Assistant Finance Manager

Job description

No matter who you are, or where in the world you are, the chances are that our products are a familiar part of your daily routine.

Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.

Look in your fridge, or on the bathroom shelf, and you're bound to see one of our well-known brands. We create, market and distribute the products that people choose to feed their families and keep themselves and their homes clean and fresh.

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:
The Assistant Finance Manager (1D) will act as the business partner to the Commodities Team (Front Office) responsible for the commodities Risk Management. The incumbent will also closely work with Enterprise support team to deliver CRM reporting. There will be a daily interaction with CRM Operations/ Accounting Team and the Europe and Americas Operations team for day to day work management.
This is a unique role in terms of skill set, specialists' nature and diverse work. This is also an ideal learning opportunity for a candidate in terms of global ways of working and risk management The responsibilities include local as well as cross-country tasks in the CRM operating framework.

JOB SUMMARY (JOB DESCRIPTION)

The role will pertain to business partnering CRM function.

• Lead various innovation projects related to IT infrastructure that would facilitate simplification, efficiency and accuracy in CRM operations
Others:
• Act as a one-point contact for system support to all CRM Team
• Audit Coordinator when there is internal, corporate or statutory Audit.
• Partner in Strategic Projects of CRM, Commodities network
• Preparation of various internal management presentations

Commodities:
• Support Commodities Team in Bringing New Commodities under scope of Hedge Accounting (IFRS 9)
• Manage Commodities information network with weekly and monthly Global Commodities Covers reporting
• Responsible for reporting and driving compliance on procurement covers with respect to PH
• Responsible for Compliance & Controls in the CRM Front Office Middle Office and Back Office operations
• Assist CRM Director and Manager to deliver on the detailed analysis related to new risk management strategies

IT Capabilities:
• Lead the various IT projects related to CRM operations
• Responsibility as an administrator to Hedge Accounting Systems – TriplePoint CSL & CXL system
• Lead various innovation projects related to IT infrastructure that would facilitate simplification, efficiency and accuracy in CRM operations

Others:
• Act as a one-point contact for system support to all CRM Team
• Audit Coordinator when there is internal, corporate or statutory Audit.
• Partner in Strategic Projects of CRM, Commodities network
• Preparation of various internal management presentations

KEY REQUIREMENTS (EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILLS)
This role requires a Finance Background with emphasis on accounting and financial analysis.

Candidates with prior work experience in financial risk management field will be preferred.

Basic proficiency in MS applications-word, Excel and PowerPoint is Must.

Candidates with prior experience in Finance and Basic Knowledge of IFRSs alongwith understanding of Derivatives, Concept of Hedging and related accounting matters is preferred