Reporting, Information & Analytics Analyst at Unilever

JOB PURPOSE

• This role plays a key role in the company’s corporate management accounting. Reporting individual would be required to Manage Global submissions within communicated timelines. This role is also key in driving the Information &Analytics digital agenda within finance.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Ensure accurate and timeous preparation and submission of of analysis of monthly/quarterly results and forecast reports to Global reporting UniOps team
• Proactively initiate develop and maintain effective working relationships with business partners (Global, ZALT, FET and InA fellow team members.
• Maintain library of historical data and submissions.
• Maintain and ensure alignment across all reporting systems SAP, BW, GCUT and Ifinance
• Create and maintain process documentation/workflows, knowledge articles and self-service guidance for global reports.
• Understand how to clean and organize data for analysis.
• Automate standard reports in line with efficiency mandate.
• Business partner Southern Africa director on all reporting matters.
• Update financials on Income statement commentary file for variance analysis

I&A

• Member of the simplification/ automation committee to help drive and land the Finance Digital Agenda
• Partner with the business including I&A and offshore teams including the team in Bangalore to accelerate digital, RPA and other cognitive capabilities.

Reporting

Responsible for accurate submissions to Global reporting team ; Actuals and forecast, maintaining a good reporting score for each of the below reports:

• Flash Turnover
• V200 actual reports
• TWC actuals
• Daily sales build report
• CMI reports - Nielsen
• V220 Customer
• V540 GMVA actuals
• Forecast GMVA
• TWC forecast (working capital)
• Monthly Forecast P&L
• Timeous commentary for all above reports to be provided to APM team as well as Global reporting team every month.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Finance Degree with 3-5 years relevant experience
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders
• Natural bias for action , high levels of self-assurance and shows resilience and belief in own ability to achieve goals
• Ability to influence without authority in a matrix organization
• 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 independently
• Ability to work under pressure and late hour over the month end reporting period
• SAP, GCUT, Ifinance experience