Financial Accounting and Reporting Junior Manager with French

Job description

ABOUT UNILEVER

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.

 FUNCTION INTRODUCTION

The Financial Accounting and Reporting Junior Manager would be responsible for partnering with the Africa Controller and Controllers in Country leading/supporting the end-to-end processes to deliver service, continuous process improvement, process/financial control discipline in the assigned market. West Africa is one of Unilever’s complex geographies which require sharp focus on cost, controls, and market priorities.

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.  If you are passionate about customer experience, business partnering, process, service delivery then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

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Support Country Controllers with Financial Reporting activities including but not limited to:

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Coordinate period end close (PEC) with country and ComEx OC lead by ensuring all entries are booked in the ledger.

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Facilitate Sundry invoicing approval process in BMC from assistant controller.

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Knowledge of, Management and posting of non-judgmental.

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Management of recurring judgmental JE’s – Others (e.g. restructuring, impairment, dividends, SBPs, pensions, tax, IFRS 9, 133C reclass)

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Financial report pre-close analysis to identify any corrections to be made.

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Perform re-allocations and re-classes (GL, CC, PC)

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B/S account reconciliations

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Work with country users for identification of non-judgmental journals to move to 3PSP

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Collaborate with OC lead and review balance sheet and trial balance to maintain the needed hygiene.

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Preparation of quarterly statutory accounts for the assigned market including provision of relevant information for compliance.

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Be the point of contact for provision of information for statutory and any other regulatory requirement.

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Provide support for year-end Annual Financial statements.

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Building collaborative partnering relationships with all key stakeholders.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

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Qualified Accountant with business knowledge / understanding

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Very good accounting knowledge / various reporting requirements understanding.

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Work experience in SAP- knowledge on SAP FI / good understanding of other interfaces – i-finance 

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Microsoft office skills – Excel / Word / Power Point/ Power BI etc.

Skills

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Fluent in French and English

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Ability to identify improvement opportunities in the allocated country driven by local business needs and the Commercial Experience global agenda

Leadership

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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.

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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
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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.

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PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

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CONSUMER LOVE : Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

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PURPOSE & SERVICE : Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

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AGILITY : Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

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. 

WHAT WE OFFER

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Hybrid work and flexibility(within the week: 3 days from home, 2 days from the office with our fantastic colleagues )

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Private medical care (Medicover)

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Multisport Plus card

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Life insurance

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Pension fund

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Annual bonus

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Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications

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Sharing the cost of professional training & courses

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Extra days off to take care of yourself and others

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Unilever store - Our products at attractive prices

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Employee referral program

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Numerous of employee initiatives

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Fruits, coffee, tea, water, and our ready-made meals available in the kitchen

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Employee parking

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.

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.