Supply Chain Finance Business Partner- Fixed Assets, SCI & Inventory

Unilever is currently hiring for Supply Chain Finance Business Partner - Fixed Assets, SCI & Inventory

Function: Finance                                                                                             

Reports to: Supply Chain Finance Manager – Ethiopia

Scope: Local:  Ethiopia

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Terms & Conditions: Full-time, Local conditions apply.

ABOUTUNILEVER

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.

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. The role will be responsible to ensuring reliability and accuracy of all financial and secondly non-financial information on stocks (RM, PM &FG), fixed assets and all SC Indirect related costs in the entire process.  Proactively identify all costs, issues and risk involving stocks and SCI, and inform on its impact on business results.  Reconciliation of all critical financial control accounts related to this area of responsibility to drive growth.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

1) Ensure robust governance and control systems are adhered to.

• Ensure adequate controls and financial hygiene of all areas in Supply Chain, including managing reviews and interaction with auditors during +5 audits during a year.

• Ensure integrity of balance sheet and income statement with appropriate levels of checks and balances.

• Drive delivery of timely and accurate reporting requirements

• Ensure Unilever Standard Chart of Accounts compliance

• Ensure stock controls compliant with SOX

• Ensure journals, write offs and provisions are done in accordance with Schedule of Authority.

2) Manage budgets and stock flows and balances.

• Ensure annual budgets done and standard product costing aligned to global product costing guidelines for Unilever factories.

• Ensure master data information is updated correctly for products sourced from 3P/ Collaborative Manufacturing sites

• Variance analysis of budget/forecast over and under spends done monthly.

• Drive stock take process and variance analysis of waste.

• Ensure SAP stock errors are understood and corrected.

• Drive cost reductions in order to meet R/ton targets.

• Drive stock days on hand down through analysis and reporting.

• Manage stock in various locations on site and off site at third parties.

• Provide financial business cases for different options of sourcing.

3) Perform material usage variance analysis & report on variances for the month to drive corrective action

4) Manage Business Waste:

• Manage Budget transfers for BW.

• Do ensure the review of Business waste (RM, PM, SFG and Engineering stocks)

• Ensure proper control from stage of early identification, classification and provisioning as per global guidelines.

• Find opportunities across materials and market

• Deliver Net productivity target for the business.

• Continuously benchmark internally and externally to ensure country Cost base is competitive.

• Ensure trackability of OH savings, including from productivity & hold country LT accountable

5) Performance Management and Reporting:

• Assist the SC Finance Manager Ethiopia with necessary information regarding Materials and inventory in terms Performance Management.

• Prepare Power-point presentation as and when required for different Business performance calls.

• Ensure bringing opportunity in the table to effectively guide the business.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Management/Financial Accounting experience in an FMCG business.

• Strong knowledge and practical experience in the application of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word tools.

• Decision Support and Analytical Skills.

• Performance Monitoring and Management of Business Planning Processes

• Good knowledge/hands on SAP.

• Accounting graduate & Chartered Accountant

Experiences & Qualifications

Necessary Experience & Qualifications  

• 5+ years of professional experience, including team leadership and change management

• Broad experience and understanding of Supply Chain Finance processes

• Experience in regional / global roles interacting virtually with stakeholders across multiple locations

• Deep understanding of Product Costing process

• Prior experience in SC Finance (e.g. Factory, Manufacturing, Logistics or Procurement Finance, Product Costing is preferential)

• Financial Accounting Expertise mainly for Cost Accruals, release and provisioning

• English fluency (Business level)

Qualification

• Degree in Accounting/Finance

• Professional Degree like CPA, CA, ACCA will be considered as an advantage

Skills

• Strong Supply Chain Process and financial controls knowledge

• Ability to lead teams to deliver best in class operations.

• Project, change management and leadership skills

• Analytical and problem-solving mind-set

• Robust risk and controls management

• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross functional teams to drive agenda

• A strong customer and service centric mindset

• Ability to challenge the status quo pro-actively

• Passion for technology and digital innovation

• Strong in holding self and others accountable

• Passionate about building and developing best-in-class finance processes and solutions

• Agility and Flexibility, role requires working in different time zones depending on the processes and peak moments

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

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.

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.