Finance Graduate

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 50 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consumer goods company in Johannesburg is seeking a Finance Graduate. You will contribute to shaping financial strategies, engage in financial planning, and work alongside finance leaders. Ideal candidates have a postgraduate qualification in corporate finance and strong Excel skills. This role offers the chance to impact global projects and grow within a vibrant finance team, while benefiting from the company's supportive environment and diverse culture.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• 1-2 years of post-articles experience is an advantage.
• Strong Excel capabilities and a passion for working with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Lay groundwork for financial planning, including budgeting and forecasts.
• Automate eCommerce reporting using existing data.
• Guide and implement best practices for accounting compliance.

Skills

Business Accumen

Project management

Stakeholder engagement and influence

Education

Postgraduate qualification (Honours degree) in corporate finance

Chartered Accountant (CA) SA

Tools

Excel

Job description

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

Reckitt is seeking a bright, enthusiastic Finance Graduate to join our team. You'll be a pivotal part of a team shaping the financial strategies that drive our success. In this role, you'll not only crunch numbers; you'll gain invaluable insight working alongside our finance leaders, including the Finance Director and the pioneering minds of our eCommerce division. This is your chance to contribute to meaningful projects that impact our global vision and immerse yourself in the financial mechanics of a leading-edge business.

Your responsibilities

In summary, you'll:

• Lay the groundwork for all facets of financial planning, including strategic planning, annual budgeting, and rolling forecasts.
• Be instrumental in the automation of eCommerce reporting, utilising existing data architectures.
• Provide guidance and implement best practises for accounting compliance and consistent financial reporting across the division.
• Engage in a variety of ad hoc analyses, ranging from margin analysis to exploring new business models.

The experience we're looking for

• Ability to flourish in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Postgraduate qualification (Honours degree) specializing knowledge in corporate finance, investment, risk ect
• Chartered Accountant (CA) SA
• 1-2 years post articles experience advantage
• Strong Excel capabilities and a love for working with numbers.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• A detail-oriented mindset that also appreciates the broader perspective.
• Inventive problem-solving skills, with a flair for creativity.
• Basic knowledge of financial systems and accounting principles.

The skills for success

Business Accumen, Improve business processes, Project management, Financial systems, Improve business processes, Accounting Principles, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, 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.

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