Marketing & Category Finance Manager, MYSG (12 Months Fixed Contract)

Kuala Lumpur, Kual, MY

About the role

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

About the role

We are looking for a highly motivated Finance Manager to support Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Category Finance activities across the business. The role will partner closely with Commercial, Marketing, Supply, and Finance teams to provide financial insights, support planning cycles, manage budgets, and ensure accurate financial reporting.

This position offers exposure to business performance management, forecasting, month-end closing, investment analysis, and strategic decision support within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Your responsibilities

FP&A Responsibilities
• Support monthly financial reporting, performance tracking, and variance analysis.
• Prepare monthly management reports and business performance commentaries.
• Assist in forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes.
• Analyze key financial drivers affecting sales, gross profit, operating expenses, and profitability.
• Maintain and improve financial models and reporting tools.
• Support ad-hoc business analysis and management presentations.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to identify risks and opportunities against plan.

Category & Marketing Finance Responsibilities
• Partner with Marketing and Category teams to manage brand investments and marketing spend.
• Monitor brand P&L performance and investment effectiveness.
• Track and control A&P (Advertising & Promotion) expenditures against approved budgets.
• Support business case evaluations for new product launches, innovations, and promotional activities.
• Ensure accurate month-end booking and accruals related to marketing and category investments.
• Assist in budget governance and compliance with internal financial policies.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.

Month-End Closing & Controls
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Prepare accruals, provisions, and reclassifications where required.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Collaborate with Shared Services and Controllership teams to ensure reporting accuracy.
• Maintain strong financial controls and compliance standards.

Process Improvement
• Drive automation and simplification initiatives across reporting processes.
• Leverage Excel, Power BI, SAP and company provided Co-pilot AI to improve efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement projects within the Finance function

The experience we're looking for

• CPA or Bachelor's/Master’s Degree in Finance and Accounting
• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance business partnering role (preferably in FMCG industry)
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good understanding of P&L management and financial reporting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

The skills for success

Business accumen, Investment Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Internal controls, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Relationship management.

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.