Finance Manager - Corporate Accounting (Fixed-term Contract) at Reckitt

About the role

This role is a Fixed Term Contract (approx. 12 - 15 months)

Want to make your finance expertise count? As Finance Manager at Reckitt, you’ll have the freedom to help make smarter, better-informed decisions that drive our business forward.

This role provides the opportunity for an experienced and ambitious finance professional to work at the Corporate HQ of a dynamic and successful FTSE 20 Company.

The Finance Manager - Corporate Accounting is an important point of contact for the global finance community in applying all aspects of IFRS and the Group finance policy. The candidate will need to display both excellent subject matter expertise and high personal integrity. In addition, while the role has a technical accounting focus, it involves regular engagement with Reckitt teams around the world and hence requires strong communication and interpersonal skills. 

The Finance Manager will take ownership of:

• Ensure the group is compliant with all current and new accounting standards (IFRS), listing rules (UK LSE) and all other relevant regulatory requirements.
• Review and develop accounting policies in line with evolving business requirements of the Group.
• Own the accounting for complex accounting areas, including IFRS 2, IFRS 15 and IFRS 16.
• Helping to drive the accounting of significant corporate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals. You will also need to work with Group Treasury, Tax and other Internal departments to ensure that accounting implications of proposed transactions are identified and addressed early.
• Build strong relationships across wide geographies in order to effectively support operational finance teams and ensure consistency in the interpretation and application of Reckitt accounting treatments and finance policies.
• Liaise effectively with the external auditors, together with key internal stakeholders, in order to ensure the year-end audit runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Support and coach other members of the wider Corporate Control team, contribute to the overall effectiveness of the team, add value and develop performance and play an integral role in the ongoing organisational transformation.

The experience we're looking for

You’ll succeed because you are…

• Qualified ACA with minimum of 2 years PQE – first time passes essential.
• Knowledge of IFRS essential.
• Proven experience of providing detailed technical accounting advice to international organisations.

Personal Attributes:

• You are a “hands on” professional who is energetic and action orientated with a “can do” attitude, strong assessment skills and reliable judgement.
• Has a high personal drive and ambition, with a strong achievement orientation and constantly exceeds objectives.
• Track record of delivery to tight deadlines, with a positive, challenging and motivating influence.
• Pragmatic and proactive approach to turning complex financial reporting requirements into practical advice for the business.
• Strong communication skills enabling effective translation of detailed technical information into ‘layman’ terms for the wider business.
• Can manage diverse groups of people, has strong cultural empathy, excellent interpersonal skills and can build constructive relationships internally and externally, is good at finding common ground and pragmatic solutions to problems.
• Ability to generate creative solutions to complex technical accounting problems.
• The business language in Reckitt is English, therefore fluency in English is essential. 
• The ability to work in a direct and sometimes pressurised environment. Entrepreneurial skills in terms of innovation and problem solving are key along with tenacity, tough-mindedness and ability to influence and demonstrate strong team working abilities and commitment.