Head of FP&A ANZ
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
At Reckitt, Finance is much more than a support function. We are strategic partners who help shape the future of our business through insight-led decision making, commercial challenge and financial stewardship.
Working closely with senior leaders across ANZ, our Finance team plays a critical role in driving profitable growth, improving business performance and enabling smarter decisions. We foster a collaborative, high-performing environment where diverse perspectives are valued, innovation is encouraged, and individuals are empowered to make a meaningful impact.
As we continue to evolve and strengthen our ANZ business, we are seeking a commercially minded and influential finance leader to join our team as Head of FP&A ANZ.
About the role
Reporting directly to the Finance Director ANZ, the Head of FP&A ANZ is a critical leadership position responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, performance management and decision support across the ANZ business.
Acting as a trusted partner to the Finance Director, ANZ Leadership Team and Regional leadership stakeholders, you will provide a clear and objective view of business performance, ensuring financial plans, forecasts and strategic priorities are aligned to support sustainable growth.
This role has broad organisational influence and will serve as the custodian of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, partnering closely with Commercial teams, Shared Services, Centres of Excellence and senior business stakeholders to deliver meaningful insights and drive superior business outcomes.
Your responsibilities
- Lead the ANZ planning, forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning processes, ensuring robust and commercially sound financial outcomes.
- Deliver a clear and objective view of business performance across revenue, profit, working capital and key financial metrics.
- Act as the custodian of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, ensuring alignment between commercial priorities and financial plans.
- Partner with the Finance Director ANZ, Leadership Team and regional stakeholders to provide strategic financial guidance and decision support.
- Identify risks, opportunities and performance gaps, providing actionable recommendations to optimise results.
- Lead scenario planning, forecasting and modelling activities to support proactive business decision-making.
- Challenge commercial assumptions relating to pricing, investment, portfolio mix, promotions and growth initiatives.
- Translate complex financial information into clear, compelling insights and executive-level storytelling.
- Build strong partnerships with Commercial, Supply, Shared Services and Centre of Excellence teams to drive planning and reporting excellence.
- Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, financial performance management and FP&A capability across the ANZ business.
The experience we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce or a related discipline.
- CA, CPA, CFA or equivalent professional qualification highly regarded.
- Typically 10+ years' experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering roles.
- Demonstrated success operating within a complex FMCG, Consumer Health, Consumer Goods, Retail or similar high-volume commercial environment. FMCG experience will be highly regarded.
- Proven experience partnering senior executives and leadership teams to influence business outcomes.
- Strong experience in financial modelling, forecasting, business case development and performance management.
- Experience operating within matrix organisations and working collaboratively across shared service and centre of excellence models.
- Exposure to Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes and cross-functional planning environments will be highly advantageous.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capability, with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts for non-financial audiences.
The skills for success
Commercial Acumen, Financial Planning & Analysis, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Strategic Business Partnering, Financial Modelling, Forecasting & Scenario Planning, Executive Stakeholder Management, Business Performance Management, Commercial Decision Support, Influencing & Negotiation, Executive Communication & Storytelling, Continuous Improvement
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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