Nordics Head of Finance

NORDICS Head of Finance Function: Finance Work Level: WL3 Reports to: One Unilever Europe CFO Scope: Nordics (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway) Location: Stokholm Terms & Conditions: Fulltime position; Local conditions for local candidates. For outside Stockholm talent applying, according to Change Location Outside Country - CLOC Policy Nordics JOB PURPOSE NORDICS Head of Finance is an end-to-end role to lead the finance responsibilities for the NORDICS geography. This role is part of the Nordics Leadership teams and has responsibility to partner the Countries GMs in the Management P&L results, from Turnover to Operating Profit, supporting and steering the leadership team to ensure short-term and long-term delivery of financial and business goals. therefore, plays a key role in helping drive the broader business agenda through: End-to-end responsibility of the P/L in the region (Turnover €370m). Financial rigor, stewardship of the financial controls and proactive risk management of the Business. Creating a business fit for purpose in design, cost, and agility to drive a strong growth and profitability agenda. Develop together with the individual countries LT, the strategic vision and direction for NORDICS business. Developing the finance function to drive sharp investment choices and deliver the framework for sustainable profitable growth. SCOPE OF THE ROLE This role has responsibility over Management P&L results, from Turnover to Operating Profit, supporting and steering the leadership team to ensure short-term and long-term delivery of financial goals. The role is responsible for strategic partnering, performance management, stewardship agenda and leading the finance team to deliver the business objectives aligned with the 1UL strategy. It’s responsible for end-to-end coordination within finance with expertise functions like taxes, treasury, controls their respective operating hubs and the European FET. In addition, it will play a key role in the transformation agenda as part of the 1UL agenda. The entails a relevant leadership role by embracing and promoting agile ways of working, contributing to focusing our resources for impact, value delivery and/or to protect value. WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE • Delivery of in-year financial performance vs targets. Key role within leadership team to achieve Business targets through dynamic resource allocation. • Lead the geography cash targets delivery through delivery of UOP, and Working Capital targets with high focus on Debtors and tight cash management. • Stewardship: In close partnership with Controlling drive financial control compliance and risk management. • Drive Gross margin efficiency programs with focus on Set / Get / Track the price and TMIs optimization to fuel growth and maximize profitability. • Develop the NORDICS financial framework for the long-term strategic plan, in alignment with our GAP model • Strategic partner to the go to market organization (Marketing and Customer Development). • Drive category / customer performance management in line with strategic priorities and financial framework • Drive transformation and ongoing simplification agenda and efficiencies with high focus on performance management, forecasting, S&OP and key financial processes. • Co-lead NORDICS Overheads including joint governance with HR. • Ensure accuracy / central bias of financial forecast and insightfull analytical process for ongoing business performance • Play a pivotal coordinating role across Nordics countries, driving finance strategy, and harnessing synergies • Talent Management: Own personal development and career progression for direct and indirect reports within the NORDICS Finance teams. WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED Experiences & Qualifications For this role, we are looking for a person who has experience in: • Business partnering diverse functions, essentially previous National Finance partnering roles, • Previous End-to-end P&L (category, BU, region) responsibility • Relevant prior experience in financial controls and risk management. Adequate understanding of Balance sheet. • Highly effective presentation & communication, especially engaging senior stakeholders • Leading decentralised teams / managing and harnessing cultural diversity as a strength. • Influencing & negotiating / stakeholder management • Leading or managing a business transformation, e.g. new business models, business turnarounds, supply network transformation programmes, A&D. • Relevant prior experience in Planning and Forecasting / Performance management • Both local and Regional/Global background Skills • TOP 3 functional skills Driving business performance with agility Data-driven decision support Stewardship and Risk Management • TOP 3 business skills Decision making with accountability & strategic consistency End-to-end operation Leading Transformation Leadership Candidates are expected to demonstrate all Unilever Winning Behaviors with Focus on What Counts and Deliver with Excellence being critical success factors

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