Finance Manager - Strategic Projects (Contractor)

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.

As a Finance Manager supporting large scale strategic projects, you will play a critical role in driving financial performance, ensuring robust planning, reporting and financial governance, and enabling value realisation. You will partner with cross-functional teams including IT, Transformation, Functions and Regional/Market/Factory teams to provide strategic financial insight and ensure alignment with business objectives.

This is a FTC role for a duration of 6-8 months.

• Lead detailed reviews of YTD spend vs forecast with programme teams, LT, and SteerCo
• Identify and escalate risks and opportunities impacting programme lifetime value (LV)
• Drive benefit realisation by defining KPIs, baselines, and measurement methodologies
• Lock committed benefits into regional plans and forecasts to ensure ownership
• Develop, challenge, and validate business cases for strategic programmes, ensuring alignment with financial policy and investment criteria
• Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support investment decisions and programme deployment
• Assess financial impact on IRR, payback, and investment returns for strategic decisions
• Initiate and manage Capital Committee / EOLT / GEC and governance approvals as per policy
• Act as single point of contact for internal controls and assurance teams
• Conduct proactive reviews for compliance with accounting policies and benefit accuracy
• Ensure alignment with central transformation governance using SNOW and SPM tools
• Drive adoption of governance standards and reporting protocols across programmes
• Lead financial planning cycles (Forecast, Plan, Strat Plan) with programme teams
• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management and governance bodies
• Engage with stakeholders across finance and business to communicate risks and insights
• Recommend and implement process improvements and automation for reporting efficiency

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• Extensive experience in Finance and FP&A, ideally within programme or transformation environments
• Strong understanding of investment appraisal, business case development, and benefit tracking (2-3 years experience)
• Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and influence decision-making
• Experience working in delivery-focused teams with a strong results orientation
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and project governance tools (e.g., SNOW)
• Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail and with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts clearly
• Strong analytical skills with a track record of driving insights and recommendations
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a structured manner
• Exposure to cross-functional programmes and technology-related initiatives is a plus

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.

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.