Main Accountabilities
Specific deliverables of this role include, but are not limited to :
Controls monitoring and reporting for Process controls.
- Perform accuracy & completeness validation of monthly VAR reports as part of MEC activities.
- Analysis of data in the Controls Cockpit to identify outliers, significant patterns, trends, anomalies.
- Drive Control Health Meetings with Controllers, flag outliers, drive PEC and country to close these outliers within reasonable time.
- Take full ownership of cluster and process assigned, flagging outliers with no progress, that needs attention.
- Issuance of the Monthly Controls Cockpit usage report with accuracy and completeness, within timelines.
Active contribution to develop digital agenda in controls monitoring.
- Explore and pursue automation opportunities in the current model of control monitoring with support from reporting manager.
- Identify & support development and go-live of new reports enhancing the robustness of controls environment. Interacting with multiple stake holders like Group Chief Accountant Department (GCAD), Process Excellence, IT and D&A teams.
Drive best in class Service Delivery for assigned clusters.
- Manage effective service delivery on controls reporting and monitoring for the clusters, creating exceptional user experience in stakeholder community.
- Establishing connect with Controllers team to deep dive into reports, provide insights, leverage UniOps network to propose structural solutions for business challenges and drive accountability.
Key Interfaces
- Group Chief Accountant Department.
- Country Finance Controllers/Teams.
- Process Owners.
- Control Owners.
- Operating Centres.
- IT teams.
Critical success Factors for the Job
Key Skills
- Strong knowledge of business processes (RTR/PTP/OTC/MTD).
- Analytics & controls mindset.
- Strong business acumen.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Customer and service centricity.
- Solution oriented.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Analytical skills.
Relevant Experience
- CA/MBA with 2- 4 years of Finance experience in Unilever or at least one other global organization in similar industry.
- Strong experience in control assurance, accounting/ finance role, internal audit, project management, process excellence.
- Experience and cultural awareness to work with a geographically, culturally diverse and global team.
DESIRABLE:
- Business Partnering role experience.
- Technology understanding SAP, GRC Hana.
- Analytical and Visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, ACL, SQL.