Head of Finance, Canada - Essential Home

Reckitt; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Reckitt as a Finance or Commercial Controller, where you will manage financial complexities within a dynamic international setting. Your expertise will drive significant insights, oversee crucial financial processes, and partner with various teams to optimize performance. This role provides an opportunity for impactful contributions while fostering a culture of collaboration and growth.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance for all employees

Global share plans opportunity

Short-term incentives for outstanding performance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of post-qualification experience in Commercial Finance/FP&A.
• Strong understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
• Proven team management and development experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to provide data-driven insights.
• Lead financial planning processes aligning with business goals.
• Oversee trade spend analysis and partner with sales teams.

Skills

Advanced Analytics

Data Analytics

Project Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Outstanding Communication

Education

Degree in Economics/Finance

MBA or CPA (preferred)

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

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 Seize the opportunity to become a Finance or Commercial Controller at Reckitt, where your expertise will be vital in managing the financial complexities of a dynamic international market. In this critical role, you'll navigate the fascinating world of international logistics, ensuring the seamless flow of goods while adeptly controlling costs and collaborating closely with the tax department. Your financial acumen will help steer a path to efficiency and sustained growth for our globally recognised business. Are you ready for the challenge? Your responsibilities

Business Partnering
• Partner with senior leadership and commercial teams to provide data driven insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Act as the key finance partner to sales, marketing, and supply chain teams, driving financial accountability.
• Influence business decisions through robust financial analysis and narrative, ensuring profitable growth and sustainable investments.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting financial planning processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives and group requirements
• Provide insightful financial analysis to drive decision-making on revenue, margins, and cost optimization.
• Through financial modelling, support strategic initiatives, scenario planning, and investment decisions.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide variance analysis with actionable recommendations.
• Deliver 13 week rolling cash flow forecasting.

Trade & Revenue Management
• Oversee trade spend analysis, ensuring efficiency and return on investment (ROI) for promotional activities and discounts.
• Partner with sales and commercial teams to optimize pricing, trade terms, and channel profitability.
• Ensure accurate accruals and reporting for trade spend, balancing growth with financial discipline.
• Identify opportunities to enhance margin management and profitability across product categories and channels.

Marketing & Brand Investment
• Work closely with marketing team to evaluate the financial impact of brand investments and campaigns.
• Provide financial governance over marketing budgets, ensuring spend efficiency and alignment with strategic goals.
• Track closely the marketing ROI and recommend improvements based on insights.
• Monitor product profitability and support innovation pipeline with financial viability analysis.

Cost Optimization & Profitability Management
• Identify and implement cost efficiency initiatives without compromising business growth.
• Drive margin improvement strategies, balancing pricing, mix, and cost levers.

Leadership & Governance
• Lead and develop a high-performing commercial finance team, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, policies, and reporting standards.

The experience we're looking for

Degree in Economics/Finance - MBA and /or CPA is considered a plus
10+ years of post-qualification work experience, preferably in Commercial Finance/FP&A in CPG industry
Proven team management and people development is considered a plus
Strong Functional Expertise: Excellent understanding of P&L, Balance sheet and Cash flow & ability to triangulate understanding across
Experience with SAP ERP is considered a plus

The skills for success Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Project Management, Programme Management, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Change Management, Adoption, Technology Adoption Lifecycle, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Vendor Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement. 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.