Finance Manager APAC, Pepsi Lipton Joint Venture

Job Title: Finance Manager APAC, Pepsi Lipton Joint Venture

Scope: Region - APAC

Location:Bangkok, Thailand

Terms & Conditions:Full time, permanent basis. Some travel required (15%)

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Pepsi Lipton International Joint Venture

Pepsi Lipton is a Joint Venture between Unilever and PepsiCo to manufacture and sell Ready to Drink (RTD) Ice Tea across the globe. It was established in 1992 and has become the Global leader in RTDT operating with brands Lipton, Pure Leaf, and Brisk. It sells mainly Concentrated Kits with a Total Net Revenue of $1.3bln to PepsiCo, Unilever & 3rd party Bottlers that generate a System Net Revenue of $3.6bln.  As a company in its own right, the joint venture is governed by a board of directors represented by senior executives from Unilever and PepsiCo. Whilst in constant contact with its parent companies, it runs as a separate entity on a day to day basis.

As a global company the variation in countries, bottlers and manufacturing sites makes this a very exciting place to work. Pepsi Lipton has 5 regional organisations operating across North America, Europe, AMESA (Africa, Middle East & South Asia), APAC (Asia Pacific incl. ANZ) and Latin America, constantly breaking new ground with innovations and launches into white markets.

Working in the joint venture offers a unique set of benefits & experience that provides the opportunity to rapidly develop and add value for a future career. Getting a broad learning experience from our two parent companies and having access in the best of both for functional & leadership development, business practices, culture & talent is a unique benefit of the JV. A role in the JV gives the opportunity to work in an extremely diverse & global organisation and boost leadership skills through challenging projects with end to end ownership, cross functional collaboration, entrepreneurial mindset & senior management exposure.  

Region

APAC is a $40MM JV Net Revenue & $200MM System Net Revenue business with a broad geographical coverage from significant sized developed RTD Tea markets, particularly in Southeast Asia and Japan, to developing RTD Tea markets in ANZ, Korea and Philippines. The role of this region in the broader JV is that of a challenger and a disruptive approach to innovation and operations is required.

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. If you are  interested in stepping into a strong Finance role that requires you to be a “mini-CFO” and proactive commercial partner, then this role is just for you.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Manage the Region FP&A and Control Agenda:

• Develop, implement and own the short (rolling forecast), medium (AOP) and long term (SBP) financial processes (timings, requirements, communication) including submission in Hyperion / YODA system
• Coordinate forecast cycles and AOP process, communication with markets and business leads for related updates and information including development of market P&Ls
• Partner with Business teams, R&D and Commercialization teams to provide finance inputs for innovation stage gate process. Develop innovation P&Ls and secure appropriate internal alignments
• Understand drivers of performance and risk analysis in the actual results, plans and forecasts, working with control and business partners to clarify questions in several areas of the P&L
• Analyze plans in terms of business trends and historical financial trends, and develop communication to Sr. Leadership to help manage future financial plans
• Support the in-year reinvestment process from a financial perspective
• Own control process requirements within APAC (compliance to PLI SOA, JV internal audits, co-op spend audits, volume reporting, accruals, documentation, invoice approvals etc.)
• Being partner to APAC SC Finance Planning (Build / Draw and DII analysis, productivity, pricing, process, rebates, projects etc.)
• Coordinate Month and Yearend Closing process through accruals management/risks and opps management
• Work together with UL Taiwan team to manage local entity reporting
• Project management and presentation support
• Develop JV and Bottler P&Ls and profit margin analytics to inform performance reviews and strategic choices to manage the delivery of our financial targets

Key Stakeholders:

• Global Financial Planning Team
• Chief Financial Officer – Region /Global
• Region Marketing Team
• Region Supply Chain Team
• Region Business Development and Franchise Teams
• Bottler Finance teams
• JV / PGCS Shared Service Accounting team
• Unilever and PepsiCo Finance teams

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Skills, Experiences & Qualifications

• 10+ year’s financial analysis experience (FP&A, innovation finance, or related area)
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Intermediate to Advanced modelling skills
• Ability to scrub data for integrity and then lift to high level story telling in PowerPoint format to deliver to senior audience
• Effective at positively influencing senior leaders and diverse range of stakeholders
• Ability to work across virtual, multi-national teams
• Delivery-focused, self - motivated with high level of ownership
• Drive to be solution oriented and make a positive difference
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset
• Professional Finance qualification (MBA, ACA or CIMA accredited or similar)

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
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Note: Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

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.