Sr. Manager Finance- Sales

City: Gurugram

We are Reckitt

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

Lead financial business partnering for Traditional Trade, Go-to-Market and Trade Marketing teams.

Your responsibilities

This role will be responsible for the below key job specifications:

• Lead financial business partnering for Traditional Trade, Go-to-Market and Trade Marketing teams.

• Manage trade spend planning, forecasting, tracking and governance across regions.

• Evaluate ROI of trade investments through pre-investment assessment and post-investment reviews.

• Drive commercial hygiene across regions, including claims, credit, outstanding, stock and distributor controls.

• Manage Sales Fixed Costs, ensuring budget adherence, cost productivity and accurate forecasting.

• Lead financial evaluation, profitability, receivables and risk management for the Government Channel.

• Support annual planning, forecasting and performance reviews for revenue, margin, costs and working capital.

• Provide actionable insights to improve channel profitability, distributor economics and commercial decision-making.

• Drive process standardisation, automation and timely closure of audit and control observations.

• Controls & Compliances over commercial processes (rebates, trade promotions, credit notes) in line with the Internal Controls framework

The experience we're looking for

• Graduate Chartered Account.

• 7-9 years of experience post qualification in any organization of strong repute.

• Proven working experience as Commercial Finance Manager / Commercial Controller

• Should have understanding of SAP

• Proven knowledge of commercial finance principles, trade spend management, and P&L analysis

• Strong analytical skills – able to analyse and evaluate business issues, resolving matters to achieve performance and economic objectives.

• A self-starter with a high energy level; capable of directing numerous tasks under pressure with equanimity.

• High energy level and curious mindset.

• Strongly oriented to action and decision making.

• Excellent interpersonal skill with proven ability to communicate with high level executives.

• Working Knowledge of SAP.

• Budget management Skills.

• Strong Stakeholder management skills.

The skills for success

Business Acumen, Investment Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Internal controls, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Relationship management.

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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