Ice Cream Canada Sr Finance Analyst

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Job Title:Ice Cream Canada Sr Finance Analyst

Background & Purpose of the Job

In this role, you will drive valuable analytics and influence decision-making within with the cross-functional team to achieve our business goals. As part of Unilever Canada’s Finance team, you will report to Finance Manager.

What You will Do

Financial Analytics to Accelerate Growth and Profitability

• Drive insightful, fact-based decision-making through objective analysis and knowledge of our consumers and customers within our broad cross-functional team

• Provide an unbiased view of business risks and opportunities and evaluate trade-offs considering both short and long-term business targets

• Lead development of robust innovation business cases to accelerate profitability growth through evaluating alternatives, important assumptions and ensure plans are re-aligned with relevant strategies

• Business partner with cross-functional teams, make recommendations and influence senior partners

• Review performance vs plans and understand variances to ensure appropriate actionable to further accelerate results or address issues

Other / Ad-Hoc

• Undertake special and ad-hoc projects to improve portfolio assortment, pricing and promotional strategies or profitability

• Lead financial assessment and/or integration of our brand acquisitions as well as evaluation of brand exits

• Implement continuous improvement principles and simplification initiatives to improve financial/business processes while ensuring the integrity of financial data

Who You Are:

• You love to win, and have fun doing it: Models success and fulfillment, achieves satisfaction by helping others to continue developing their skills.
• You’re a change maker: Given the rapid pace of change in our portfolio, the AFM needs to partner with brand to drive change in the way we manage the business and to ensure we grow in a profitable, sustainable way.
• You’re a culture & change champion: Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative relationships with multiple and diverse stakeholders.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• A Bachelor’s Degree or a professional accounting qualification (CPA, CIMA, ACCA etc.) is preferred but not compulsory.

• Analytical thinking / problem solving ability

• Ability to combine multiple and different data points to draw conclusions

• Apply systematic approach to identify and eliminate root causes

• Sees problems through to a complete solution beyond the immediate next step

• Business acumen: Understanding of the FMCG industry and the challenges and be able to rapidly absorbs new information, knowledge and applies new techniques, technology and procedures

• Understand Canadian Retail landscape

• IT and Communication Skills: Excellent level of computer literacy (incl. Excel, PowerPoint & SAP, Power BI) and numeracy skills, and professional communication skills for all levels of the organization.

• Motivation and drive: Ambitious to hit personal targets and standards and act to remove basic blocks to progress without waiting for others to do it

• Team Working: Demonstrate commitment to the team in helping it achieve its goals and proactively share best practice, ideas and insights with colleagues

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

What We Can Offer You

Culture for Growth| Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits| Every Voice Matters| Global Reach| Life at Unilever| Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs| Check Out Our Space| Focus On Sustainability