Global Performance Management - Finance Manager ​

Job Title: Global Performance Management - Finance Manager ​

Location: Bangalore

About Unilever:
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Purpose of the Role:

This role is part of the Global Cost Controller’s Team and reports to the Global Cost Controller under One performance team. The role plays play a key role in fundamental rethinking and strategic reshaping of General Overheads, supports key stakeholders within the Global Performance Management team, Transformation teams, External Consultants, and Business Groups. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a high potential, top talent in Unilever to level strategic and influencing skills up and develop as a seasoned global finance professional. This role offers a highly sought-after experience and perfect grooming ground for a high caliber and promising candidate who can be groomed for senior leadership positions in Unilever.

Total Overheads cost base for Unilever is approx. €7Bn. With the strategic ambition of the company and portfolio transformation program, Overheads have a considerable contribution to make to deliver on this ambition. This year we have launched the productivity program and the Ice-cream separation workstreams. This will bring a new challenge to Overheads as we need to ensure on time and in full delivery of productivity initiatives at the same time manage a smooth separation of the Ice-cream business and manage stranded cost in a short- and long-term perspective. The role is responsible for delivering this ambition and focus on (i) Long term strategic review of Overheads post transformation, (ii) Short- and Long- term performance of People cost, (iii) Short- and Long- term performance of non-people cost.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Strategic review of Overheads to create affordable framework post Rigoletto. 
•    Create extra productivity pipeline for the next 3 years to land Unilever ambition. 
•    Analyze, evaluate and manage the performance of non-people cost at a Global level (appr. €3.0bn) to support strategic decisions by VP Finance, EVP Finance, CFO, VP HR, CHRO, COO.
•    Liase with BCG and Control Tower on all topics related to Overheads and Productivity program

•    Drive and results orientation: Natural bias for action and willing to make a positive difference to achieve higher levels of performance. Sets stretching goals for self and team, exploits opportunities and strives to achieve beyond what is expected, even under adverse circumstances. Takes direct ownership of objectives and peripheral activities, balancing caution, courage and flexibility. Has high levels of self-assurance and shows resilience and belief in own ability to achieve goals.
•    Analytical power: Brings powerful analysis to issues and has a roving eye for detail and uses an intelligent mix of logic and intuition inn decision making and judgement. Rapidly absorbs new information, knowledge and applies new techniques, technology and procedures.
•    Collaboration & Influencing: Is impactful and flexible in communicating and influencing the issues with the ability to work across matrices of functions. Builds informal networks, actively listens and responds to the concerns and feelings of others even when not explicitly stated – high levels of emotional intelligence.
•    Stewardship: Fosters a control culture in the business where we encourage risk taking but have zero compromise on financial controls and accounting principles. Proven technical ability across controlling to both lead and do across the controlling agenda. 
•    Passion for People: A coach, mentor and the obvious desire to devote personal time to build people skills and with a flair to lead people and command fellowship. The candidate should have the maturity and deftness to understand nuances in different inter relationships and find the best way to get the job done – holding themselves and their colleagues accountable at all times.

Requirements

Key Interfaces:
•    Global Cost Controller
•    Global Performance Management (1 VP and 1 EVP)
•    Control Tower project teams
•    BG, 1UL and National Management finance teams (VPs, Directors, Controllers)
•    GBS and Tech & Data teams

Skills:
•    Must work well with a wide range of global and country stakeholders
•    Must be very strong in senior stakeholder management 
•    Strong business acumen with experience in OpCo is preferable 
•    Ability to innovate and create out of box solutions
•    Must be excellent at taking initiatives
•    Highly proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) 
•    Well-developed communication skills
•    Exceptional in responding and delivering under pressure
•    Extraordinary in analysis with seasoned presentation skills

Additional Skills:
•    Experience of building and leading teams
•    Experience in finance modelling
•    Relevant experience for 5+ years

Educational Qualifications:

•    Qualified CIMA, ACCA, MBA or equivalent with 8+ years of experience

Experience Level

Mid Level