Assistant Finance Manager – Group Chief Accountants Department - P&L Reporting

Job Title: Assistant Finance Manager - GCAD P&L Reporting

Location: Kingston

JOB PURPOSE

The Group Chief Accountants Department (GCAD) is the primary custodian for Unilever’s Group financial & management reporting and Global Financial Controls Framework, manages the global audit relationship with KPMG, determines and ensures adherence to Unilever’s accounting policies, and many other projects related to how Unilever measures its performance and presents and communicates this to the external world. This role focuses on the accounting and reporting of the consolidated income statement for the Unilever Group.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting & Accounting operations
• GCAD lead in addressing issues and queries for the reporting of management results
• Support the RAO Manager in the preparation of the Consolidated Income Statement within tight deadlines and analysis of the results
• Responsible for reconciling the financial & management results prior to monthly close activities commencing
• Support in the preparation of relevant Income Statement notes in Unilever’s Annual Report and Accounts (ARA)
• Partner with Investor Relations to ensure that the statements and the numbers in the press release are complete and accurate
• Performing and documenting the controls for the quarterly close

General
• Work with KPMG for Group audit requirements on specific topics of ownership (e.g. Income Statement, ARA notes, quarterly controls)
• Identify accounting and reporting training needs for countries & Operating Centres and support delivery of training as needed
• Bring a strategic view on process improvement and automatisation
• Active participation in GCAD’s ongoing and/or new projects, as identified by their manager
• Routine and ad hoc financial analysis

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Exposure to Unilever’s Financial & Management Reporting process
• (Desirable) SCOA understanding
• (Desirable) Knowledge and understanding of Unilever’s Accounting Policy Manual and Global Controls Framework
• (Desirable but can be learned in role) SAP / iFinance knowledge
• (Desirable) Professional Accounting Qualification (PQ or FQ)

KEY INTERACTIONS
• GCAD Leadership Team
• GCAD Expertise Team
• Country Reporting Teams
• Group Management Reporting Team (GMR)
• R2R Operating Centres
• Global Performance Management Team (GPM)
• Investor Relations
• KPMG

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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