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The Group Chief Accountants Department (GCAD) is the primary custodian for Unilever’s Group financial & management reporting and Global Financial Controls Framework, manages the global audit relationship with KPMG, determines and ensures adherence to Unilever’s accounting policies, and many other projects related to how Unilever measures its performance, presents and communicates to the external world. This role in particular focuses on the accounting, reporting, and control of acquisitions and disposals transactions.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the accounting, reporting and controls processes for acquisitions and disposals.
- Ensuring a sustainable reporting process is embedded in acquired entities, including guiding and working with operating centres and countries to ensure that the transaction is correctly reflected in management and financial reporting.
- Supporting accurate, timely, consistent and fair presentation of acquisition and disposal measures in Unilever Group financial statements, including monitoring of A&D related cost.
- Lead earnout reviews for our past acquisitions, reviewing forecasts against the business plan
- Maintain GCAD processes, guidelines resources (including M&A accounting online page and trainings) related to acquisitions and disposals.
- Participating in the preparation of quarterly results announcements and Annual Report and Accounts.
- Supporting GCAD LT on engagement & wellbeing agenda.
- Liaising with our external auditors (KPMG).
- Working with advisors (EY, Deloitte, PWC) on new acquisitions.
All about you
The key Standards of Leadership behaviours we are looking for are Passion for High Performance, Purpose/Service, and Agility. The candidate must have the ability to meet rigorous reporting requirements & deadlines, quickly and pro-actively resolve issues, and manage stakeholders across various levels of the business (both within country & global teams) with strong communication skills. The role is fit for a self-starter who can operate autonomously with minimal supervision.
- Minimum 2 Years’ experience in Operating Centre or Country Finance function.
- Exposure to Unilever’s Financial & Management Reporting process.
- Exposure to project management.
- Good interpersonal skills to build rapport with various stakeholder.
- (Desirable) SCOA understanding.
- (Desirable) Knowledge and understanding of Unilever’s Accounting Policy Manual and Global Controls Framework.
- (Desirable but can be learned in role) SAP / Ifinance knowledge.
- (Desirable) Professional Accounting Qualification.
About Unilever
Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.
Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’.
What We Offer
Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, free gym, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.
Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. 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. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self.
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