CD Finance Hub - Senior Executive Operations

Job Title: CD Finance Hub - Senior Executive Operations

Location: Bangalore

About Unilever

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Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

About Bangalore Hub

Unilever Bangalore Hub is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. It 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.

ComEx CD Finance is a new service line emerging in the Unilever Global Business services - Commercial experience. The team aims to transform, automate and centralize the finance activities performed by Unilever CD Finance markets to bring more efficiency, accuracy and better analytics.
Looking for a high performing candidate with learning attitude who can work in a team environment driving day-to-day accrual operations, ensuring high-quality service delivery, strong governance adherence, and robust controls compliance. The role will act as a critical execution layer to deliver OTIF performance, maintain data integrity, and ensure seamless financial operations in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.

Key Responsibilities
1. Operational Delivery & Process Execution
• Execute end-to-end daily accrual operations with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and control compliance.
• Take ownership of daily process execution and issue resolution, ensuring minimal supervision is required.
• Consistently deliver against TAT, SLA, and accuracy KPIs, aligned with market timelines and financial calendars.
• Support the Assistant Manager in maintaining process standardization and operational discipline across markets.

2. Governance, Controls & Compliance
• Ensure all activities are executed in line with GFCF standards, with zero tolerance for control deficiencies (CDRs).
• Perform pre-week and pre-month-end validations, proactively identifying risks and preventing downstream disruptions.
• Maintain strong process hygiene, audit readiness, and documentation discipline.
• Track and maintain issue logs, ensuring all control and process deviations are captured, monitored, and resolved OTIF.

3. Period-End Close & Financial Discipline
• Support month-end close activities, ensuring delivery is On Time In Full (OTIF) with zero escalations.
• Prepare and post manual journal entries for accruals with full accuracy and completeness.
• Partner with R2R/ComEx teams to support smooth close cycles and provide relevant financial inputs.

4. Data Reconciliation & Integrity Management
• Perform daily data reconciliations, identifying and resolving variances in a timely manner.
• Ensure end-to-end data accuracy and completeness, supporting reliable financial reporting and decision-making.
• Leverage dashboards and analytics tools to proactively detect anomalies and control risks.

5. Financial Review & Reporting Support
• Support preparation of governance and reporting packs, including:
o Trial Balance reviews
o Country Lock discussions
o PRFS (Person Responsible for Financial Statements) packs
• Provide clear, concise, and insight-driven commentary to support decision-making.
• Ensure timely delivery of Management reporting requirements without delays or quality issues.

6. Issue Management & Continuous Improvement
• Proactively identify, track, and resolve process issues, ensuring minimal business impact.
• Coordinate with IT support teams through ticketing systems to address system-related challenges.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on automation, simplification, and efficiency gains.

7. Stakeholder Collaboration
• Act as a reliable team player, collaborating effectively with internal teams (R2R, multiple IT teams, markets).
• Provide clear communication and status updates to stakeholders.
• Support the Assistant Manager in ensuring seamless service delivery across stakeholders.

8. Governance Support & Performance Discipline
• Support governance routines by providing accurate data, performance metrics, and issue insights.
• Contribute to building a culture of accountability, control-first mindset, and continuous improvement.

Skills & Experience Required
Functional & Technical Expertise
• 3–5 years of experience in Finance Operations (R2R preferred) with strong exposure to accruals and financial close processes for qualified and 6-8 Yrs of experience for the other finance degrees
• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals, controls, and financial reporting.
• Hands-on experience in SAP (mandatory) and BlackLine (preferred).
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel; working knowledge of Power BI / analytics tools for data interpretation.

Behavioral & Leadership Capabilities
• Strong execution focus with the ability to work under high-pressure, tight-deadline environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while ensuring high-quality outputs.
• A collaborative team player, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrates a control and compliance mindset, with attention to detail and ownership of outcomes.
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach with a focus on process excellence and continuous improvement.

A successful candidate will
• Drive operational excellence through disciplined execution and strong ownership
• Enhance control compliance and ensure audit-ready processes
• Enable data integrity and reconciliation accuracy to support P&L reliability
• Deliver consistent OTIF performance under pressure
• Act as a dependable partner to the Assistant Manager and wider finance ecosystem

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