Supply Services Finance Manager

Role Overview

• Work directly with the NA Supply Finance Director, MJN to formulate and align the top-down financial targets to the Supply Services organization, ensuring that key business growth rates and cost objectives are met during this process.
• Lead the annual plan, quarterly forecast, monthly LV process and long-term strategy plans with the Supply Services organization to roll up the financials (freight, warehousing, finished goods write-offs, other commercial cogs, SS CFC & inventory) basis operations input. Review, analyze and draw insights and prepare and present relevant analysis / decks during the formal review process.
• Drive the month-end close process for supply services costs ensuring completeness and accuracy of the financial numbers. Prepare required analysis and link the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to the financial results, especially relating to operational and financial metrics such as cost per case (warehouse, freight in, freight out), OOT, TL (LTL + TL), Headcount (WH), picking profile, OT etc.
• End to End Inventory: Provide support for monthly Integrated Business Plan (IBP) cycles on financial aspects assessing results vs. key KPIs like inventory WOC (weeks of cover), NWC targets as well as obsolescence and write-off risks. Prepare & present Supply Finance deck for monthly MBR (Management Business Review) cycles highlighting potential risks vs. KPIs and proposing solutions to the leadership team to mitigate them.
• Maintain inventory controls based on Reckitt Financial Controls Framework (RFCF). Accounting for monthly Inventory Provisions based on Group Company Policies, liaising with the Supply and Demand Planning team.
• Support on any capital projects in Supply Services area including financial evaluation and computation of NPV, IRR & Payback for new project proposals. Periodic reviews on approved projects to ensure execution of project is going per agreed timelines and budget. Post-evaluation of capex projects as required.
• Manage the end-to-end export x-charge process for logistics costs: Working closely with the US Exports team as well as finance teams in recipient markets to build a robust cost projection of export costs (freight, WH, Exports team S&B and expenses) during annual plan and quarterly forecast cycles and timely communicate the same to markets to build in their financial plans. Lead the quarterly X-charge NPS process to ensure timely and accurate charge of relevant export costs to other markets.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in the supply services operations and identify and socialize upcoming risks and opportunities to relevant stakeholders from time to time as also working closely with SS team to find mitigation opportunities for risks.
• Support on various ad-hoc analysis and deep-dives as per organization’s needs to support decision process.
• Acting as key member of the supply services leadership team to drive cost and productivity agenda. Act as the conscious keeper of the SS team.
• Provide exceptional level of support and work closely with all Finance teams and business partners during month-end close, forecast, and plan cycles.
• Full accountability on balance sheet reconciliations as well as maintaining proper controls according to Group Policies.
• Support on internal and external audits covering supply services areas.
• Create and maintain month-end procedural documentation around ERP’s and reporting systems.
• Drive special projects, as needed.
• Develop and maintain a high performing SS Finance team to efficiently and effectively drive the financial and controls agenda on SS costs.

Requirements

• Finance graduate or specialized finance qualification (MBA, CPA etc.)
• 6-8 years’ work experience within Finance / Accounting function preferably CPG or Pharma industries
• Experience in operational and financial planning tools (SAC, Kinaxis, Anaplan, Celonis, MDG etc.) and reporting tools (Hyperion Financial Management, Fusion, SAP, Power BI, Power Apps, OAS etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of accounting concepts, controls frameworks, financial planning and reporting.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Interpersonal and entrepreneurial skills to allow for mutual understanding of problems and development of pragmatic solutions
• Ability to make and influence decisions, multi-task and prioritize assignments; demonstrates a voice of reason and has organizational savvy
• Experience in managing and leading a team
• Possess drive for results and is an initiative taker; ability to independently drive agenda
• Proficient in working in a matrix organization with people from multi-cultural backgrounds
• Experience as a project team member on system implementation/upgrades is an added plus

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance
• paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays
• 401(k) plan
• 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent
• adoption and fertility support
• tuition reimbursement
• discounts
• Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health