Assistant Finance Manager – Finance Business Partner

Assistant Finance Manager – Finance Business PartnerFunction: FinanceReports to: Finance ManagerLocation: BCN - Viladecans/ GreeceABOUT UNILEVERWith 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 PURPOSEYou’ll ensure sound and robust cost and price governance.You’ll coordinate Unilever stakeholders to ensure a globally harmonized management reporting process for UI.WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BEControl and Governance of Business InvestmentsManaging month‑end activities (e.g. monthly forecasting, month‑end review) to generate insights and appropriate actions.Ensuring financial records comply with relevant policies, procedures and external/SOX controls requirements.Driving the quarterly Marketing Activity Plan (MAP) exercise end‑to‑end, including monthly tracking of actuals, budgets, and forecasts across multiple BUs in UI.Managing Master Data structure and tools across portfolio of category spend.Managing UI’s pricing strategy framework and pricing process, including quarterly analysis.Ongoing reviews of pricing risks and ensuring mitigation controls are implemented.Business Partnerships & Performance ManagementActively driving growth, profitability, pricing decision, managing risk, challenging business teams, managing costs across Europe and P&L drivers.Reviewing actuals vs forecast and escalating potential issues.Supporting Business Partners on budget and pricing management matters across multiple BUs in UI.Leading partnering interventions and resolving it with business partners.WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEEDExperiences & Qualifications3 - 7 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting.Experience working with SAP or similar accounting software systems.A bachelor’s degree in any discipline.Microsoft expert, especially in Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. Experience dealing with multiple currencies and exchange rates.Experience working in cross‑functional teams within a matrix environment both F2F and virtually.Experience working with large databases.SkillsBe a strategic, highly adaptable and entrepreneurial person.Have strong financial acumen and analytical skills, with bias to drive action.Have strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills with key stakeholders.Have experience working and leading in cross‑functional teams.Have great project management and business process design skills.LeadershipYou 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.Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) BehaviorsPASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.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 organization 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr