Associate Sales Finance Manager

About the role

The Associate Sales Finance Manager is the key finance partner for some of Reckitt’s Essential Home strategic customers/channels such as Hardware, Grocery, Target, etc. This role has full P&L ownership and is responsible for safeguarding and optimizing the earnings model, with a strong focus on ROI for all spending.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and monthly performance analysis in partnership with Commercial, Brand Finance, and FP&A teams.
• Ensure precision in pricing strategies, promotional investment controls, and ROI tracking.
• Drive planning cycles (budget, forecast, actuals) with complete ownership of channel P&Ls, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Support and challenge new product development (NPD) and existing product development (EPD) initiatives from a financial viability and ROI standpoint.
• Develop and enhance reporting capabilities, harmonizing processes in line with the global Finance operating model.
• Ensure timely and accurate month-end submissions (Plan/Actuals/LV) in collaboration with local teams.
• Maintain compliance and discipline in financial processes, controls, and reporting standards.
• Provide financial leadership on cross-functional projects aimed at improving channel performance and long-term sustainability.
• Contribute to the development of finance tools, processes, and practices that drive business excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or Economics
• Minimum 3-5 years of finance experience in high growth environment, with accounting and reporting experience
• Strong analytical skills, strong track record of delivering outstanding performance
• Able to manage multiple activities simultaneously whilst maintaining good quality of work and achieve deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding of systems/ERP, ideally SAP applications
• Data modelling to handle the complex data across regions and bring harmonisation in reporting