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.
INTRODUCTION
Global Data and Tech (GDT) and Global Business Services (GBS) transform the way our business operates and is experienced. By combining our industry-leading technology organization and decades of supply chain knowledge and expertise, it takes our best practice Supply Chain and UniOps organizations to ‘next practice’ levels, making it more agile and responsive than ever before. It will enable long-term transformational thinking and separate the day-to-day execution in the organization – ensuring that we deliver today and transform tomorrow. GBS-GDT is a global capability entity in Unilever , with an overheads cost base of €1.3bn and capex of €0.2bn. It plays a vital role in powering Unilever to win and is the delivery engine that enables our company to run every day. GBS-GDT does this by embracing radical simplification and standardisation, delivering trusted and highly efficient E2E transformative solutions with latest technology, that redefines corporate performance and increase competitiveness. Through this, GBS-GDT fuels growth and maximises profitability by enabling BG/BU/1UL to focus on market facing value drivers/ The Finance Exellence Team (FET) is critical in supporting GBS-GET with performance management. This ensures that the value delivery is visible to business in the financials and there is robust governance of Budgets, Actual Costs and Savings Delivery.
JOB PURPOSE
Find your purpose at Unilever. You will be leading analytics which enable investment decisions, digital transformations and 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 looking to become a fully-rounded finance professional by gaining knowledge and experience in what happens “behind the scenes” to power a business to run from the ground up, then this role is just for you.
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The newly created One Performance Management Team has consolidated four separate performance teams into One: these are the Strategy, Global Performance Management, CDMO and Unilever Business Operations finance teams. Within this new scope, a central Finance Excellence Team (FET) was established and Controlling activities were consolidated into one independent team, thus liberating Finance Business Partners (FBP) from performance management to focus on value moments.
Therefore, main FET responsibilities will include:
a. Being custodian of one version of truth i.e one set of financials with multiple granular views for all types of stakeholders. b. Ensure smooth operations , which include i. Forecasting process for People and Non-people cost for 15+ service lines and 80+ Markets that are supported by GBS-GDT. c. Rigourous control with confidentiality in People cost forecasting and Budgeting. d. Leverage technology and produce superior user-friendly analytics for service lines to drive value creation for the business. Following the creation of the One Performance Management Team, all routine FP&A and FET related GBS-GDT activities will be managed by the Central FET, leaving FBPs to focus on value interventions.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications
Cross-functional stakeholder relationship management and ability to influence a large and complex set of stakeholders and make an impact on decision making
Ability to operate in a highly focused, entrepreneurial environment
Experience with identifying risks and opportunities
Good Control on Numbers and expertise in Overheads cost analytics
Qualified accountant or equivalent
Skills
Endorsed Unilever skills Site
Managing a team of executives and managers to ensure ontime infull service to stakeholders
Challenging the Status Quo in a constructive way
Project Management
Change Management
Driving Business Performance
Data Visualisation
Process Design & Automation
Financial Control
Other Skills
Strategic Thinking
Strong Resilience & Stakeholder management
Analytics, solution-orientated & controls mind set
Commercial acumen
Strong communication skills and ability to present complex information in a simplified manner
Has the necessary experience and cultural awareness to work with a geographically, culturally diverse and global team
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.
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
o PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others. o PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. o TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best. o PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever. o CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers. o BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.
At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.
NOTE:
At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life. So apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make the world a better place. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you!
All official offers from Unilever are issued only via our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Offers from individuals or unofficial sources may be fraudulent—please verify before proceeding.
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