RTR Commercial Accounting Assistant Manager

About Us
Were Reckitt, home to the worlds 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 The Global Business Services
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: Reckitts 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. Were a fast-paced, purposeful team, constantly seeking to optimise our processes, leverage cutting-edge technology, and deliver exceptional value to every corner of Reckitt. Were not a traditional back-office function; were 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 Reckitts mission
About The Role
This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Reckitts financial integrity by supporting high‑quality financial accounting and operations for multiple countries in a global business environment. Youll be part of a collaborative team that values precision, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
You will leverage digital tools to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance audit readiness. If you enjoy working with detail, solving problems, and improving processes, this role provides a supportive environment where your contribution truly matters—while helping Reckitt pursue a cleaner, healthier world.
The Record‑to‑Report (RTR) Assistant Manager role requires strong technical accounting knowledge, hands‑on experience in manufacturing finance processes, and the ability to manage complex, multi‑country RTR activities with accuracy and timeliness. You will partner closely with cross‑functional teams, local finance, business controllers, tax teams, and shared services to ensure compliance, efficiency, and standardization of accounting processes
Your responsibilities
1. Financial Accounting

• Revenue Accounting: Review revenue provisions, validate exceptions, approve journals, and ensure compliance with revenue recognition standards.
• Lease Accounting: Validate lease intake forms, review data completeness, and approve lease related journals.
• Inventory Accounting (Manufacturing): Review exception items, resolve discrepancies, validate stock provisions, observe cycle counts, and support inventory glide path reporting.
• Journal Entry Management: Prepare, validate, and approve journals; ensure complete supporting documentation and manage rejections.
• General Ledger Reconciliations: Review and approve reconciliations; ensure timely closure of aged/open items.
• Cash & Bank
• Review bank reconciliations; resolve exception cases.
• Provide cash position reporting, NWC reporting, and ensure accuracy of cash flow data.
• Intercompany
• Manage intercompany recharge processes, reconciliations, and dispute resolution across multiple countries.
• Fixed Asset Management
  
• Review and approve Capex requests; oversee asset creation.
• Manage asset transfers including P&L impact assessment.
• Support asset disposals (sale/scrap) and impairment reviews.5. Close & Consolidation
• Manage period open/close activities including adjustment entries and validations.
• Address and resolve month end close issues.
• Oversee project accounting, PPV accounting, accounting estimates, and judgments.
• Perform MFR review, consolidation adjustments (group tax, profit in stock), and statutory reconciliations.
• Local Tax & Statutory Reporting
• Prepare and review statutory financials under Local GAAP/IFRS.
• Track regulatory requirements and ensure compliance.
• Support local tax reporting and review deferred tax calculations.
• Manage audit queries and ensure timely closure with strong documentation.
• Manufacturing Accounting
• Support project accounting for manufacturing initiatives.
• Perform actual costing, variance analysis, and deferral management.
• Manage production order accounting, PM order closure, and cost center allocations.
• Review NPD project costing and PPV accounting.
• Management Accounting
• Support and validate top down distributions, manage exceptions, and handle one off corrections.
• Ensure capitalization compliance, useful life settings, and AUC/project accounting governance.
  

The experience were looking for

• CA Qualified / CMA /CA Inter
• 10+years of relevant RTR experience
• FMCG & Manufacturing experience mandatory
  

The skills for success

• Strong accounting acumen with deep understanding of RTR governance
• Comprehensive end to end RTR knowledge: financial accounting, month end close, reconciliations, compliance
• Robust knowledge of IFRS and Local GAAP
• Expertise in revenue, lease, inventory, intercompany, and fixed asset accounting
• Proficient in SAP (FI/CO, MM, AA) and JD Edwards (GA, FA, Inventory & Manufacturing)
• Practical experience with BlackLine and workflow tools
• Strong understanding of capitalization policies, AUC/project accounting, and asset lifecycle governance
• Advanced analytical and root cause problem solving skills
• High attention to internal controls and audit readiness
• Experience in process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and dependable in fast paced environments
• Strong stakeholder management across global teams
• Able to operate effectively in a global, matrixed organization
  

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 Reckitts 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 Reckitts pay for performance philosophy.
Equality
We recognise that in real life, great people dont always tick all the boxes. Thats why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you dont 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.