Egypt & Levant IM Specialist

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Information Management Specialist:

Supports the monitoring and management of financial performance against plans, forecasts, initiatives and objectives. Generates information and insights that support key business decisions to drive value through:

• Ensure system readiness for Month end closing (MEC) prior and during the MEC
• Perform and monitor Month end closing activities as per Global reporting requirements.
• Partner with business to initiate, plan, test & deliver assigned projects.

JOB PURPOSE

• Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you have the analytical and communication skill to assist executives in making decisions, financial managers to evaluate data and information that affects their organization then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

MEC Prechecks and Month Closing:

• Leading the IM team ensuring that pre MEC technical checks and MEC activities are in place.
• Liaise with internal teams, GCOPA Team to identify, analyze and rectify any technical issues or errors.
• Manage Finance stakeholders to ensure quality of results.
• Act as the central point between Local and global team, ensuring any new processes are aligned and fulfilled.

Reporting

• Managing the team to deliver Month-end activities and delivery of results with finance key partners.
• Leading the team for the timely and accurate submission of monthly global reports as per the global timelines.
• Ensuring queries from global teams on the submitted reports are met with.

Restatements & Projects Handling

• Lease with GCOPA team for the year end restatements, if any.
• Lease with SAP team for any changes in the reporting structure and user acceptance testing.
• Coordinate for any finance changes due to the changes in reporting structure.
• Designing and implementing any new project from reporting view.

Overheads Reporting & Partnering

• Creation of internal Overheads reports.
• Perform deep-dive analysis of Overheads to identify opportunities & risks.
• Drive actions for Overheads efficiencies.

Adhoc reports

• Provide any inputs on Market Share required for the monthly or quarterly cascades.
• BW/SAP data requests from Controllers/SC teams.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Graduate in Accounting (or similar)
• Experience in Finance functions, preferably in management accounting
• Proficiency in System operations
• Knowledge of SAP/BW Hana/Power BI
• Good Excel Skills

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously while prioritizing key tasks and remaining agile
• Deadline focused and ability to handle pressure
• Ability to work fluidly with data and across systems
• Strong engagement, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to analyze trends and identify opportunities for improvement

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! 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. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.