Ice cream Credit Controller Junior Manager

ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win. 

ABOUT ICE CREAM FINANCE

This is your chance for a ‘once in a lifetime’ career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation.  In Ice Cream Finance we are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Finance, with a conscious move from being function-led to business-led. Together we will become the best and most admired finance team in the world, and we’ll do this by focusing on value creation, trailblazing future-fit financial processes and technology, and by becoming a training ground for financial craftmanship that will be the envy of everyone.  

Imagine the benefits of working within a single category, where everyone and everything is laser-focused on the same goal, where there's opportunity to develop deep and wide understanding of the business economics and international ecosystem of a single category and to translate that into value creation. 

 With Ice Cream Finance you will be able to operate with more freedom and in ways not always possible in legacy finance functions; and with end-to-end responsibility, you will be an empowered and accountable decision maker, free from the complexities and conflicting priorities of a matrix organisation.   

 The role of Finance in this momentous moment is staggering, exciting, and yes...a little daunting, which is why we are looking for the best, you will be rewarded with a rich finance role, no matter where you are in your career, and within an environment that’s both fulfilling and fun... after all, life tastes better with Ice Cream! 

JOB PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES

You will lead and own the end-to-end delivery of ice cream cash to ensure sustainable cash generation and efficient use of cash across across time horizons. You will be part of setting up the cash and cost management for the standalone ice cream company. You will ensure end to end cost control across Brand & Marketing Investment, Overheads, Restructuring and Capex.

Key responsibilities:

• Own and continuously improve the Credit Control.
• Effective cooperation with debt insurance and factoring providers, including policy service, reporting and issue resolution.
• Cash collection escalation and monitoring of IBM work (collection) and proactive action to minimize the overdue debt position.
• Bad Debt provision calculation and booking, court cases assistance to legal.
• Lead Debtors Meeting – a monthly meeting with the Finance Director covering analyses of overdue position by Top customers and to agree improvement actions.
• Reporting of overdue position via weekly scorecards to internal stakeholders and cooperation with global O2C Team.
• Own and control Customer master data for Payment Terms and control over the contracts with customer conditions.
• Own and perform the process of order release blocked to overlimit or overdue.
• Own and perform GFCF Controls applicable to Credit Control processes and participate in audits & FCA assessments.
• Coordinate/participate in projects within Credit Control area resulting from change of law or other requirements of business (such as Gridlock Payments reporting).
• Build capability and understanding across the ice cream team (finance and non-finance) in managing cash.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experience

• Solid experience in Credit Control processes.
• Finance university degree.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• Fluent in English - written and verbal communication.
• Ambitious and pro-active attitude with hands on approach.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to analyse, interpret and communicate data.
• Strong written, and verbal communication and influencing skills.
• Good interpersonal skills to build rapport with various stakeholders.
• Experience and awareness of working in multicultural and multilocation teams.

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.