Risk Manager

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.

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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

We are seeking an experienced Risk Manager who will play a key role in the development, design, and continuous improvement of Reckitt's Risk Management Framework. You will define, embed, and champion a strong and mature culture of risk management, working with senior leaders across Reckitt to ensure that Reckitt effectively manages the risks it needs to take to deliver on its strategy.

If you have a strong background in risk assessment, business continuity planning and strategic thinking, along with excellent problem-solving skills, this position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact at an exciting time for our organisation.

Your responsibilities

• Work with the Risk Director and Senior Manager to maintain and embed the Risk Management framework across the Group.
• Co-ordinate the risk management process and identify emerging risks and trends.
• Collate risk and control information and provide high quality reporting to support the GBU Risk and Compliance Committees in their risk oversight role.
• Complete deep dives on specific risks to gain assurance on the quality and adequacy of the controls and action plans.
• Monitor and support the business with complying with the Risk Management framework such as the completeness and quality of the risk register.
• Raise risk awareness across the organisation by preparing and delivering both company wide and bespoke communications, training, and leadership / team presentations.
• Provide Risk Management advice and hands-on support to GBU’s and functions.
• Work closely with Internal Audit to develop a risk-based audit plan which focuses assurance activity on the significant risks across the organisation.

The experience we're looking for

• Risk management experience in a complex, global organisation. 
• Prior experience with FMCG, Life Sciences or Consumer Healthcare industry will be an advantage.
• A proven and demonstrable track record of effecting significant change and improving risk management.
• A strong influencing and persuasion skills / high degree of perseverance and resilience.
• The ability to communicate clearly with key stakeholders (both written and verbal).
• The ability to operate in a fast-paced, changing environment and deliver results.
• The ability to analyse complex sets of data and situations and to translate them into simple terms.
• Have a recognized Risk, Finance or Accountancy qualification.

The skills for success

Internal controls, Financial reporting, Accounting principles, Stakeholder engagement and influence, strategic thinking, Risk management, Improve business processes, Financial systems, Business acumen, Project 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.