Senior Finance Manager Global Performance Management

Unilever Brazil; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in the UK seeks a Senior Finance Manager for Global Performance Management. The successful candidate will drive the organization's performance management efforts, analyzing financial results and trends while supporting strategic decision-making. A proven financial track record and strong analytical skills are essential for this role, along with excellent communication abilities. Flexible working options are available, and the company promotes a family-friendly and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Subsidised gym membership

Discounted staff shop

Shares

Qualifications

• Proven financial track record across various business groups.
• Experience in performance management and strategic financial analysis.
• Strong work ethic, proactive mindset, and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support analytical frameworks for strategic decision-making.
• Analyze financial results to identify risks and communicate outcomes.
• Coordinate ad hoc initiatives to steer business performance throughout the year.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Project management

Technical understanding

Mathematical skills

Education

Relevant finance qualification

Tools

Financial modeling software

Job description

Job Title: Senior Finance Manager Global Performance Management

Location: 100VE

Work-Level: WL2C

Job Purpose

One Performance Management & Strategy team is the core of the company's performance management and sets the pace of the organization in terms of resource allocation, prioritization and interventions needed in order to achieve Unilever's short and long-term objectives. This One Performance Management role engages in key interactions and leads backbone processes to drive the in-year performance of Unilever. This role is team’s first point of contact for most initiatives as it defines overall performance rhythm by leading Monthly/Quarterly planning cadence. This role works on a very agile way within the team, Business Groups and an extended network across corporate functions in order to generate Monthly in-depth results and forecast analysis, together with ad-hoc material to steer performance and actionable interventions across the business.

Responsibilites

• Support analytical and business frameworks as well as a quantitative approach to decision-making that shape the overall strategic course of the organization.
• Analyse financial results and trends to identify current and future business risks, and communicate results to leadership.
• Focus on operations including but not limited to evaluation of pricing strategy implementation, economic evaluation of capital expenditures, competitive analysis and benchmarking, and business process redesign.
• Involvement with special projects related to business development, strategic growth and ad hoc analysis.
• The role will coordinate several ad hoc initiatives to steer business throughout the year.

Key Stakeholders

• Corporate areas including Investor Relations, GCAD, M&A, and Supply Chain.
• Business Groups, Business Units, 1UL Markets, and GBUs
• Agile interactions across different areas and businesses

EXPECTATIONS OF THE ROLE

• Significant lateral and upward influence of key stakeholders to comply with complex agenda and tight deadlines.
• Proven financial track record across BGs and Functional areas.
• Strong systems understanding required due to the technical nature of the role.
• Experience in performance management (information management, target setting, performance scorecards)
• Experience in an Operating Country and some level of Global experience preferred Accounting / FP&A background desirable.
• Ability to directly partner and challenge business partners by delivering concise messages / making the complex simple / getting to the right business insights
• Strong Modelling/Mathematical/Analytical skill a must. Excellent communication skills, including written English
• Strong work ethic, great attitude, self-starting & proactive mind-set, resilience in the face of pressure, good team player, ability to meet multiple stretching deadlines and attention to detail.
• Need to be able to roll up your sleeves

STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP

• Strong sense of purpose and service
• High level of personal mastery and agility
• Being a true talent catalyst and desire to make a leadership impact
• Genuine passion for high performance

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What we offer

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 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. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

Location

In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London. This site will house some employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars together with colleagues who are currently located in Lever House in Kingston. We are excited to be creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment. The campus is due to be completed in 2026.

Benefits

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, 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.

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