RTR Local Tax & Statutory Reporting Manager with European languages

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene and health 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. 

About Global Business Services

Behind our iconic power brands that touch millions of lives daily - from Dettol and Lysol to Durex and Nurofen - lies a dynamic and vital engine: Reckitt's Global Business Services (GBS). 

Fuelled by a culture of positive energy and co-creativity - while learning together - OneReckitt GBS is at the forefront of our business, driving efficiency, standardisation, and innovation across our global operations. We're a fast-paced, purposeful team, constantly seeking to optimise our processes, leverage cutting-edge technology, and deliver exceptional value to every corner of Reckitt. We're not a traditional back-office function; we're a strategic powerhouse where diverse individuals with bright minds come together to solve complex challenges, shape future capabilities, and build a better global business that directly helps achieve Reckitt's mission.

About the role

As the Manager - GBS RTR Local Tax & Statutory Reporting, you will be responsible for driving excellence in statutory financial reporting and local tax compliance across the Record-to-Report process. You will oversee the preparation and filing of statutory accounts, ensure adherence to local GAAP and regulatory requirements, and maintain audit-ready documentation to safeguard compliance. This includes managing Group-to-Local GAAP reconciliations, coordinating external audits, and ensuring timely submission of direct and indirect tax returns. 

You will also lead initiatives that enhance data quality and operational efficiency, leveraging digital tools and analytics to streamline reconciliations, automate reporting, and strengthen internal controls. By embedding governance and standardisation across regions, you will reduce exceptions, mitigate compliance risks, and enable accurate, timely statutory reporting. This role plays a critical part in safeguarding Reckitt's control environment while supporting transparency and regulatory compliance - advancing our OneReckitt GBS ambition. 

Your responsibilities

• Drive excellence in statutory financial reporting and local tax compliance across the Record-to-Report (RTR) process, working with the relevant GPOs where improvement opportunities to the standard global process are identified. 
• Manage and develop the wider GBS RTR Local Tax & Statutory Reporting team   
• Operate within the RTR and Tax GPO frameworks, ensuring process adherence, compliance with global standards, and timely escalation of deviations. 
• Oversee the integrity of statutory accounts and ensure adherence to local GAAP and regulatory requirements 
• Deliver accurate and timely filings for statutory financial statements and direct/indirect tax returns 
• Manage Group-to-Local GAAP reconciliations, disclosure notes, and audit-ready documentation 
• Working with the RTR or Tax GPOs to lead initiatives to enhance data quality and operational efficiency using digital tools and analytics, and drive adoption of tools and standard processes improving automation and standardisation of reconciliations, reporting templates and compliance processes 
• Coordinate external audits and statutory reviews, ensuring timely responses and signatory readiness 
• Proactively identify statutory and tax compliance risks and implement remediation plans aligned with GBS control frameworks 
• Strengthen governance and internal controls to mitigate compliance risks and support audit readiness 

The experience we're looking for

• 5-7 years of experience in statutory financial reporting, local tax compliance, or Record-to-Report (RTR) operations 
• Experience working in a shared services environment or global process-driven organisation preferred 
• Proven ability to manage end-to-end statutory reporting processes, including GAAP reconciliations, disclosure preparation, and audit coordination 
• Strong knowledge of tax compliance requirements (direct and indirect), internal controls, and audit readiness frameworks 
• Proficiency in ERP systems and digital tools to drive automation, improve reconciliations, and enhance reporting efficiency 
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to engage auditors, regulators, and internal finance teams 
• Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset to enhance data quality and reduce compliance risks 
• Team management experience to ensure the wider team is supported and continue to develop. 
• Change management capability to ensure that new tools, processes or system migrations are successful 
• Used to working within a global standardisation framework 
• Strong organisation and time management skills to manage competing priorities 
• Fluency in English (Spanish, Portuguese, or Czech would be an asset)

The skills for success

Accounting / Controllership knowledge, Statutory Financial Reporting, Local GAAP and Regulatory Compliance, Tax Compliance (Direct and Indirect), Audit Readiness and Internal Controls, ERP Systems and Reporting Tools, Data Accuracy and Governance, Process Standardisation and Automation, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills, Attention to Detail and Timeliness, Continuous Improvement, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills, People leadership 

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.