ensuring that when you roll off the scheme, you have all of the tools and knowledge to be a successful Commercial Accountant. The first year will be based in our UKI office in Slough focussed on either Sales or Marketing Finance, second year will require relocation as you will be based at one of our factory sites (Hull/Nottingham), looking after Manufacturing Finance, and finally ending the scheme at our Central Head Quarters in Slough where you will be looking at Corporate Finance.

At the end of the scheme you will transition into a full time permanent role in the UKI business, and will be CIMA qualified which Reckitt will fund.

Please note that the scheme will begin on September 1st 2025 

Application deadline is 25th October 2024

Your responsibilities

In summary, you'll:
- Lay the groundwork for all facets of financial planning, including strategic planning, month end, annual budgeting, and rolling forecasts.
- Provide guidance and implement best practises for accounting compliance and consistent financial reporting across the division.
- Engage in a variety of ad hoc analyses, ranging from margin analysis to exploring new business models.
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of reporting. 
- Support our planning cycle, collaborate with other finance teams and support with wider project work. 

The experience we're looking for

- Upcoming or recent graduate in a numeric/scientific degree.  
- Ability to flourish in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
- Strong Excel capabilities and a love for working with numbers.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- A detail-oriented mindset that also appreciates the broader perspective.
- Inventive problem-solving skills, with a flair for creativity.
- Basic knowledge of financial systems and accounting principles.

The skills for success

Financial systems, Accounting principles, Project management, Accounting principles, Internal Controls.

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.