Finance Excellence Team Manager + Nutrition Business Partner

Reports to: Senior Finance BP Manager (BB)

Scope: Local

Location: U-Home, Yangon, Myanmar

Terms & Conditions: Full Time

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

The role of Finance Excellence Team Manager + Nutrition Business Partner is to take charge of regional/global reporting submission monthly through manual excel and Unilever systems, work on monthly P&L formulation basis inputs from various key stakeholders, and be a business partner for Nutrition business unit, engaging with marketing and sales team to drive value for the business. 

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. 

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Regional and global reporting submission monthly

• Simulate forecast P&L submission for alignment with GM and Finance lead monthly
• Prepare working files with high accuracy and short lead time, after P&L signoff for submission in Hyperion, iFinance and other required system in Unilever monthly
• Provide actual monthly result, extracted from system into relevant templates for sharing with senior leaders and global reporting team
• Work on scenario planning and other reports as assigned

Internal P&L preparation - Sales and Operation Planning (SnOP process) monthly

• Prepare working files for SnOP process, after receiving relevant inputs from supply chain planner, marketing team, and other Finance partners
• Formulate P&L by brand, category and business unit with high accuracy and timeliness
• Identify and understand key drivers of P&L line-item movements, and propose recommendations

Business partnering Nutrition business unit

• Compute business cases and return on investment
• Assist stakeholders in explaining financial information, key variances, proposing recommendations, and driving actions to deliver business objectives
• Prepare PH creation for new launch
• Identify risk and opportunities and present to business partners
• Prepare deck to present in monthly meeting
• Prepare pricing template and P&L simulation
• Other ad-hoc works as required by LM and senior stakeholders

In all the above, the incumbent will be actively engaging not just with relevant team, but also the extended Regional/ Global Category Finance team.

The incumbent will be required to work with employees from junior to senior work levels for most part of his/her time, sometimes supporting high level on their request for financial analysis. Thus, sound business knowledge of the category will be required.

Direct Reports

Key Interfaces

• Senior Finance BP Manager

• Marketing and Sales Functional teams; Procurement & SC
• Global and Regional Category Finance Community
• 3rd party service providers
• Line Managers
• Employees
• Leadership Team

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical, influencing, business partnering and communication and interpersonal skills is key for the job
• Good working knowledge of management accounting and financial accounting principles/policies
• Business and Performance reporting, financial planning and forecasting, project costing and decision support and ad hoc evaluation
• Knowledge in PBI & good excel skills
• Methodical approach and problem-solving skill
• Strong Insights, strategy and solutions
• Strong attention to detail and rigorous works
• Patient, organized and highly committed

Relevant Experience

Essential:

• Experience in core Finance in an operating company will be an added advantage
• Ability to deal with large number of contacts, across countries, and including senior management in Category.
• Business partnering experience will be preferred

Desirable:

• A recognised degree in Accounting, ACCA and CIMA preferred.
• Experiences in working in World Class Business Organisation
• Able to work and communicate with diverse people

Leadership Behaviors

• Should "meet expectations" on the Standards of Leadership behaviours (priority behaviours shown in bold)

• Growth Mindset
• Consumer & Customer Focus / External Orientation
• Bias for action
• Accountability & Responsibility
• Building Talent & Teams (WL1)

Others

In addition to the SOL Behaviours, a Finance BP professional at this level should also be able to demonstrate these behaviours (at the standard expected at this WL):

Personally credible:

Builds and delivers professionalism through combining commercial and Finance expertise to bring value to the organisation, stakeholders and peers:

• Considers how best to add value and ensures own expertise is sufficiently developed to do so.
• Shows enthusiasm to broaden own experience, knowledge, skills and self-insight
• Passes on own skills to others, sharing knowledge and experience readily.
• Accepts and acts on feedback on own performance, reacting appropriately to both constructive criticism and praise.
• Offers sensible, impartial advice and is considered as wise counsel.

Role Model: Acts with integrity, impartiality and independence, balancing personal, organisation and professional parameters.

• Has a deep sense of own core values and operates within personal boundaries.
• Consistently acts according to organisational and legal principles and agreed processes
• Delivers to expectations and promises
• Accepts responsibility and takes remedial and developmental action when mistakes are made.

Deals with personal data and information in a highly professional manner and within the boundaries of relevant legislation, such as the Data Protection Act.

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

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.