Commercial Finance Business Partner (Foods) at Unilever

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. This role plays a key role in the company’s corporate management accounting systems (incl governance and controls, budgeting, planning & reporting and management of business performance.)

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Position Overview: The Commercial Business Partner will play a critical role in supporting and partnering the Business Group by providing financial insights, reporting, and analysis to drive business performance and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership:

• Demonstrate visible leadership in Finance and engage in industry forums to enhance the organization's reputation.
• Lead teams in delivering people agenda activities, including mentoring, recruiting, and talent management.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Actively involved in budgeting process, working closely with various departments to ensure accurate and realistic budgets.
• Monitor and update forecasts based on actual performance and market conditions

Performance Reporting:

• Accountable for internal validation and sign-off your respective Category Forecast.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide regular updates to senior management.
• Identify areas for cost optimization and efficiency improvements

Business Partnering:

• Provide financial decision support to the Business Group leadership teams.
• Prepare and conduct financial analysis and Return on Investment for new product launches, marketing campaigns, and other business initiatives . 

Continuous Improvement:

• Lead the digital, simplification and process improvement initiatives.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Professional qualification in accountancy – CA or CIMA (or other finance professional qualification) preferably or nearing completion of professional qualification.
• Strong analytical capabilities with bias to drive action
• Ability to manage upwards
• Ability to steer conversations and influence
• Understanding or ability to quickly grasp financial principles in the end-to-end,identify and drive relevant value-creating choices and decisions
• Ability to handle and work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines

Skills

• Proficiency in financial forecasting and reporting tools.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Leadership skills – able to lead, motivate, inspire
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner and clearly explain Finance concepts to non-Finance stakeholders.
• Strong Analytical skills and ability to communicate analytical findings both verbally (in meetings) and in written form (through formal presentations)
• Strong initiative and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work under pressure and late hour over the month end reporting period
• SAP, GCUT, Ifinance experience