GBS - Senior Financial Accounting Analyst - RTR

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About US

We're Reckitt, home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene and health 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.

About Global Business Services

From Dettol and Lysol to Durex and Nurofen, behind our trusted and iconic powerbrands lies a dynamic and vital engine : Reckitt's Global Business Services (GBS).

Fuelled by a culture of ownership, pace and collaboration, GBS is at the forefront of our business strategy - driving efficiency, standardisation and innovation across global operations. Whether you're in HR, Finance, Procurement, Supply or IT, you'll be a seamless partner to our functions and markets, having an end-to-end perspective in a global FMCG organisation, simplifying complexity and delivering impact to our millions of customers every day.

In return you'll experience growing together - building future-ready skills, gaining cross-functional exposure, and shaping a new function from the ground up, all while being supported by leaders and colleagues who care.

About the role

This role offers a brilliant opportunity to contribute to Reckitt's financial accuracy and integrity. As part of the Record-to-Report team, you'll play a key role in ensuring our general ledger reflects the true financial picture-through journal entries, reconciliations and variance analysis. You'll work with colleagues across functions to meet close timelines, support audit readiness and continuously improve processes. With a strong focus on collaboration, precision and learning, this role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with detail, solving problems and making a meaningful impact in a purpose-led organisation.

Your responsibilities

Support financial accounting and general ledger accuracy across the Record-to-Report process

Prepare and post journals in line with policy and approval thresholds

Deliver accurate balance sheet reconciliations and resolve open items

Perform variance analysis and provide clear supporting documentation

Coordinate audit requests and provide documentation for reviews

Contribute to data quality improvements and master data governance

Help standardise and automate journals, templates and close checklists

Maintain strong control evidence to support compliance and audit readiness

The experience we're looking for

6+ years of experience in finance roles within RTR.

A broad range of experience in financial accounting, controllership or finance operations

Exposure to shared services or global process environments

Understanding of journal processing, reconciliations and period-end close

Awareness of accounting policy fundamentals and documentation standards

Familiarity with enterprise resource planning and reconciliation tools

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Ability to manage recurring deadlines with reliability and accuracy

Clear communication skills for documentation and reporting

The skills for success

Accounting / Controllership knowledge

Financial Accounting & GL Support

Journal Processing, Accruals & CutOffs

Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Flux Analysis

PeriodEnd Close Execution

ERP & Reconciliation Tools (SAP / BlackLine or similar)

Internal Controls & Audit Readiness

Data Accuracy & COA / Master Data Governance

Process Standardization & Automation Awareness

Analytical & ProblemSolving; Timeliness

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.

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