Sr. Finance Executive

ABOUT UNILEVER: Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that strive to improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us every day. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.

At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life. So, apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make the world a better place. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we will work to help you become a better you!

About HUL Finance

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work you do, creating a better business and a better world. You will live with brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We have a strong conviction that sustainable business growth is only possible when you bring together the best talent and give them the opportunity to fully harness their potential. The Finance team at HUL is a mix of extremely motivated, highly talented and curious would be leaders of tomorrow. We are the CFO factory to the world and pride ourselves in the fact that many of the past, present and future CFOs of the most reputed Indian companies trace back their roots to HUL and the fertile grooming grounds of it finance function.

As technology is changing and shaping our lives and everything else around us like never before, Finance team is uniquely positioned to make the most of this opportunity and lead the organization transition into the brave new digital world. At HUL Finance we are pioneers who aim to set the pace and benchmarks for others to follow. So if you are looking to work with an organization which has a deeply embedded value culture, believes in business being a multi stakeholder model and has a Purpose which transcends profits then HUL and Finance @ HUL just might be the place for you. Come and apply to explore career opportunities at HUL Finance.

We are looking to hire a Senior Finance Executive.
Broadly HUL finance offers three streams of roles.

Finance Business Partnering Developing an understanding of the strategies that drive our growth, you will be at the forefront of how we evolve to meet our goals. We have Finance Business Partners in Category, Supply Chain, Customer Development and the Finance Excellence Team. As an Asst Finance Manager in a Business Partnering role, responsibilities include:

Category Finance: End-to-end P&L responsibility for delivering growth and unlocking profitability improvement, cash up and forecasting; identify opportunities to improve realisation; Drive discussions with category heads on performance management .

Supply Chain Finance: Driving gross margin and savings delivery, managing business waste; Preparing investment business cases with supply chain partners; Working with procurement team to identify areas of opportunity wherein significant value can be unlocked

Customer Development Finance: Leading performance management at the Branch; Responsible for distributor life cycle partnering – distributor appointments, exits, attrition management, ROI; Operation controls and outliers. Finance Excellence Team: Driving business performance metrics and performance management for Categories. Enabling delivery of business financial targets; Driving forecast process hygiene

Controlling -Financial Controlling is the fundamental building block of our function. A role here is an opportunity to develop your financial accounting, reporting and control skills as well as providing objectivity and challenge to the business. Working in this team will give you the broad exposure to the rest of the business as you build partnerships as a trusted change agent, actively driving the risk management agenda for the business. You will have the opportunity to develop project management skills and will get exposure to expertise areas such as tax and pensions. As part of the Controllers team you will have the opportunity to either work in one of our Accounting Centres, Financial Reporting or Investor Relations

Expertise - Expertise roles allow us to create value across our business. They are a great opportunity to enable experiences across the breadth of the business including payroll, insurance and treasury. Deployed well in our business, expertise roles are a major source of value. Understanding of foreign exchange markets and macro-economic factors affecting currency and hands on experience of PF Trust management and employee benefit administration are some of the things you can expect to learn from a role in Expertise.

Key Skills & Requirement: In HUL Finance, we believe in building careers and recruit not just for a role but for a career in the organisation. We move people every 2 – 3 years and aim at giving our employees holistic experiences across the verticals of finance. We are looking for a CA/ MBA with 0 – 5 years of experience with strong problem solving and analytical abilities and excellent inter-personal and communication skills. These roles are based in Khamgaon Factory.