Assistant Manager Finance -SC Accounting
Location
Bangalore | India
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Job Title: Assistant Manager Finance - SC Accounting
Location: Bengaluru About Unilever Be part of the world's most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.
Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you'll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you'll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we'll work to help you become a better you.
About Uniops Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.
Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job Unilever Operations (UniOps) is a global business unit that will manage the company's shared business services, made up of HR Services, Finance Transactions, IT services, Information Management Services and Workplace Services.
Mission - To provide excellent services globally which enable Unilever to win in the market by
- putting the business' goals at the heart of what we do
- leveraging cost-effective, best practice, global solutions across Unilever to meet users' needs.
- making continuous improvement in both cost and service an integral part of our way of working
- building a professional services organization that enables our people to give their best.
- developing win-win relationships with selected providers to meet our current and future requirements.
The Key Benefits From UniOps Are Expected To Be - Lower cost of delivery through standardization, simplification, process harmonization & scale leverage.
- Better user experience by delivery of integrated service bundles to end-user.
- Continuous improvement through end-to-end process ownership.
Within the service catalogue of UniOps, Commercial Experience (CommEx) organization is responsible for the management and delivery of Finance Services globally, both through third-party outsourced providers and through in-sourced operations. The Supply Chain Finance Services team is responsible for the End-to-End Supply Chain Accounting processes from SC transactional activities to provide transparency in SC Cost movements to the SC Finance and MSO Finance organization, including being the guardian of the global product costing rulebook, compliance, and controls, (SOX, audit) regarding SC operational related activities, maintenance of routings, month end close process.
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Unilever Operations Centre (UniOps, Finance Shared Service centre) will be responsible for providing up to date, and relevant Supply Chain Accounting information to its customers (SC Finance and Cluster/Country finance) through various channels to provide relevant, accurate and timely reports on SC Accounting activities (Product Costing, Transfer Pricing), and transparency in SC Cost movements (end to view on changes in input drivers to impact on SC Cost in countries P&L.
Key Activities Summary - Provide transparency in changes in product cost and transfer prices covering 120 factories, 12 billion SC cost / annum.
- Variance analysis regarding forecasted cost and actual cost, forecasted cost previous period versus forecasted cost current period.
- Communication to SC Finance organization in the different clusters/countries
- Subject matter expertise for specific accounting process and country issues.
- In depth understanding of business systems and tools
- Track and register for SOX and Audit purposes.
- Subject matter expertise for specific accounting processes and country issues.
- Excellent service delivery
Main Accountabilities - Demonstrated capability to perform in a highly qualified and motivated team and to take responsibility for the end-to-end Supply Chain accounting process for the cluster/countries serviced.
- Track record of excellent service delivery.
- Provide subject matter expertise for specific sub-process within the harmonized operating model and support further harmonization of these processes with the (senior) executives.
- Leads implementation of changes across the region driving uniform practices on operations as well as on analytics
- Develop overall understanding of costing process & dynamics within the region and ensure accurate delivery of product cost & transfer prices.
- Review of the product cost at cost component level and exceptions, if any seek explanations for exceptions from the country and initiate necessary actions.
- Supervises the overall monthly and quarterly process of service delivery to countries and drives excellence in service through agreed KPIs
- Liaises & co-operates with dedicated country SC Finance team for the smooth running of SC standard & forecast process on monthly basis.
- Provide subject matter expertise within the harmonized operating model and support further harmonization of these processes with the countries and the service provider.
- Engage with Procurement, MDM, SU's and Country SCF regarding execution of monthly/quarterly plans.
- Overall analysis and explanation of monthly Supply Chain results for cluster per country/category totalling to 12 billion of SC cost.
- Leads a team working with cross cluster SC Finance & FET teams and motivates them to keep the performance high.
Key Accountabilities Customer Service - Develop processes and systems to accurately perform Supply Chain Accounting operations to meet customer demands on understanding of SC Cost movements
- To excel in service levels and work on continuous improvement, providing a high standard of customer service.
- Lead team meetings – suggest ways of improving efficiency and the service provided.
- Design service levels, quality, KPIs and deliver targets.
- Through engagement with the role and the wider team, seek to improve service levels, quality, KPIs and targets.
Quality - Understand the SC accounting policy and procedures required.
- Understand the different ways of working of clusters regarding SC Cost for actual and forecast.
General - Lead change management
- Lead training and development of the team to meet the service expectations of stakeholders.
- Understand and demonstrate the values and culture of the department.
- Be accountable and responsible for the services that are expected to be delivered out of the service hub.
- Hold people responsible within the teams and the clusters on agreed ways of working.
- The role may require some working of non-standard hours as workload dictates.
- Comply with corporate policies and procedures. Deal with issues in an appropriate and
timely manner.
Direct Reports Key Interfaces - SC Finance Directors,
- FET Managers/Directors,
- Procurement Finance Directors,
- Process Excellence & Capability Managers (PEC)
- IT Business Partners,
- D& A Team
- 3P service providers
- Master Data team (ES IM)
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