Global Finance Senior Analyst - Pepsi Lipton JV

Job Title: Global FP&A Senior Analyst – Pepsi Lipton JV

Location: Kingson

JOB PURPOSE

Pepsi Lipton is a joint venture between Unilever and PepsiCo to manufacture and sell iced tea branded products around the world. Two of our biggest brands, Lipton and Pure Leaf, are worth over $1 billion in Retail Sales Value.

As an independent company in its own right, the joint venture has its own board of directors.  As a global organization, the variation in countries, bottlers and manufacturing sites makes this a very exciting place to work. We have 5 regional organisations operating across the world: North America, Europe, Latin America, and AMEA (Asia, Middle East, and Africa,). We are constantly breaking new grounds with new mixes launched into white markets.

Whilst we have the backing and support of our two parent companies, our entrepreneurial set-up gives us real autonomy. Our roles are broad, our responsibilities are big and our experiences even bigger with the opportunity to learn from the best talent of both companies.  We have high visibility and great exposure to senior leadership and to talented colleagues all over the world. It means – all resources in the JV need to have powerful influential skills and be confident to operate independently.  It as well means, that we are leaders responsible from the end-to-end business in a way that’s just not possible at our parent companies.

So, if you want to really challenge yourself, and experience a whole new way of working with an entrepreneurial winning mindset, without leaving your parent company, this could be the perfect place to take your career to the next level. 

JOB SUMMARY

Assist the Pepsi Lipton Global FP&A Manager and Director in managing the JV financial planning and analysis agenda. This includes the monthly performance reporting & forecasts, AOP process, Strategic planning, Digital transformation, supporting the CFO with all relevant analyses and presentations, and business partnering the Global Marketing team.

This role will provide the successful applicant the opportunity to interact with & present to senior leaders, build on storytelling skills and owner/lead processes and tools.

RESPONSIBILITIES

·Lead the monthly forecasting & actuals reporting ensuring quality and timely availability of financial information, assist in reviewing performance and getting the regional finance teams to clarify questions in several areas of the P&L.

·Ownership of the Financial planning tool (currently Oracle), managing accurate submissions from regions for actuals, AOP & forecasts, working with the regions and software providers to implement improvements, updates and resolve issues.

·Manage and coordinate global cost submissions for Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Strategic Planning & forecasts, consolidating results, preparing decks & commentary.

·Support the global FP&A team with AOP, Strategic Planning and forecasting by managing calendars, templates, FX and developing/managing consolidation models.

·Reporting & Analysis of Global and Total JV Overheads

·Support in preparation of presentations for senior leadership and board of directors.

·Ownership of supplementary reporting such as Channel and DCom

·Business Partnering Global Marketing, with support on managing global budgets, cross charges, analyses (including ROI on marketing investments, productivity initiatives)

·Assist in the reporting of financials to parent companies.

·Assist in the development of systems & reporting tools. Including identifying opportunities, managing and implementing the transition of reporting to self service tools such as Power BI

ALL ABOUT YOU

Business Skills

• Experienced financial background with financial planning and analysis in a multinational company, preferably FMCG (+5 years)

• Professional qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) preferred

• Experience of reporting and planning processes

• Experience of building and managing financial models

• Strong IT skills with high level of proficiency in Excel and good level in Power Point

• Knowledge of financial planning & reporting software such as Oracle, SAP.

• Knowledge of tools such as Power BI an advantage but not essential

Personal Skills

• Committed team player with a high passion for growth & excellence

• Able to work well under pressure to achieve multiple deadlines with a flexible work style that adapts to a constantly changing agenda, noting that the environment is fast paced

• Pragmatic, results-oriented and with strong analytical/numerical power and problem-solving attitude

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to successfully build and maintain key relationships, while operating in a culturally diverse group of people

• Good presentation skills: ability to present in a clear and succinct manner.

Pepsi Lipton Way Behaviors

• Drive Consumer Centricity – We put People at the heart of everything we do

• Act as Owners – We operate with an owner mindset end to end to win as a system

• Be Agile & Resilient - We stay agile and adapt boldly to change with resilience

• Empower & Enable People – We unlock the full potential of both Talent & Teams

• Lead with Purpose – Ensure purpose guides our decisions and actions

NOTES

Location

In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars, Lever House in Kingston, Unilever House in Leatherhead and Graze in Richmond. We are creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment, purposefully bringing us together in our own Unilever ecosystem. The campus is due to be completed in early 2025 and will consist of two interconnected buildings, as well as landscaped surrounding areas.

What We Offer

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

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, click here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.

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