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An International FMCG business is currently experiencing exponential growth and is looking to expand their Commercial Finance team. My client is currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Business Partner role reporting into the Head of Commercial Finance. The role and business offers excellent hybrid working options and excellent progression opportunities for the right individual.

Responsibilities:

• Finance Business Partner with the account managers for the major retailers
• Forecasting, understanding financial performance and promotions profitability
• Be responsible for new product sign offs and investment appraisals.
• Collaborate closely with the Sales team to determine financial models specifically related to cost price negotiations
• Brand, product category and product reporting - sales (volume & mix), cost, margin.
• Analyse and report on brand profitability.
• Sales reporting and analysis for senior level stakeholders.
• Analysis of KPI reports including channel, customer, product profitability providing investigation and commentary on variance to plan for a range of senior Directors.
• Month end commentary and analysis of sales and margin comparisons to budget and prior year, liaison with Commercial team to understand/challenge and draw insight on performance, risks and opportunities
• Robust commercial, trend and business analysis across customer, categories & products
• Interpretation of large stack quantitative and qualitative data, provide meaningful insight to drive action in conjunction with the Commercial Director and commercial teams
• Ensure complex information and data is turned into clear and digestible information
• Support decision making across the commercial teams with insightful and accurate recommendations
• Monitor, analyse and evaluate promotional and marketing spend vs sales growth and net margin across channels and customers
• Responsible for setting up, maintaining, and auditing contract pricing and bespoke promotions file
• Responsible for updating and maintaining customer terms & overriders tracker by account
• Taking a lead role in the budgeting and forecasting process working with commercial and finance teams
• Work closely with Finance team to ensure accurate allocation of deductions, understanding drivers of distribution,
• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all senior managers and their team
• Support the planning and budgeting process around production, distribution, costing and purchasing.
• Highlight future performance concerns and opportunities and take a lead role in planning commercial activities required to remediate any gaps to target.

Requirements:

• Finance professional with significant post qualified experience; FMCG experience preferred
• CIMA / ACA/ACCA Qualified preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence at all levels

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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

The Finance Manager - Separation will act as a strategic liaison between finance and regional business units during the transitional period. This role is pivotal in ensuring financial clarity, operational continuity, and strategic alignment across all separation workstreams.  

Your responsibilities

• Collaborate with operational and functional leads to assess financial impacts of separation activities.
• Provide financial guidance and challenge to ensure cost-effective decision-making.
• Support regional business units in developing standalone financial plans and budgets.
• Support the transition of financial processes, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks associated with the separation.
• Deliver insightful analysis on separation costs, synergies, and stranded costs.
• Track and report financial KPIs related to the separation programme.
• Prepare financial updates for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Act as a key finance contact for programme teams, external advisors, and internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to align financial objectives with operational plans.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data during transition.

The experience we're looking for

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).  3-6yrs PQE.
• Experience in finance business partnering within transformation, separation, or M&A environments.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence non-finance stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and Excel modelling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools. 

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience in FMCG, Pharma, or other complex, regulated industries.
• Exposure to carve-outs, divestitures, or post-merger integration.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

The skills for success

Business Acumen, Investment Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Internal controls, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Relationship management.

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.
 

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

This role provides the opportunity for an experienced finance professional to take ownership of the financial operations of Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) entities within a dynamic and successful FTSE 20 company. The role encompasses management reporting, external reporting, statutory compliance, and governance oversight. You will be accountable for delivering accurate statutory accounts, managing audit processes, and ensuring that CHQ companies adhere to internal control standards. The position requires strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and excellent stakeholder management skills, with exposure to Senior Management team across Global functions (e.g. FP&A, Tax, Treasury).  

Your responsibilities

• Overseeing the delivery of month end tasks and reporting deliverables.
• Ensuring all policies and internal controls are adhered to.
• Collaborating with Global Finance Services team to drive continued improvement of outsourced tasks.
• Leading the preparation and review of statutory accounts for CHQ entities.
• Overseeing external audit processes, ensuring timely completion and effective issue resolution.
• Support external reporting requirements where input from CHQ entities is required to complete disclosures.
• Partnering with Transfer Pricing team to ensure changes in operating model are implemented timely.
• Ensuring compliance with IFRS, UK GAAP, and corporate governance requirements.
• Managing financial controls, reconciliations, and risk management processes.
• Driving process improvements and efficiencies across CHQ entities reporting.
• Providing leadership, coaching, and development to junior team members.
• Anticipates key compliance and controls risks and develops appropriate mitigation plans in coordination with other teams.

Delivarables

• Timely and accurate delivery of statutory accounts for CHQ and UK Hub companies .
• Smooth completion of annual external audits with minimal adjustments.
• Strong collaboration with FP&A, Group reporting, Tax, and Legal.
• Robust internal control environment and compliance with accounting standards.
• Demonstrated improvements in reporting processes and efficiencies.
• Effective leadership and development of team members.  

The experience we're looking for

• Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Proven experience in statutory reporting and audit management.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Experience of working in a matrix environment would be desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.
• Experience of working with Treasury, Tax, and Consolidation functions.
• ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified accountant (or equivalent).
• Significant post-qualification experience in finance, ideally within multinational corporate or financial services entities.  

The skills for success

Accounting principles, Financial systems, Improve business processes.

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.

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

The Global Business Services (GBS) Internal Controls Director will report to the Head of Global Business Services Finance and will be responsible for overseeing all internal controls applicable to the processes and technologies operated within GBS. This role involves driving a strong internal control environment across GBS Finance by defining and implementing a robust internal controls framework and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The GBS Internal Controls Director will collaborate closely with various stakeholders including Global Head of Controls, Global Internal Audit and Group Controllership, to ensure effective control measures are in place and operating to best in class standards.

Your responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for internal controls within GBS, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Design, develop, and implement a comprehensive internal controls framework for GBS processes.
• Oversee the execution of internal controls, ensuring they are standardized, automated, and compliant with relevant regulations, including UK SOX.
• Lead the internal controls transformation program, ensuring effective implementation and adherence across all GBS processes.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and market teams to develop policies, design effective controls, and address control issues through root cause analysis and remediation.
• Ensure high-quality documentation, assurance, and remediation of internal controls.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external auditors regarding all matters related to GBS Finance internal controls.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, adjusting as necessary to achieve desired outcomes.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and best practices within GBS Finance.

Leadership Competencies

Results

• High drive for results, working to achieve GBS goals while overcoming obstacles and planning for contingencies.
• Create organization-wide energy and optimism for the future, showing personal commitment to the vision.
• Manage change agenda within a large transformation, achieving objectives through own and multiple teams.
• Show strong passion and sense of urgency to deliver high standards of controls and financial compliance.
• Regularly review performance and progress to ensure the team is achieving results and remaining compliant.
• Demonstrate mental agility, curiosity, and the ability to deal with ambiguity and change.

• Coach and develop talent within the GBS team, seeking to stretch individuals to maximize their potential.
• Translate company goals into priorities for the team and measure progress against performance.
• Act as an inspirational leader, coaching and mentoring team members and fostering a sense of belonging and strong morale.
• Encourage open dialogue and collaboration among the team and stakeholders, ensuring everyone is part of the discussion.
• Lead the team respectfully and honestly, creating an environment where everyone has the freedom to succeed.
• Understand personal strengths and weaknesses in their impact on others.

• Understand internal stakeholder requirements, expectations, and needs.
• Invite use of opinions and perspectives of others within GBS.
• Adapt approach to diverse audiences, anticipating impact of words and actions, preparing for possible resistance, and responding appropriately using a range of influencing styles.
• Manage and diffuse conflict effectively, actively listening to stakeholders, asking questions, and finding common ground.
• Communicate directly and respectfully, ensuring clarity and precision in all interactions.

The experience we're looking for

• Qualified accountant with 12+ years PQE.
• Significant financial controllership experience in a large global organization.
• Experience in Big 4 and business reporting under IFRS.
• Proven experience in leading, mobilizing, and embedding large-scale transformation in multiple locations within a global organization.
• Experience in overseeing SOX/Controls Assurance transformation.
• Ability to influence finance strategy and drive change within the function and business.
• Understanding of how technology can drive efficiencies, simplification, and automation in controls.
• Experience in managing and influencing multiple stakeholders at all levels, including CFO, GEC, and Audit Committee.
• Proven ability to lead a global team in various locations and develop talent throughout the organization.
• Ability to build successful relationships within head office, regions, and markets to ensure effective collaboration.
• Proven ability to influence and motivate others to quickly achieve results.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to analyze complex business and technical situations and make informed decisions.
• Entrepreneurial skills in innovation and problem-solving, with tenacity and commitment to team working abilities.
• Ability to work in a direct and often pressurized environment, in line with Reckitt core values.

The skills for success

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.

Fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Financial Reporting Manager to join a fast growing private equity backed business based in Slough. This is the ideal role for someone looking to make their first move into industry from practice having completed their qualification.

This role offers great training and senior exposure allowing the ideal candidate to understand the different components to this business.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the group monthly management accounts pack.
• Management of group cash requirements including debt.
• Produce regular forecasts of the group
• Identify opportunities to optimise the group's position.
• Preparation of the group's annual financial statements.
• Maintain the models for going concern and intangible asset impairment for use in the audit.
• Manage a small team
• Actively participate in ad-hoc projects for example, system upgrades, enhancing internal reporting and supporting acquisitions.

