Senior Finance Executive - Controllership

Unilever; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Finance Executive - Controllership to lead and manage financial transaction accounting for UEIT, a UK-based subsidiary, within UniOps. The role emphasizes governance, accuracy, and timely reporting in a fast-paced global environment.

You will work in a multinational team, drive month-end closures, and support statutory audits, with exposure to balance sheet items and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with 3–5 years in financial reporting and accounting.
• Experience in ERP environments with month-end closures.
• Ability to manage a multi-national/virtual team and drive process excellence.

Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of balance sheet items like intangibles and prepaid.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial accounting and reporting.
• Carry out month-end accounting and closing processes.
• Prepare month-end journals with proper controls and reviews.
• Monitor internal controls and assist audits.
• Support statutory, corporate and IFC audits.

Skills

Accounting

ERP experience

Team management

Process excellence

MS Office

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

ERP system

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Senior Finance Executive - Controllership
Location: Bengaluru

About Unilever

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas, and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

About Bangalore Hub

Unilever Bangalore Hub is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. It serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Role Purpose

It's a very exciting time to be part of this team, to join & participate in the digitally enabled future-fit business operations. With the ever-growing footprint of UniOps at a rapid pace in the past few years, its equally vital to have a robust financial system, processes, and policy framework to ensure sustainable business operation, which would not only mean solid governance & control on the internal processes but would also mean a holistic assessment of internal and external factors impacting the overall business operations. This role is a key position in UniOps financial controllership team which will independently lead & manage financial transaction accounting for UK Europe Information Technology (UEIT), one of the key entities of UniOps. UEIT operations are based in UK; it is a 100% Subsidiary of UKCR. The role provides an experience on accounting, auditing, internal controls and financial reporting.

Main Accountabilities

• Strong understanding on Balance Sheet line items like intangibles & prepaid
• Accurate and timely financial accounting and reporting
• Carry out month end accounting and closing process
• Month end journals include keeping proper control and review
• Monitoring internal controls
• Active participation and assistance in statutory, corporate and IFC audits

Key Skills

• Qualified accountant with minimum experience of 3-5 years in the areas of Financial Reporting and Accounting
• Must have worked in ERP environment with month end closures
• Team management experience (regular interaction with 3PSP, OC and Internal Team)
• Process simplification & process excellence mindset is must
• Excellent in Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Working in multi-national teams and/or a virtual team environment

Please Note

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