Freight Analyst - Record to Report (RTR)

Freight Analyst-GBS RTR

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.

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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 ambitious finance professional to work for a dynamic and successful FTSE 20 company. 
This is a high-profile role responsible for Freight transactions of Reckitt.   
Strong communication skills are important, as he/she will be dealing regularly with various stakeholders cross functionally.

Your responsibilities

Review, validate, and approve HUB freight invoices in ERP, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely payments.
Maintain and standardize freight invoice process SOPs across all entities.
Lead monthly vendor meetings to resolve invoice discrepancies and address overdue items.
Send fortnightly pre billings for road transport HUB freight vendors.
Initiate and monitor MDGS requests for new vendor setups, master data updates, and bank changes.
Manage vendor queries related to pre billings and outstanding invoices.
Ensure freight accruals are accurate with proper assignment references.
Support the manager in reviewing and approving month end journals and close activities (month, quarter, year).
Collaborate with Shared Services to resolve outsourced freight related tasks and clear aged vendor balances.
Prepare monthly analytical reviews and MCR presentations to ensure accurate freight balances.
Drive standardization and remediation activities with markets across the Reckitt Group.
Coordinate with key stakeholders including Finance Directors, Supply, Procurement, and freight vendors.
Ensure adherence to all freight related internal controls.

The experience we're looking for

Very strong organisation skills, capable of dealing with multiple stakeholders prioritising tasks.
Self-starter approach, highly self-motivated and eagerness to taking initiative and ownership.
SAP experience would be desirable.
Advanced Excel skills
B.Com/MBA/CA inter with 5+ years of experience in RTR & good understanding of PTP process.

The skills for success

Project management, Financial systems, Improve business processes, Accounting Principles, Financial Reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence.

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.