Product Manager Finance

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ABOUT UNIOPS

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

JOB PURPOSE

Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. 

4 key SAP Transactional systems in Unilever are supporting business worth 50+ billion Euros across Business Groups, spread across 200 countries with over 50000+ users. Core ERP’s operate in a complex landscape where they in turn are connected to multiple KFAS systems like Coupa, DCIW, Blackline, Plasma etc for core finance business operations. The Core ERP Finance & Controls DevOps team is responsible to enable business across the Globe by deploying solutions on Core ERP systems which provides the necessary IT solutions for Finance and dependent processes. The team is responsible for both Development and Operations across 4 Core ERPs & in Controls applications (used for automated monitoring of GFCF). The team also brings in Innovations which enables business to be more agile, informed, and productive. The team plays a critical role in ensuring that there is zero disruption to business across the globe P2P, R2R and Fixed Assets processes. For instance, MEC support is one of the most critical activities of Core ERP Finance DevOps team. Working with SI, the team is responsible to resolve FI related Service requests & Incidents from users across the Globe with fast Turn Around Time. The Team constantly innovates to bring satisfaction, make the system more resilient, robust & provides solutions which lead to business benefits and deliver faster solutions through Automation and other capabilities.

Scope of the Role:

Product Manager- Finance & Controls is responsible for right functional design and development of Solutions and managing IT operations for Finance across core ERPs and the Controls applications built on SAP.

The various parts to the role are :

1. Solution & Deliver necessary Finance and Controls requirements through Projects and Innovations for various stakeholder teams- Business, Geo IT, Global Platforms, PEC, CSC etc.

 2. Ensure Resilience and meet the composite uptime targets

3. Manage & Partner with respective teams & Lead Managers of all necessary IT functions of Unilever to enable solution deployment in the ECC/ respective systems

4. Manage overall Application Operations to ensure all KPIs are met with Zero disruption to business

5. Ensure compliance to audit requirements as required and demanded

6. Constantly drive Innovations to provide business with IT solutions enabling faster decisions, deployments and achieving end results

7. Working with Stakeholders in building business cases and delivering the business benefits

8. Manage budgets for operations and projects responsible for

If you are having the above capabilities and have dealt with similar scope of work earlier, then this role is just for you.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Development :

1. Ensure delivery of all Projects in full within agreed timelines, budget, and min post Go Live Issues

2. Ensure financial disciplines for the projects responsible for

3. Manage Project demands coming in from Business, Global Platforms, and various stakeholder teams

4. Drive all discussions and manage stakeholders to ensure scope, delivery and financials of the project are always aligned.

5. Responsible for reviewing all solutions getting deployed or requested in the ECC SAP Finance space for 4 landscapes and in SAP Controls applications- ensuring the solution is fit, robust and resilient

6. Conceptualize and drive Innovations along with Implementation Partners resulting in substantial benefits to business

7. Anchor strategic and operations discussions with Implementation Partner Leads and UL stakeholders to ensure Project objectives are met

8. Drive initiatives for faster and future fit deployments through technology and process.

Operations:

1. Partner with SI Vendor Partner to ensure all AM KPIs are met

2. Manage stakeholders across Business, Stakeholder teams and relevant IT Teams to mitigate any risks, drive actions as necessary and deemed fit to ensure Un-disrupted operations

3. Partner with Finance, Vendor management teams, participate in any strategic and operational discussions, as required, to ensure Operations are not disrupted

4. Drive Continuous Improvements within the team along with SI Partner to provide tangible and effective IT & Business benefits

5. Drive Teams to work in Agile DevOps ways and continuously adopt Agile Tools and ways of delivery

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Essential Skills

▪ Minimum 8-12 years in SAP relevant functional Domain (SAP FI & CO) and integrated modules like SD/MM etc

▪ Experience driven understanding of SAP S/4 HANA's architecture, functionalities, modules, and integration points. Experience on implementing S/4 HANA – Green or Brownfield

▪ Experience in managing IT Operations with global coverage and large-scale teams

▪ Experience working in a global context and understanding the nuances of working across different cultures and regions. The ability to adapt management styles and communication to suit diverse teams is valuable.

▪ Proficiency in addressing conflicts that may arise within cross-functional teams or among stakeholders and finding constructive solutions to maintain positive working relationships.

 ▪ Technical knowledge in upgrades, performance management and archiving

▪ Experience in Fiori and UI5 development

▪ Experience in developing and scaling digital innovations

▪ In-depth knowledge in Finance RTR, COPA, Tax & Treasury & Supply Chain Finance. Including other processes like P2P / M2D / O2C in SAP

▪ Experience in surrounding non-ECC ecosystem for Finance & Reporting such as Blackline, Bank Payments, Coupa, Concur etc.

▪ Good experience in managing IT Operations with global coverage and teams

▪ Technical knowledge in upgrades, performance management and archiving

▪ Experience in developing and scaling digital innovations

▪ Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build strong & trustworthy relationships with people from across different functions

▪ Excellent team leadership and people skills: direction with empowerment, agility, and a nonhierarchical approach

▪ Proactiveness, strong growth mindset, continuously looking for opportunities

▪ Strong in Financial Management

▪ Awareness of Agile & DevOps frameworks, Adoptions and Delivery

Leadership Skills

▪ Demonstrates strong "Inner game":

• Personal drive and ability to inspire and engage others towards action

• Personal mastery –emotionally resilient; always bringing the best of themselves

• Agile – intellectually curious, constantly looking to develop, embraces change with sense of urgency and enjoys positively challenging status quo

▪ Demonstrates great "Outer game":

• Credible business acumen – shows understanding of business, commercials, and performance metrics. Has ability to effectively influence senior stakeholder within a functional and technical context

• Brings the voice of the consumer and internal customer into everything they do

• Passion for high performance – creating motivation and focus to drive execution at speed

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