Finance Business Partner Specialist

ABOUT THE JOB

Function: ​Finance Business Partnering

Reports to:​Unilever Central Asia Finance Manager​

Scope:​Local​

Location:​Almaty ​

Terms & Conditions:​full time​

ABOUT UNILEVER

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.

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 ready to lead finance topics and interact with diverse teams then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Finance Business Partnering

• Forecasting and Planning

• Credit Management

• Project and Process Improvement (Improvement Projects, Business Cases and Localization Projects)

• Team and Internal Support (CCBT and LV Coordination)

• Contract and Compliance Management (Contracts, IFRS Contracts, Distributor Correspondence)

• Reporting and Analysis (Dashboard Review and Reporting, Monthly OVH Management)

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field.

• Minimum 4 years of finance & accounting experience, preferably in the FMCG sector

• Excellent level of computer literacy (incl. Excel, SAP)

• Solid experience in business partnering functions and business leaders

• Strong professional skills in financial data and analytics.

• Problem-solving ability, strategic negotiation, and influencing

• Solid experience in business partnering functions and business leaders

• Proven and Strong Stakeholder Management

Skills

• Strong analytical capabilities with bias to drive the action.

• Ability and drive to work independently.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diversified team.

• Fluency in English

• Excellent engagement, and communication skills

• Personal Mastery and Effectiveness

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 one's own wellbeing and resilience.

• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invest 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 applicates 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.