UFS Finance Manager Indonesia

Unilever is currently hiring for a UFS Finance Manager Indonesia based in BSD, Tangerang, Indonesia

About Unilever Food Solutions

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Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the 2nd largest Business Unit of Unilever, is one of the 3 Power brands of the Foods Business Group, and a global market leader in Food Service. We are an independent Global Business Unit that operates in over 76 countries, and employs ~4000 employees. We have a unique B2B business model focused on serving chefs and our purpose is to free them to love what they do.

We at UFS have a bold and clear ambition and strategy in place for 2030 with a bold ambition on turnover and profitability, by being the best solution provider to our growing operator base. We plan to do this via a product first focus on superiority, by becoming the leader in AI powered Customer experience and by nurturing a Winning culture. We have had a history of delivering with excellence and resilient performance in the past few years. We also strive to stay 3 steps ahead in the industry. For example, our Future Menus Report identifies emerging culinary trends, making us a trendsetter for inspiring innovative solutions for chefs worldwide.

We have a culture of caring deeply not just for our business but also for our people. We foster an entrepreneurial culture built on speed, simplicity, trust, and a deep hunger to grow. Our people thrive on their roles being empowered and end to end - across all functions. We also invest heavily in building future skills and leaders. Our People agenda of Accelerate-Grow-Thrive consistently helps us lead in employee engagement, with scores exceeding Unilever scores across all dimensions and being one of the most engaged teams at Unilever.

Here, you will continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn, challenging yourself to accelerate your development in an end-to-end business and in end-to-end roles.If you're dreaming of contributing to Unilever’s 2nd largest Business unit, a fast-growing business, where you're empowered so you can play to win and thrive as part of One Team with One Goal, then come and join us!

Job Purpose

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. If you are passionate to gain end to end P&L management experience and excited to take challenges under uncertainties, then it is the right opportunity for you!

Main Responsibilities

The FS country finance manager, as one of the key players in the local UFS Indonesia leadership team, is expected to support and identify business opportunities; facilitate key business decision making process, drive investment efficiency and well manage P&L to a healthy/ sustainable shape.

• Ensure accuracy of monthly financial forecast by leading and ensuring a robust Country S&OP financial forecast.
• Managing month end closing, forecasting and reporting activities; following up actions for financial performance
• Partner with UFS Indonesia leadership and teams to drive business delivery to achieve financial targets.
• Partner with Marketing teams on in-market projects (innovations, renovations) to support growth
• Provide insight and analysis to all relevant stakeholders (Country and BU LT) on monthly results and forecasts
• Analyze financial results and key trends, assess current and future business risks, and communicate results to Leadership Team.
• Facilitate and crafting financial strategic planning and risk management for the country.
• Be responsible to proactively manage the entire P&L for FS Indonesia to achieve business targets.
• Develop progressive plans and initiate necessary actions with the business to capture growth opportunities and GM improvement opportunities.
• Use in depth insights and analysis to do dynamic resources allocation and budget management.
• Drive investment efficiency (TTS,BMI,OVH) and build ROMI mindset in the business.
• Identify major risks and opportunities and manage with leadership team.
• Ensure FS related financial controls are well managed and mitigation actions in place.
• Well engage with regional/local finance share service teams or Service Hubs to ensure sufficient support to drive FS business.

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

• Professional finance qualification MBA, CA, CIMA, ACCA is preferred.
• Have experienced multiple subfunctions in Finance Unilever with 8+ years experience in financial, operational and business partnering roles.
• Problem-solving skills, ability to make reliable judgments and conclusions
• Excellent analytical and communication skills with ability to respond under pressure
• Excellent commercial acumen & strong business partnering skills.
• Owner’s mindset towards business challenges. Ability to tackle complex situations, evaluate alternative courses of action, and provide fact-based solutions.
• Local internal talent is preferred.

Skill

• Strong professional skills in financial data and analytics.
• Problem-solving ability, strategic negotiation, and influencing
• Solid experience in business partnering functions and business leaders
• Proven and Strong People Management and Stakeholder Management
• Strong relationship building skills and an ability to engage clearly and effectively with all stakeholders.
• Fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

Additional Information

Unilever will assist with:

1.  Relocation Clause

2.  Compensation and benefits Clause (if any)

3.  Work location: Field-based role, approximately for 1 month in every quarter there will be traveling with a duration of 3-4 weeks.

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.