NALI Assistant Financial Controller

About Unilever
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.

Job Purpose
The position will be responsible for delivery on assigned Record to Report processes, Balance Sheet schedules, monthly books closing for assigned companies, variance analysis, preparation of statutory Financial Statements.

The role is responsible to review & ensure proper compliance with Accounting Policy Manual & Egypt Accounting Standards Also the role act as finance partner to ensure that the operational controls is in place.

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be
• Overseeing the end-to-end service delivery in Record to Report, Source to Pay, and Order to Cash for the group.
• Providing accounting expertise to stakeholders within the countries as well as service providers who perform transactional work for Unilever
• Analysis and interpretation of accounting records for the purpose of ensuring data correctness, quality, and fair representation of business events
• Ensuring compliance to the timeliness and accuracy of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting process.
• Ensuring compliance with Unilever’s reporting policies, IFRS and statutory accounting requirements for the dedicated countries
• Performing review and exercising control over of the accounting processes delivered by service provider (including account reconciliation and month end closing activities)
• Taking ownership of the process areas within R2R for the purpose of driving simplification, and delivering expertise knowledge in that area
• Monitoring compliance with Unilever global controls framework as function lead
• Supporting country finance organization in delivery of new projects and managing change in R2R
• Cooperation with internal and external auditors to ensure timely query resolution and delivery of audit samples
• Support and prepare statutory financial statements for assigned companies
• Coordinating and facilitating the process of documenting accounting policies and procedures
• Improvement and development of internal processes and controls.

What You Need To Succeed
Experiences & Qualifications:
• 5–6-year experience in Financial Accounting.
• Bachelor’s degree of Commerce or equivalent
• Good analytical skill
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Good knowledge of Egypt Accounting Standards (EAS) and IFRS
• Big 4 audit firm experience is a plus
• Sap Experience is a preference

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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.