Associate Finance Manager- US SCL

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

The Associate Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the Profit and Loss (P&L) statements and ensuring the financial health of the organization. This role will involve close collaboration with various departments to provide financial insights, support decision-making, and drive profitability. Specifically, an AFM will:

• Serve as a strategic business partner, bringing an understanding of Finance, value creation and business drivers to a cross functional team working on the $2B Unilever Skin Cleansing business.

• Focus on operations including but not limited to formulation of pricing strategies, business assessment of new product initiatives, economic evaluation of capital expenditures, competitive analysis and benchmarking, and business process redesign.

• Analyze financial results and key trends, assess current and future business risks, and communicate results to leadership.

• Implement process improvement actions in assigned areas in line with development of procedures for required duties.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional business partners to develop annual financial plans and 3 year strategic frameworks.

• Manage P&L gap closing to targets by strategic influencing business partners.  Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and track financial metrics.

• Analyze financial performance and identify opportunities for cost savings, at times using Zero based budgeting and revenue enhancement.

• Prepare and present financial reports and insights to senior management and stakeholders.  Clear written and verbal communication.

• Lead ad-hoc financial projects and analysis as needed.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field;

• 3 - 5+ years of related financial planning and analysis experience with increasing responsibility

• 3-5 years of experience in finance or accounting, with a focus on P&L management.

• Prior work experience in Brand, Supply Chain, Customer Development (Sales), Audit, Accounting, Financial Reporting, or Financial Planning is preferred

• An enterprising and inquisitive nature that can find solutions to complex problems

• Experience creating and implementing process improvement solutions

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