Egypt & Sudan R2R 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. 

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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 are interested in financial accountant position, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Overseeing the end-to-end service delivery in the area of Record to Report for a selected country or group of countries
• Providing accounting expertise to stakeholders within the countries as well as service providers who perform transactional work for Unilever
• Analysis and interpretation of accounting records for the purpose of ensuring data correctness, quality and fair representation of business events
• Overseeing timeliness and accuracy of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting process.
• Ensuring compliance with Unilever’s reporting policies, IFRS and statutory accounting requirements for the dedicated countries
• Performing review and exercising control over of the accounting processes delivered by service provider (including account reconciliation and month end closing activities)
• Taking ownership of one of the process areas within R2R for the purpose of driving simplification, ensuring alignment across different countries and delivering expertise knowledge in that area
• Monitoring compliance with global controls framework
• Supporting country finance organization in delivery of new projects and managing change in the area of R2R
• Cooperation with internal and external auditors to ensure timely query resolution and delivery of audit samples
• Coordinating and facilitating the process of documenting accounting policies and procedures
• Improvement and development of internal processes and controls.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree of Commerce/Finance/Accounting/Economics
• 2 years of experience in Financial Accounting
• Good knowledge of local accounting standards
• Experience in an audit/accounting firm, from the big 4 is a plus

Skills

• Good analytical skills
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Good command in English

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.