B&W Finance Business Partner UK/I

Unilever; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational company in Hull and East Yorkshire is seeking a B&W Finance Business Partner to provide financial planning and performance support. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to drive strategic objectives, delivering analysis, and influencing decision-making. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in financial roles, with a strong understanding of business acumen and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. The position offers flexible working options and focuses on inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Family-friendly workplace

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 3+ years in financial/operational roles preferred.
• Experience in business partnering within BG/BU or national teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to achieve strategic and operational objectives.
• Provide analysis and decision-making support to influence senior stakeholders.
• Manage monthly financial submissions and develop corrective action plans.

Skills

Business acumen

Influencing skills

Complex dependency understanding

Fast-paced adaptability

Job description

Overview

Job Title: B&W Finance Business Partner UK/I

Location: Kingston Head Office

Work-Level: 1C

Beauty & Wellbeing is one of the 5 Business Groups (BG) for Unilever with 20% of TO and 25% of Profit contribution to Unilever. Beauty is a 285+ B Eu market with 5-6% growth. Opportunities are immense. We believe in Positive Beauty and Healthy Lifestyle across all our Beauty & Wellbeing brands. Within our newly created Business Unit, we aim to shift from challenger to market leader in beauty. The journey to growth will involve challenges, focusing on premiumization, sharp choices on demand spaces, digital and influencer capabilities, and growth in disruptive channels (Dcom, Health & Beauty). These ambitions require a startup mentality, agile work, and a true owner’s mindset. We have brands such as Simple, Tresemme, Vaseline, Shea, and Dove in the BU, and we look forward to talent joining our team.

Note: The deadline for applying is 23.59 the day before the job posting end date.

JOB PURPOSE

There are 3 sizeable BG Led markets for B&W in EU: UK/I, Netherlands and Italy (UK/I being the largest).

The B&W Finance Business Partner UK/I will be the first point of contact for B&W BU regarding performance, financial planning, and finance business partnering for the UK/I. This is a high-exposure role emphasizing solid financial basics and close collaboration with the B&W EU & UKI Finance lead and other BULT members. It is an opportunity to establish a reputation as a high-performing business partner with strong analysis, clear partnering & decision support, and potential to advance to a managerial role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner the B&W UK/I CSP, Marketing, and other stakeholders to achieve strategic and operational objectives
• Provide in-depth analysis and decision-making support, influence senior stakeholders to deliver results, mitigate risks, and unlock growth opportunities
• Deliver actuals, understand the building blocks of the FC, and support opportunities while mitigating risks to deliver in-year targets
• Support key stakeholder forums including monthly S&OP, quarterly business reviews, and IBP
• Develop corrective actions for major performance interventions (e.g., pricing and promotional resets or BMI trade-offs)
• Innovation partnering – ensure strong commercial decisions for sizable business cases
• Monthly cash-up process with CSP & Demand planners, and manage monthly financial submissions
• Collaborate with B&W EU & UKI finance lead on long-term strategic thinking and 3-year plans for UK/I
• Support brand investment strategy and control BMI budgets

ALL ABOUT YOU

Experiences & qualifications

• Experience thriving in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment requiring flexibility
• Fostering a strong network and connections with cross-functional teams across countries
• 3+ years in financial/operational roles. Relevant business partnering experience within BG/BU, national teams and/or SC Finance is preferred

Skills

• Beauty Quotient: appreciation for Beauty and ability to embody the “Beauty Culture” (humble yet rebellious, agile, entrepreneurial, energetic and fun)
• Business acumen with bias toward actions with tangible impact
• Ability to work under time pressure and dynamically prioritise workload
• Ability to understand complex dependencies and drive simplification
• Self-confident leadership with ability to make an immediate impact with stakeholders
• Influencing skills to drive business outcomes in a collaborative manner
• Independent, proactive, and capable of achieving challenging results

Key Ul Behaviours

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes ownership for execution and results; uses data and insight to decide
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards; actively builds wellbeing and resilience
• AGILITY: Continually learns and develops skills

NOTES

Please apply via this portal as email applications may not be processed. Include your Future Fit Plan if possible.

By applying, you confirm you have spoken to your Line Manager and that applying aligns with your career stage at Unilever. If you require additional information or reasonable adjustments, contact your Talent Partner.

What we offer

We are open to flexible working options. We strive for a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever means inclusion and equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity. We offer reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process to enable you to present your best self.

Location

Note on location: The offices are being discussed; your role could be based at 100 Victoria Embankment or Kingston-upon-Thames after consultation ends. You will be notified of the final location after consultation.

Relocation to the UK

If applying from outside the UK and successful, relocation will be treated as self-funded with potential to reclaim some pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner with questions.