Senior Finance Manager

Overview

Senior Finance Manager

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

This role is positioned within the finance function of the organization and is intended to support business requirements across a Trade, Distribution, Sales & Analysis framework. The successful candidate will serve as a key finance interface between two interconnected business units, ensuring smooth data exchange, financial reporting, and governance alignment. The role is critical in enabling one entity to act as a distributor for another’s product portfolio in selected markets, while also supporting internal finance operations that have grown due to the expanded scope of responsibilities.

Your responsibilities

• Cross-Entity Finance Support
  • Serve as the primary finance contact within the organization’s cross-functional structure.
  • Manage and coordinate financial data exchange, reporting, forecasting, and ad hoc requests between interconnected business units.
  • Ensure timely and accurate delivery of financial analysis, performance metrics, and business insights across entities, aligned with the organization’s operating model.
• Controlling & Reporting
  • Support the finance team with controlling and reporting tasks beyond the current resourcing plan.
  • Assist in monthly close activities, variance analysis, and business performance reviews.
  • Provide financial input into discussions across commercial and operational functions such as sales, marketing, and supply chain.
• Governance & Communication
  • Facilitate governance and communication across key functions (Sales, Marketing, Supply, FP&A) within the broader business framework.
  • Act as a liaison for functional queries and escalations related to specific operations in the region.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Build strong relationships with finance and commercial teams across business units.
  • Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to ensure transparency and consistency in financial reporting.

The experience we\’re looking for

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business administration (Berufsakademie)
• Major in Finance or further accounting qualification
• Minimum 5 years’ working experience in Finance or Controlling
• Experience in FMCG environment Industry: Branded Consumer Goods companies
• Strong IT & financial systems experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong commercial understanding
• Good to advanced accounting knowledge
• Strong MS Excel knowledge
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in financial reporting, controlling, and business partnering.
• Experience in FMCG or distribution environments preferred.

The skills for success

• Strong IT & financial systems experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong commercial understanding
• Good to advanced accounting knowledge
• Strong MS Excel knowledge
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in financial reporting, controlling, and business partnering.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and work across organizational boundaries.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional and cross-entity relationships.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Business fluent English (able to present and operate in English)

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.