Job Description

About Us
We're Reckitt, home to the world's 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 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: 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 Commercial Accounting Assistant Manager STP, you will oversee accounting and financial reporting for commercial operations. You will ensure compliance with global policies, manage month-end close, and provide insights to support business decisions. This role involves collaboration with commercial teams and leadership to drive accuracy and efficiency.
Your responsibilities

• Lead commercial accounting activities, including revenue recognition and expense management
• Ensure compliance with global accounting standards and internal controls
• Manage month-end close and prepare financial statements for commercial operations
• Collaborate with commercial teams to provide financial insights and support decision-making
• Oversee trade spend accounting, including validation, reconciliation, and matching of accruals against actuals across multiple channels and promotional types
• Partner with commercial and sales finance teams to ensure accurate tracking and forecasting of trade spend commitments
• Analyze variances between planned and actual trade spend to identify root causes and support corrective actions
• Maintain robust accrual matching processes to ensure financial integrity and timely recognition of liabilities
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives
• Support audits and maintain audit-ready documentation
• Monitor KPIs and ensure timely reporting

The experience we're looking for

• 6 - 8 years of experience in accounting or finance, preferably in commercial operations
• Strong knowledge of revenue recognition and expense accounting
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership and communication abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

The skills for success

• Commercial Accounting & Reporting
• Revenue Recognition & Compliance
• Financial Analysis & Insights
• ERP Systems (SAP or similar)
• Internal Controls & Audit Readiness
• Process Improvement & Automation

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.

Skills Required