Internal Audit Manager - Category to Customer
We are Reckitt
Finance
About the role
As the Internal Audit Manager – Category to Customer, you will lead high‑impact audits across global customer, sales, marketing, and commercial operations. Reporting to the Category‑to‑Customer Domain Lead, you will provide strategic oversight of commercial risk, ensure rigorous assessment of key end‑to‑end processes, and deliver actionable insights that strengthen governance, decision‑making, and commercial effectiveness.
You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across Category strategy, Brand & Advertising, Revenue Growth Management, Sales and forecasting, execution excellence and customer service. This is a highly visible leadership role requiring commercial acumen, strong business partnering skills, and the ability to navigate fast‑paced, highly matrixed environments. You will also support the development of the audit delivery team, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and insight‑led assurance.
Location: Reckitt House (Stockley Park, Uxbridge) or Turner House (Slough) - to be confirmed
Your responsibilities
- Commercial Audit Planning & Execution - Lead a portfolio of complex audits covering customer, commercial, trade, and go‑to‑market processes across markets and business units. Define audit scope and approach based on commercial risk themes, market dynamics, and emerging business trends.
- Provide senior‑level challenge to business processes such as trade spend, pricing and rebates, promotional governance, customer contract management, marketing spend, demand planning, and route‑to‑market execution.
- Commercial Risk Assessment - Lead identification and evaluation of risks across customer and commercial operations, including channel risks (retail, e‑commerce, digital marketplaces), revenue leakage, margin erosion, and third‑party dependencies.
- Monitor emerging commercial risks such as digital marketing controls, brand protection, data privacy in customer interactions, and revenue growth management (RGM) shifts.
- Stakeholder Management - Build trusted, influential relationships with senior leaders across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply. Communicate complex audit findings
- Reporting & Leadership Insights - Develop high‑quality audit reports, insights, and thematic summaries for senior management and relevant executive committees. Track, validate, and monitor remediation progress.
- Continuous Improvement & Digital Enablement - Collaborate with the COE (Ops & QA and DA & Innovation) to embed analytics, digital testing, and automation into commercial audits.
- Leadership & Development - Lead by example and foster a high-performance culture within the team.
The experience we're looking for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Marketing, or a related field.
- Professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, CA, CISA, CRMA, or equivalent (preferred).
- 6-8 years of experience in Internal Audit, Commercial Finance, Risk Advisory, or Commercial Operations roles.
- Experience with customer and commercial processes, including trade spend governance, RGM, pricing, promotions, customer contracts, and channel operations.
- Experience leading complex, multi‑market audits and influence senior stakeholders.
- Previous exposure to analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) and ERP systems (SAP/JDE) preferred.
- Experience working in global, matrixed environments across multiple regions.
The skills for success
- Strong understanding of audit methodology, risk assessment, and control frameworks.
- Exceptional communication and relationship‑building skills.
- Demonstrated leadership capability and ability to develop and coach teams.
- Commercial audit
- Commercial risk assessment
What we offer
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