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About the Position

We are Reckitt, a global leader in hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose is to protect, heal, and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Join our Finance team in Budapest as a fixed-term Accountant, ensuring accounting continuity, statutory and group compliance, reconciliations, and data integrity. The role is limited until November 2027.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries in both the statutory (local GAAP) and group (IFRS) ledgers.
• Support accounting activities related to fixed assets, intercompany balances, provisions, and maintain trial balance integrity across both ledgers.
• Coordinate reconciliations and ensure accurate IFRS 16 accounting and lease-related entries. Review leases and maintain compliance with accounting requirements.
• Support audit activities and ensure accurate and timely month-end reporting in the ICO (Intercompany) and R2R reporting areas.
• Manage fixed asset accounting and support execution of physical fixed asset inventory processes in line with local regulations, internal frameworks, and group policy.
• Align with the Chief Accountant and Finance Controller to ensure the appropriate accounting treatment of fixed assets under local GAAP and IFRS.
• Monitor and support intercompany accounting processes (goods, services, recharges) for affiliated parties across Hungary.
• Support execution of intercompany netting, compensation, and settlement processes, coordinating with Tax to ensure correct transfer pricing and VAT treatment.
• Reconcile affiliated party balances at month-end and coordinate resolution of outstanding items with counterpart entities.
• Collaborate with Treasury, the Chief Accountant, and Finance Controller to manage treasury-related activities, monitor cash flows, and support payment processes in line with group requirements.
• Review and validate bank statement entries, ensuring completeness and accuracy of postings.
• Monitor cash flow developments and proactively highlight potential liquidity risks to relevant finance stakeholders.
• Support preparation of documentation and accounting inputs required for annual statutory financial statements.
• Act as a finance contact for external auditors, coordinating the collection and submission of audit evidence at company level.
• Support internal audit activities and contribute to the annual RFCF (Reckitt Finance Controls Framework) process for the R2R scope.
• Support transfer pricing documentation activities and ensure intercompany transactions are properly reflected and documented.
• Support reconciliation between local statutory reporting and group IFRS reporting, ensuring consistency of accounting treatments across both ledgers.
• Support calculation and execution of annual buy-sell model adjustments, including true-up and true-down processes with counterpart entities.
• Maintain close collaboration with GBS teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting entries processed offshore.
• Monitor BCOP entries for compliance with group policy and collaborate with Commercial Controlling to resolve reconciliation issues and improve processes.

Requirements

• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in accounting/R2R, preferably within a multinational or FMCG/Pharma environment.
• Good knowledge of Hungarian statutory accounting and IFRS.
• Hands-on experience with fixed assets, intercompany reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Familiarity with Hungarian e-compliance requirements: real-time invoicing, etc.
• Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and group reporting tools.
• Fluency in Hungarian and English (written and spoken).
• Accounting membership or progress towards qualification is an advantage.
• Prior exposure to legal entity merger or restructuring projects (accounting workstream) is an advantage.
• Experience with transfer pricing documentation and intercompany governance.
• Familiarity with GBS/shared services operating models and IBM or similar BPO environments.

Skills for Success

• Project management
• Financial systems
• Improve business processes
• Accounting Principles
• Financial Reporting
• Stakeholder engagement and influence

We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Inclusive and diverse work environment
• Comprehensive benefits package including parental benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and life insurance
• Global share plans and short-term incentives
• Support through Employee Resource Groups

About the Company

Reckitt is a global leader in hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose is to protect, heal, and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are committed to inclusion and diversity, and we support our people at every step of their career journey.

Equality

We recognize 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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