Senior Executive - ICRR

Job Title: Senior Finance Executive – ICRR

WL: 1C

ABOUT UNILEVER

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ABOUT BANGALORE HUB

Bangalore Hub is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. Bangalore Hub serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job:

Unilever Ops (UniOps) is a global business unit that will manage the company’s shared business services, made up of HR Services, Finance Transactions, IT services, Information Management Services and Workplace Services to provide excellent services globally which enable Unilever to win in the market.  

Within the service catalogue of UniOps, Commercial Experience is responsible for the management and delivery of Finance & Procurement Services globally, both through third-party outsourced providers and through in-sourced operations.

The ICRR Team is one of the 4 teams under the P&H reporting group based out of Bangalore Uniops Centre.  The ICRR Senior Executive monitors the overheads Ledger for 3 of the entities in P&H scope. The role requires to coordinate with the various Service Lines for correct accounting of costs in ICCs, working with approximately 800 FBP and ICC owners.

The executive will work closely with the respective FBP, Payroll HR, Inter Company representatives, 3rd Party Service providers (IBM & Cap Gemini) to ensure operations to Unilever users are delivered in complete e.g., KPI deliveries with control compliance and audit by her/his team.

In addition to the Service Delivery Operations need to ensure delivering key projects both global and local. This role requires engagement starting from gathering requirement followed by design development, closure of User acceptance testing and supporting in business as usual.

Main Responsibilities

1.       Perform regular general accounting & ensure daily operation activities are tracked and actions taken on deviations.

2.       Preparation of control a/c reconciliations & review with business team.

3.       Actively participate in Inter company activity - resolve business queries ensuring balances are reconciled, timely payment & cash application.

4.       Act as a single point of contact for all the operational activity/queries both from Service Lines and 3PSPSupport Business in achieving Cost savings in coordination with FBPs.

• Lead governance calls with 3PSP’s on periodic basis and steer agreed changes including strategy of processes and challenging status quo. Drive the team on operational calls with third party service providers and get a fix on all the issues raised or guide for closure and
• Assist in statutory audit, internal audit & ensuring process is GFCF compliant  .
• Ensure correct and On Time closure of Month End Reporting.
• Support Business in achieving cost savings in coordination with FBPs.
• Review and provide Working capital forecasts.
• Support cross functional projects in addition to ICRR Projects.
• Review and approve urgent payment requests for corporate centers in UK and NL
• Managing accounting of Payroll for UK and NL in the P&H books and cross charge entities from center for payroll, global mobility, hosting etc.
• Stakeholder engagement – NFD, Controllers, Tax and Treasury, Payroll/HR
• Review and provide inputs for VAT returns and disclosures

Qualification/Experience

• Qualified CA Fresher or semi-qualified CA with minimum 4 years of relevant experience.

Key Skills

• Expertise of R2R process
• End user knowledge of SAP (FI module)
• Awareness about Power BI and Workflow management tools would be an added advantage.
• Proficient at collecting / querying / consolidating information from accounting / ERP systems.
• Knowledge of IFRS will be an advantage
• Good in verbal and written communication
• Should have a positive attitude and should be able to proactively get things done.
• Strong problem solving, and analytical skills
• Good interpersonal Skills - Must have the ability to effectively communicate with personnel at all levels inside and outside of the company.
• Must be a self-starter with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities.

Key interfaces

• Country finance teams (UK/NL)
• ICC owners & FBPs
• Country Tax Teams
• Payroll HR
• Third Party Service Providers
• Central R2R/P2P/O2C teams
• Service Line Contacts

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