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Unilever Hiring for Home Care R&D Finance Analyst Job at Port Sunlight, England Full Time

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Job Title: Home Care R&D Finance Analyst
Location: Port Sunlight Office & Factories
ABOUT UNILEVER
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Persil, Dove, Knorr, Domestos, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite, Magnum and Lynx. Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace”
At Unilever, Finance is about so much more than numbers. It’s the lifeblood of our business – touching every area, informing multi-million-euro decisions and directly influencing the development, growth and health of our brands, and through them our vision to build a better business and a better world.
Your influence will directly determine the future of our brands and our whole business. Our Finance teams are tasked with the financial operation, auditing, accountancy and tax management of Unilever as a whole. At our root, we believe that sustainable business growth is only possible when you bring together the best purpose-led talent, and that is what you will find in our teams. From Finance Business Partners to Accountants to the broad range of specialists in Expertise Services, everyone works together to achieve our ambitions.
JOB PURPOSE
Home Care Business Group is the second largest Business Group in Unilever accounting for more than 20% of Unilever’s Turnover and ~10% of Operating Profit. It includes €1bn brands Dirt is Good & Surf and other brands like Comfort, Sunlight, Domestos & Cif. The Business Group generates 80% of its sales in emerging markets where strong future growth is most likely and holds number one position in 7 out of its top 10 markets. Home Care vision is to transform the cleaning industry with Clean Future strategy, driving sustainable, superior and affordable products while reducing our environmental impact. Its strategic role is to step up profitability in Laundry, drive future formats and scale Home & Hygiene, furthermore in 2022 there are a number of ambitious investments for the Business Group in its Professional cleaning business and scaling a nascent Hygiene business. In this highly competitive environment, we have defined a clear strategy that optimises our current business, whilst understanding how consumer trends will impact our business in the future.
With the compass organization landing, Business Groups are now having end to end P&L responsibility across the company which requires a different way to drive performance management, investment, choices that are fully aligned with strategy, and value creation.
The role will be part of the global home care finance team with a key role supporting the business performance in home care research and development
Global Home Care Finance is a very dynamic, diverse and energetic team, spanning more than 20 nationalities. We are running strong learning, connectivity, diversity, equity and inclusion, wellbeing and career development initiatives with strong passion to make this team one of the best in the Unilever Finance.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Based in Port sunlight and reporting to the finance manager HC R&D,
The role will support the development and maintenance of all processes and controls of spend in HC R&D, supporting an overheads global budget greater than €140m, driving and developing the tools to support the strong budget control that we have in HC R&D, reviewing and reporting in month performance and mapping out of any risks or opportunities.
The role will also support ongoing performance efforts for Home Care across the wider business.
Key Accountabilities:
Overheads Performance Management:
  • Support the long-term Overheads strategic framework.
  • Establish and develop Overheads analytics and reporting required to drive performance across HC R&D, bringing full visibility on actuals, forecast and initiatives to close gaps.
  • Responsible for month-end closing, ensure business transactions are properly recorded.
  • Drive ZBB with the support of detailed analysis to highlight savings opportunities.
  • Work with R&D teams to bring insights and analytics to performance.
Collaborate in the wider HC Finance Agenda:
  • Collaborate in cross team projects and programmes. Lead, support and participate in various initiatives to build Home Care Finance’s thriving culture in areas of wellbeing, learning, connectivity, diversity, equity & inclusion, and high business impact areas.
ALL ABOUT YOU
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong engagement and communication skills.
  • Advanced Excel skills (PIVOT, complex data analysis).
  • Solid knowledge of accounting principles.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other / senior key stakeholders.
  • Relevant years of related experience at a professional level.
  • Prior experience in areas of data management, analysis and business partnering.
  • Passion for High Performance – Use data & insight to support decisions.
  • Talent Catalyst – Inspire teamwork and collaboration.
  • Personal Mastery – Set high standards for herself/himself.
WHAT WE OFFER
Not only do we offer a competitive salary, but also our pension scheme, an annual bonus, a free gym, a staff shop and shares. You’ll get the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and agile environment. We strive to achieve a family-friendly culture and to, above all, create possibilities for all.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. 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.
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