Ice Cream Risk Assistant, Canada

Unilever; Toronto; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Ice Cream Risk Assistant to enhance governance and risk management within their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance and financial integrity as the company transitions to an independent entity. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to implement effective controls, monitor financial metrics, and support innovative projects. With a commitment to fostering growth and inclusion, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading global ice cream company, while enjoying a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans

Life and Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Paid Vacation

Qualifications

• Over 3 years of experience in finance related to risk, controls, and compliance.
• Expertise in SOX compliance, audits, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Become a subject matter expert on the Global Financial Control Framework.
• Monitor KPIs and financial metrics to identify risks and opportunities.
• Assist with audits, track findings, and develop action plans.

Skills

Risk Management

Financial Controls

Process Design & Automation

Stakeholder Management

Effective Communication

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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Job Title: Ice Cream Risk Assistant, Canada

Location: Toronto, Canada

Terms & Conditions: Full time, international assignment not available, and relocation for international candidates is not provided.

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We aim to create the ultimate snacking company, fostering growth, innovation, ownership, and performance. We craft extraordinary ice cream experiences that transform moments into memories because we believe life tastes better with ice cream.

About The Magnum Ice Cream Company

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is focused on growth—growing our business, our customers’ businesses, and our people's careers. We empower our team to innovate responsibly, giving consumers more unforgettable moments and having fun doing it.

With 19,000 experts and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto, and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest ice cream company. We have been serving happiness for over 100 years.

We are investing to unlock our full growth potential as a standalone entity, planned before the end of 2025.

If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

Job Purpose

Your role is to galvanize the organization—including headquarters, factories, logistics, and partners—to be vigilant about controls and take proper actions to protect our business. You will promote stewardship and elevate this message across the company.

As part of our journey to accelerate growth and profitability, you will establish and maintain a governance model for policies and procedures, apply risk and control concepts, communicate findings to leadership, and partner with cross-functional teams to design workflows supporting risk reduction.

This role reports to the America’s Finance Senior Manager Controls and Compliance, providing visibility and guidance on risk management, audits, and value protection.

Key Responsibilities

• Become a subject matter expert on the Global Financial Control Framework (GFCF) and assist stakeholders with implementation.
• Lead local change management for updates to documentation, processes, and systems.
• Maintain a strong governance process to ensure policy updates.
• Understand supply chain finance activities related to controls to guide testing.
• Monitor KPIs and financial metrics to identify risks and opportunities, working closely with manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain functions.
• Assist with audits, track findings, develop action plans, and follow up on remediation.
• Support innovation projects by reviewing process designs and performing control impact assessments.

What You Need To Succeed

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Understanding of business functions and their interconnections.
• Expertise in SOX compliance, audits, and risk management.
• Experience in designing and evaluating business controls for effectiveness.
• Ability to manage diverse stakeholders and ensure accountability.
• Effective communication skills with finance and non-finance audiences.
• Over 3 years of experience in finance related to risk, controls, and compliance.

Skills

Top 3 functional skills: Risk Management, Financial Controls, Process Design & Automation

Top 3 business skills: Stakeholder management, Effective communication, Prioritization

Leadership

You are responsible for delivering high standards, resilient, and able to lead others through uncertainty, creating opportunities and guiding teams with flexibility and empathy.

Standards of Leadership (SOL) Behaviors

• Passion for high performance
• Personal mastery
• Purpose & service

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $84,000 CAD to $126,000 CAD. Bonus eligible. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, life and disability insurance, parental leave, paid vacation, and more.

What We Offer

• Culture for Growth
• Employee Well-Being Benefits
• Global Reach
• Career Development
• Sustainability Initiatives

Diversity & Inclusion

Unilever Canada is committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, gender, age, disability, or other protected characteristics. For assistance, contact [e-mail].