Finance Manager /Chief Accountant

Recruiter
Unilever PLC
Location
Ghana
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
07 May 2021
Closes
11 May 2021
Ref
0cfbd3d17c28
Experience level
Manager
Job Description

Unilever PLC isurgently looking for an experienced Finance Manager or Chief Accountant to joinUnilever Corporate. You will be supporting the Finance director with financialmodels as the team work in transforming Unilever's manufacturing network vialarge capital projects. Ensuring excellence in financial rigor, sourcingstrategies, engineering, project management, procurement, change management andcommunications in these projects is vital to optimise the corporate finance andfuture proof Unilever operations. The manager is also tasks with providingnecessary financial support and direction; and making right interventions to ensurethe success of daily Unilever Corporate finance. If you're looking for a greatteam and a challenging, innovative, fun and energetic work environment, you areat the right place. We believe that the passion of our employees is ourstrength and this is what drives us towards outstanding performance. We aim toprovide people over the world with products that are good for them and good forothers. Our vision is to develop new ways of doing business with the aim ofdoubling the size of our company while reducing our environmental impact. Ourbrands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them,we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.In fact, 160 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.Interested applicants should urgently submit their recent CV/Resume and a coverletter as instructed accordingly. Only successful applicants who meetUnilever's corporate requirements will be contacted.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively participating business discussions andbeing part of business related decision-making process as needed.

• Assessing innovation or other major investmentbusiness cases and providing financial expertise and insight to ensure rightdecision.

• Active involvement in establishing mid &long-term category strategies.

• Global category goals by showing risks andopportunities pro-actively.

• Great analytical power and actionable insightsgeneration.

• Scenario planning and financial modelling.

• Business case preparation including detailed budget.

• Cost management racking of expenses incurred againstthe project.

• Analysis of 'make vs buy' sourcing studies inconjunction with procurement teams.

• Capital expenditure assessment and one-offrestructuring cost review.

• Project network and resource costing's.

• Third party manufacturer contract review withprocurement teams.

• Network design review and risk assessment.

• Financial Accounting & Reporting and Support inStatutory Accounting and Reporting.

• Responsible for daily settlements, confirmations andReconciliation of all financial flows

Company Profile:

Unilever is aleading international consumer goods manufacturer with amazing brands, dynamicpeople and a sustainable vision. The company sells food, personal careproducts, detergents and household cleaners in over 190 countries, which areused by

Industry: food processing / FMCG

Functional Area: Account and Finance

Role Category: Accountant

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