Finance Analyst

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

Embark on an enriching journey as a Finance Analyst in FP & A at Reckitt - a role that offers more than just numbers. You will be instrumental in constructing a full-picture narrative of our company's financial health. From delving into the Profit & Loss to shaping strategy with your insights, every analysis you provide will drive smarter business decisions. If you relish the challenge of making complex financial data tell compelling stories, join us in impacting our global success while advancing your own career.

Your responsibilities

Monthly Management Reporting
•Preparation of monthly commercial reports with particular focus on customer profitability, category gross margin, trade spend analysis, distributor stock analysis, in-market sales analysis, in a timely and accurate manner.
•Ensure maximum usage of available reporting tools such as Fusion, Anaplan, Power BI, etc. to improve reporting efficiency.
•Continuously strive to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the reporting requirement in line with the business needs by developing new value adding analysis and insights.
•Monitor monthly performance against plan and forecast, report on major variances and provide suggestion for improvement
•Provide support on all ad-hoc reports and analysis under demanding deadline.

Planning and Forecasting
•Support on Category and Customer P&L forecasting and analysis as part of the quarterly and annual financial forecasting/planning process.
•Review all key financial parameters such as net revenue, cost of goods sold, gross margin, working capital, marketing investment, trade & consumer marketing spending ROI, commercial fixed costs, etc. with highlight on exception and suggestion for improvement.

Controlling and Monitoring
•Review the financials of new product launch and conduct monthly performance tracking of new products.
•Provision of financial decision support for the “go-to-market” initiatives and other operational changes to achieve and sustain profitability.
•Drive trade spend effectiveness and monitor delivery of trade spend optimisation, benchmarking investment levels across channels and categories.
•Ensure the integrity of all trade spend accruals through thorough review, reconciliation and analysis.
•Support on all process controls, SOP and Global Financial Control Framework.

Ad Hoc Business Advisory Support
•Support management team in Business Reviews by gathering all financial data and prepare relevant presentation materials.
•Able to highlight risk and opportunity to management with valued recommendation. 
•Provide Value Chain Analysis to management for better channel, marketing and sales strategies. 

The experience we're looking for

- University graduate or minimum 1-2 years of experience in an accounting or finance role.
- Adept at financial modelling, with excellent Excel skills for data analysis and interpretation.
- A firm understanding of financial statements including P & L, cash flow, and balance sheets.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities, navigating stakeholder relationships with ease.
- Fluent in English and Chinese

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, Mergers & Acquisitions.

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.