Finance Junior Manager

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

FUNCTION INTRODUCTION

As Source Junior Manager, you will support financial processes such as transfer pricing, month-end closures, and variance analysis. You’ll deliver insights to Finance Business Partners, drive process improvements, support audits, and collaborate with key stakeholders across Procurement, Controlling, and Supply Chain. You’ll also coordinate team activities and manage relationships with service delivery teams.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are highly motivated and experienced person with strong analytical skills and financial controlling knowledge, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Participation in transfer price updates activities.

• Participation in month end closure processes and variance analysis.

• Performing deep and thorough analysis to provide relevant insights for financial results and supporting Finance Business Partners in area of forecasting, delivering savings and performance management.

• Preparing and analyzing financial reports

• Maintaining and continuously improving or simplifying the finance processes within the team and ensuring that they are up to date and robust.

• Supporting internal and external audit.

• Cooperating with multiple stakeholders like Procurement Finance, UEBV Controlling team, Supply Chain Finance.

• Managing the relationship with other service delivery teams (internal and external) who perform standardized operational processes.

• Coordinating the agenda for the team including team leader activities.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• University degree in Finance (minimum Bachelor)

• Minimum of 4 years of finance working experience preferably in finance business partnering

Skills

• Financial Accounting and Reporting knowledge.

• Insightful Analytics.

• Analytical thinking, problem solving attitude.

• Forward looking approach and ability to provide “what if” analysis.

• Proactive and risk mitigation mindset.

• Good MS Excel Skills. Power BI/ Power Query would be an advantage.

• Effective Communication: Fluent in English, oral and written.

• Motivation to build up own agenda.

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a team.

• Ability to evaluate efficiency and profitability of proposed solutions and ideas.

• Agility and ability to adjust quickly to the changes.

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

WHAT WE OFFER

• Hybrid work and flexibility

• Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications

• Sharing the cost of professional training & courses

• Benefits: life insurance, private medical care, pension fund, sharing the cost of sports activities, and many others

• Extra days off to take care of yourself and others

• Unilever store - Our products at attractive prices

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.