Assistant Finance Manager

Hindustan Unilever (HUL); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) in Mumbai HO, India, invites applications for Assistant Finance Manager – Financial Reporting. You will join a centralized finance team responsible for preparation of financial statements, governance over end-to-end processes, and balance sheet management, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

This role leads a small team, uses SAP and Power BI, coordinates month-end, supports audits, and works with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury and Business Partnering

Qualifications

• CA/CMA/ACCA/MBA in Finance or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in financial reporting and controllership in large organisations.
• Hands-on SAP FI/CO in a financial reporting environment.
• Exposure to Power BI for reporting is advantageous.
• Experience in coaching or leading team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, review, and submission of periodic financial statements in line with Unilever policies, local GAAP / IFRS, and internal timelines.
• Governance over core financial processes (closing, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, intercompany, fixed assets).
• Own and drive balance sheet hygiene with regular reviews and timely resolution of open items.
• Coordinate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities with adherence to timelines.
• Review and sign off key account reconciliations, ensuring issues are identified and resolved promptly.
• Use SAP extensively for posting, reporting, analysis, and controls, ensuring data integrity across systems.
• Leverage Power BI to create or enhance dashboards and reports for financial performance KPIs.
• Partner with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Business Partnering teams to resolve issues and drive improvements.
• Support audits by preparing schedules and responding to queries, ensuring remediation of observations.
• Identify automation opportunities to simplify and standardise reporting and control processes.

Skills

SAP FI/CO

Power BI

Financial reporting

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Education

CA/CMA/ACCA/MBA in Finance

Tools

Power BI (Dashboards)

Excel

Job description

Business Title: Assistant Finance Manager Financial Reporting

Location: Mumbai HO, India

Business Unit / Function Finance – Financial Reporting

Reports to Finance Manager / Senior Finance Manager – Financial Reporting

Job Purpose: The Assistant Finance Manager – Financial Reporting is part of a centralised finance team responsible for highquality preparation of financial statements, governance over endtoend financial processes, and robust balance sheet management. The role ensures accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of financial reporting while driving process discipline and supporting continuous improvement across the finance control environment. This role manages a small team and works extensively with SAP and related reporting tools, with some use of Power BI for insights and analytics.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the preparation, review, and submission of periodic financial statements in line with Unilever policies, local GAAP / IFRS, and internal timelines.
• Hold governance over core financial processes (e.g., closing, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, intercompany, fixed assets) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and control.
• Own and drive balance sheet hygiene, including regular balance sheet reviews, ageing analysis, and timely resolution of open items.
• Coordinate monthend, quarterend, and yearend close activities, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Review and signoff key account reconciliations, ensuring issues are identified, escalated, and resolved promptly.
• Use SAP extensively for posting, reporting, analysis, and controls, ensuring data integrity and consistency across systems.
• Leverage Power BI (where applicable) to create or enhance dashboards and reports that provide insight into financial performance, balance sheet health, and process KPIs.
• Partner with other finance teams (e.g., Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Business Partnering) and relevant business stakeholders to resolve issues and land improvements.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing audit schedules, responding to queries, and ensuring remediation of audit observations.
• Identify opportunities for simplification, standardisation, and automation in financial reporting and control processes, and drive agreed improvements.
• Lead, coach, and develop a small team of finance professionals, ensuring clarity of goals, strong performance, and learning opportunities.

Key Interfaces

• Central Finance / Controllership teams
• FP&A / Performance Management
• Finance Business Partnering teams
• Shared Services / Global Operations (if applicable)
• Internal and external auditors

  Critical Experience & Qualifications

  • Professional qualification preferred (e.g., CA / CMA / ACCA / MBA in Finance) or equivalent finance qualification.
  • Strong experience in financial reporting, controllership, or related finance roles, ideally in a large or multinational organisation.
  • Handson experience with SAP (FI/CO or equivalent modules) in a financial reporting or controlling environment.
  • Exposure to reporting/visualisation tools such as Power BI is an advantage.
  • Experience of managing or coaching team members is preferred.

  Key Skills & Competencies

  • Strong technical understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting (local GAAP and/or IFRS).
  • High attention to detail with a strong control and governance mindset.
  • Proficiency in SAP for financial postings, reconciliations, and reporting.
  • Ability to work with and interpret large data sets; familiarity with Power BI or similar tools is a plus.
  • Strong problemsolving skills and ability to drive issue resolution across multiple stakeholders.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a centralised / virtual team environment.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise under tight monthend and yearend timelines.
  • People leadership potential with willingness to coach and develop team members.

  Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Timeliness and accuracy of financial statement submissions.
  • Quality of balance sheet (ageing, open items, provisions, and reconciliations).
  • Number and severity of audit observations and timely closure of actions.
  • Effectiveness of process governance (ontime close, adherence to controls, KPI performance).
  • Stakeholder and audit feedback.
  • Team engagement and performance.