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Understanding of consolidation accounting
• Excellent excel skills
• Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy of reporting.

By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your personal data.

About Allica Bank

Recently named by The Times newspaper as one of the UK’s Top 20 financial technology (Fintech) companies, Allica is a new bank for established small & medium sized enterprise (SME) customers. We have just closed a £100m Series C fundraise led by leading global investor TCV.

Established SMEs are one of the last underserved opportunities in UK fintech. They are the backbone of local communities - representing over a quarter of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers. We’re here to change that. We’ve already established a clear competitive advantage, and that should only increase as we scale.

Finally, we really care about attracting the best people. It’s amazing what a small team of committed and talented people can do, if not weighed down by poor culture, leadership and processes. We’re building something important and impactful at Allica and we’re always looking for exceptional people to join the mission. Could that be you!

Department Description

The Finance & Treasury function covers a broad spectrum of financial responsibilities for the Bank. Under the leadership of the CFO and the finance department heads, the team is responsible for equity raising and investor relations; treasury and liquidity management; prudential risk and regulatory reporting; financial reporting and accounting, financial planning, and tax management activities.

Role Description

We are looking for a Financial Reporting Accountant to join our Financial Control team at an exciting phase of our growth journey. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead across a number of areas of our close and reporting processes, own the review and challenge of certain key accounting assessments & judgments, support the maturity and automation of our controls, test the accounting impact of new product initiatives, as well as many other tasks.

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsibility for the accounting of all treasury instruments, including but not limited to hedge accounting, collaterals, bonds and gilts.
• Review of the management information prepared by Treasury, including the challenge and verification of their key models including IRRBB and liquidity metrics.
• Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements (including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and supporting files.
• Provide oversight over the Bank’s external financial reporting requirements, including any investor reporting.
• Performance of variance analysis, reviewing variances against prior period actuals and forecasts and preparing summary commentary for management.
• Review of key accounting areas such as ECL/IFRS 9 assumptions, capitalised development costs and EIR.
• Working with the Finance Transformation team to support new product initiatives, including any accounting considerations.
• Assessing the impact of corporate development activity to our financial statements.
• Support the year-end audit process, working closely with the Bank’s external auditors.
• Identify improvements in internal controls, as well as working with the Finance Transformation team to automate processes.
• Assist with ad-hoc duties as needed.

Personal Attributes & Experience

• Qualified ACA/ACCA or equivalent, ideally gained within a Big 4/Top 10 accountancy firm.
• Experience of working in the Banking/FinTech/Financial Services industry, either in audit or in industry.
• A genuine passion for FinTech and wants to contribute to the growth of Allica at an exciting phase of our journey.
• Have strong analytical skillset, including the utilisation of data and reporting tools
• Have the ability to work autonomously and be initiative-taking as required whilst working well within a team
• Be able to solve complex problems
• Strong influencing and people skills
• Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel.

Don’t tick every box?

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!

Flexible working

We know the ‘9-to-5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.

Diversity

We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.

Working at Allica Bank

At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind;

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• 25 days holiday
• Pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health cover (with the option to add family members)
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

• Qualified ACA or equivalent.
• Excellent working knowledge of FRS 102, FRS 101 and IFRS as well as previous experience preparing complex statutory accounts, consolidations and cash flow statements
• Practical experience of IFRSs is essential
• Experience of leading client assignments essential
• Experience of US GAAP desirable

• Delivers on projects which focus on the application of technical accounting, for example GAAP conversions, preparation of complex financial statements, merger and acquisition activity (i.e. reporting accountant engagements and business combinations), implementation support for new standards, group restructurings, and training – often working as part of cross-functional teams including Transaction Services, Valuations and Tax.
• Responsible for managing project teams, ensuring work is appropriately completed with the right resources.
• Manages, motivates, and coaches team members and provides feedback through regular communication and timely appraisal whilst being familiar with relevant training and development options.
• Leads departmental and office meetings, whilst demonstrating continuous self and team development and awareness of the wider team’s strategy and objectives.
• Confident and comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity in a project environment, and can translate this into effective coaching and client delivery.
• Controls the project in relation to timescales, budgets, and risk management procedures.
• Supports the technical development and training initiatives of the team.

• Experience of managing a medium to large portfolio of audit clients or projects
  
• Technical accounting experience and knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP. Experience and knowledge of US GAAP and Companies Act favourable.
  
• Experience in leading and developing client relationships
  
• Experience of leading teams and project management
  
• Experience of coaching and mentoring junior colleagues