GBS - Commercial Accounting Manager (Record to Report)

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.

Behind our iconic power brands that touch millions of lives daily – from Dettol and Lysol to Durex and Nurofen – lies a dynamic and vital engine: Reckitt's Global Business Services (GBS).

Fuelled by a culture of positive energy and co-creativity - while learning together - OneReckitt GBS is at the forefront of our business, driving efficiency, standardisation, and innovation across our global operations. We're a fast-paced, purposeful team, constantly seeking to optimise our processes, leverage cutting-edge technology, and deliver exceptional value to every corner of Reckitt. We're not a traditional back-office function; we're a strategic powerhouse where diverse individuals with bright minds come together to solve complex challenges, shape future capabilities, and build a better global business that directly helps achieve Reckitt's mission.

About The Role
As the GBS RTR Cross Functional Manager, you will lead and oversee Record-to-Report (RTR) operations across supported entities and markets. You will drive governance, operational performance, and process excellence across multiple RTR areas, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective controls, and timely period-end close execution.

You will manage and develop a cross-functional team supporting core accounting and reporting activities delivered by GBS, including journal entry processing, accrual and reserve accounting, reconciliations, and close support. Working closely with Finance, Controllership, Supply Chain, Tax, and other stakeholders, you will help resolve issues, drive standardisation, and implement improvements that strengthen financial accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.

The specific mix of RTR processes within scope may evolve over time based on business priorities, volume, and maturity of the operating model.

Your responsibilities

• Lead, govern and continuously improve RTR operations, ensuring alignment with global standard processes, accounting policies, controls, and defined ways of working
• Oversee period-end close execution, including journal entry review, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness Ensure accurate and timely completion of all RTR reconciliations.
• Drive SLAs and KPIs to ensure performance targets are met across captive and outsourced teams
• Partner with Controllership, Tax, Supply Chain, and other Finance stakeholders to resolve issues and prevent recurrence
• In conjunction with the RTR GPO, drive standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across RTR processes
• Review and publish operational performance reporting and insights to support decision-making
• Ensure appropriate documentation, data quality, and controls are maintained to support audit and compliance requirements
• Develop team capabilities, support talent development, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

The experience we're looking for

• 5–7 years of experience in Record-to-Report, accounting operations, or related finance processes within a shared services or process-driven environment
• Experience leading teams and managing performance through SLAs and KPIs
• Strong understanding of accounting processes, journal entries, accruals, reserves, reconciliations, and period-end close
• Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and reporting tools
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across functions

The skills for success

• RTR Operations Leadership Financial Accounting and Close Management
• Accruals, Reserves, and Reconciliation Oversight
• Intercompany and Fixed Assets Accounting
• Performance Management and KPIs
• ERP Systems (SAP)
• Data Analysis and Reporting
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Process Standardisation
• Continuous Improvement

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.