Commercial Finance Analyst needed at Unilever

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership:

• Demonstrate visible leadership in Finance and engage in industry forums to enhance the organization’s reputation.
• Lead teams in delivering people agenda activities, including mentoring, recruiting, and talent management.

Information Management & Reporting:

• Responsible for the stewardship of financial forecasts, including submission and review of financial trade-off decisions.
• Lead the preparation and execution of presentations and performance reviews with senior stakeholders.

Performance Reporting:

• Accountable for internal validation and sign-off.
• Provide timely guidance on the accounting implications of business decisions. 

Business Partnering:

• Provide financial decision support to the country leadership teams, ensuring alignment of business targets and reward systems.
• Drive Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI) savings through analytics and effective resource management. 

Continuous Improvement:

• Lead the digital, simplification and process improvement initiatives.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Professional qualification in accountancy – CA or CIMA (or other finance professional qualification) preferably or nearing completion of professional qualification.
• Strong analytical capabilities with bias to drive action
• Ability to manage upwards
• Ability to steer conversations and influence
• Understanding or ability to quickly grasp financial principles in the end-to-end, identify and drive relevant value-creating choices and decisions
• Ability to handle and work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines