SnA Digital Finance Manager at Unilever

Purpose of the Role

The Digital Finance Manager will drive the South Africa Finance Digital Transformation strategy and execution, including being the Product Owner for the Digital Squad(s).

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the Simplification & Automation agenda in Finance
• Lead the Digital Steercom in Finance, reporting to other business Digital leads
• Partner with various teams to fast-track key projects already underway while creating a roadmap for others
• Apply Industry best practice to create a leading-edge finance function
• Look at business challenges and find a solution
• Collaborate with the Global Digital Finance team to leverage on global best practices
• Create a Digital mindset within the finance team
• Equip the teams to be able to simplify and standardise themselves
• Deliver results through a robust governance and SCRUM Management
• Define the Squad Operating Model involving all countries, engaging the Finance community via Agile methodologies
• Form squads and facilitate where applicable with SCRUM Masters and Agile Coaches in order to Deploy an agile Finance Organization
• Be the liaison between technical areas such as IT and Information & Analytics to execute the plan

Knowledge

(What qualifications, skills, knowledge, understanding, experience and/or training are necessary to perform the role?)

• Commercial Degree
• Experienced leader with 5+ years direct/indirect leading teams
• Relevant experience with Digital Transformation in the Finance function (non negotiable)
• Automation of processes within the finance function (non negotiable)
• Relevant knowledge about Modern Technologies affecting the Finance function: RPA, Data Lake, Automation tools, Data Management, Advanced Analytics, BI, Collaboration Tools, etc.)
• Agile Methodology & Change Management Skills
• Energetic, highly motivated, with a curious mind and passion for excellence
• Ability to manage large and complex set of stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills