Regional Controls Assurance Analyst

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

Seize the opportunity to become a Financial Accountant with Reckitt, where you'll do much more than crunch numbers – you'll play a pivotal role in charting our financial course. At Reckitt, your expertise will guide us through the complexities of VAT, tax, and fiscal accuracy. We're not just looking for someone who is good with numbers; we seek a finance maestro ready to build relationships, influence change, and drive continuous improvement in our dynamic environment.

Your responsibilities

In summary, you'll:

• Working with the Assurance Manager to deliver the controls transformation and assurance activities in the region including engaging market teams, planning and scoping, control design assessment, operational effectiveness testing, remediation and reporting
• Support the development of the control framework, IT tooling implementations, identification Continuous Control Monitoring and automation testing opportunities
• Coordination with 3rd party providers supporting the delivery of the transformation and assurance plan
• Partner with the business to complete operational effectiveness testing and support the control owners
• Provide Subject Matter expertise to support the market with remediation
• Works closely with the regional controller and market teams to drive improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of the control environment
• Status reporting on progress and support Squad lead with preparation of materials for key programme and leadership meetings
• Ensure all documentation is maintained appropriately and updated timely with latest updates
• Input into programme governance structures including preparation of local updates and feedback as appropriate
• Support the squad lead with Facilitate of meetings where appropriate commencing with market walkthroughs 

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance / Accountancy qualification would be advantageous
   
• Relevant work experience in internal control and demonstrable strong knowledge of internal controls and US SOX
• Controls implementation and testing experience /management of controls testing
• Knowledge of other core finance end to end business processes (P2P, O2C, R2R, Inventory)
• Experience of having worked in finance positions an advantage
• Big 4 background an advantage 
• Experience with COSO framework and COBIT framework an advantage
• SAP business process control experience is essential (remove for Brazil)
• Experience of supporting management teams in implementing controls; ideally experience with business transformation programme