Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job:

Finance Business Partnering (FBP) at Unilever is a highly dynamic and exciting role. As the owner of financial performance whether it be channel or category, you are responsible for partnering the business with a CFO mindset. The role typically includes supporting the business in defining the right channel/category strategies, managing business cases to support new launch decisions and commercial trade investment proposal, monthly forecast update and performance analysis, and more. The goal is always to advise and support your business partners to deliver consistent, competitive, profitable, and responsible growth, in the short and long run. 

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and analyze financial performance of the channel/category’s business that you own. This includes analysis of actual results, updating the financial forecast, and budget controls.
• Manage and collaborate with your business partners (e.g. Channel CBD team, BU category team) in providing financial analysis required, e.g. business cases to support decision making, other types of analysis to provide insights and support strategic decisions, etc.
• Participate in core business meetings, provide financial advice and viewpoints, and provide support in meeting preparations as required.
• Co-ordinate with global/regional/local finance teams in matters relating to channel and category business, as required.
• Support other financial analysis for company projects as needed.
• Support in preparing certain reports (e.g. monthly, quarterly, ad-hoc requests for Global reporting submission) as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor/master’s degree, in related field (e.g. Business/Finance/Economics/Accounting/etc.).
• Relevant experiences preferred (e.g. FMCG/Finance Partnering/Auditing/etc.).
• Responsible, Accountable, Cautiousness in ensuring accuracy.
• Analytical skills and sound logic.
• Business-minded, with good financial understanding.
• Agility, flexibility, willingness to learn.

Skills and Experience you will acquire from the role:

• Understanding of local customer and channel landscape, shopper market insights, category growth strategy, and business portfolio management.
• Financial and business acumen for channel/category specific. Opportunity to go to market visit.
• Strategy development with financial data and analytic.
• Analytical skills and deep understanding of relevant research and reporting tools.
• High level of problem-solving ability, strategic negotiation, and influencing.
• Managing stakeholders and senior management, cross-functions both in person and virtually.
• Change management and strong project management skills.
• Strategic communication and storytelling both English and local language with local CBD/Customer.

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.