Commercial Controller

Job title:

Commercial Controller

Company

Reckitt Benckiser

Job description

We are ReckittHome 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 roleAre you a detail-oriented finance professional with a knack for efficiency? Reckitt is looking for a Supply Finance Controller who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about making a real impact on the logistical side of finance. This is a distinctive opportunity to optimise our complex supply chain finances, aligning them with strategic initiatives that propel us forward. Your expertise will directly contribute to enhancing our operations and ensuring financial prudence in the global market. Take the lead in driving financial excellence within our ambitious team.Your responsibilitiesLead Sales Finance Planning & Business Partnering:

• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing to optimize spending and drive strategic decisions.
• Analyze portfolio mix, pricing, and trade investments to impact margin performance.
• Understand and report end-to-end margins, driving improvements through operational actions.

Planning & Forecasting for Trade & Marketing Spends:

• Review plans and forecasts for alignment with business objectives and market opportunities.
• Manage monthly spending, update management on variances, and provide supporting analytics.
• Contribute to country planning and forecasting processes.
• Offer recommendations and direction to the management team.
• Identify P&L optimization opportunities with the Canada Leadership Team.

IBP Intelligence:

• Lead spend discussions in IBP meetings with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Provide insights on margin mix movements and trade spend optimization opportunities.

Systems & Processes:

• Simplify team workflows through advanced systems.
• Ensure financial management reporting and processes support business needs.
• Lead trade reporting transformation projects.

Business Partnering:

• Act as a strategic partner to the Sales Director and Marketing lead, providing financial guidance and support to other functions and finance teams as needed.

The experience we’re looking forRequirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Strong commercial acumen and business understanding.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Comfortable working with executive leadership.
• Strong functional expertise with a holistic understanding of P&L.
• Strategic thinker with leadership skills, effective communication, and the ability to drive change.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to see the bigger picture.
• Capable of leading a team and working independently while managing competing priorities.
• Results-oriented, organized, efficient, and resourceful team player.
• Highly developed leadership and interpersonal skills.

Professional Qualifications/Experience:

• Professional finance certifications (CA, CPA, CMA, MBA).
• 8-12 years of post-qualification work experience.
• Preferred: Commercial finance or FP&A experience in the CPG industry.

The skills for successBusiness Acumen, Investment analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Productivity management, Project Management, Financial Systems, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Relationship management.What we offerWith 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.EqualityWe 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.

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:52:47 GMT

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