Category Finance Analyst

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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.

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
As a Category Finance Analyst you are responsible for financial analysis related to Cost of Goods Sold, Marketing Spendings & Commercial Fixed Costs. This role involves evaluating and analyzing data to understand and improve the overall cost base of the company, ultimately contributing to financial performance and strategic decision-making.

Your responsibilities

• Analyze various cost components that make up COGS, MKTG spending & Commercial Fixed Costs.
• Being a business partner to stakeholders from Marketing team & budget holders in charge of their respective budgets.
• Evaluate the financial impact of cost changes and identifying areas for improvement, including proposing productivity actions to reduce them.
• Develop forecasts and budgets related to overall cost base and participating in the overall budgeting process.
• Investigate variances between actual and planned costs, identifying root causes, and recommending corrective actions.
• Utilize financial systems and tools to extract and analyze data, then presenting findings in reports and presentations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to optimize cost management and efficiency.

The experience we're looking for

• University Degree in finance is a must / Master's degree will be considered as an asset.
• 2-3 years working experience as Commercial Finance Analyst.

The skills for success

• Fluency in English & Greek.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Tenacity and resilience.
• Ownership, independence.
• Outgoing and dynamic personality with a high level of energy and drive.
• Proven commercial skills and knowledge.
• Business Acumen.
• Positive Can Do attitude.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and under pressure.
• Results oriented , entrepreneurial and self-motivated.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

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.