Mirai Global R2R (Consolidation & Group Reporting) Process Lead

Job Title - Mirai Global R2R (Consolidation & Group Reporting) Process Lead

Job Location - Bangalore

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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 Project Mirai
Mirai represents a strategic transformation initiative aimed at harmonising, simplifying, and modernising Unilever’s core business operations through the implementation of a single ERP system, standardised business processes, and the integration of Agentic AI. This transformation will enable autonomous operations and reduce operational complexity.
The core business processes most impacted by Mirai span Finance, Customer Operations, Manufacturing, and Procurement and will be harmonised by adopting a “fit to standard” approach; this mandates the use of best practice ‘out of the box’ process models embedded within the single ERP system. This standardisation aims to eliminate local variations, reduce complexity, and enable consistent, scalable operations across markets and functions. Additionally, Mirai represents a fundamental unlock to maximise the potential of capacity release and effectiveness from our GBS operations.

Job Purpose
Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you are passionate about business transformation, implementing changes with long-term impact at Unilever, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, then this role is just for you.

Main Responsibilities
The Consolidation and Group Reporting Process Lead is responsible for designing, aligning, and driving the end-to-end related processes within R2R (Record to Report) as part of the Mirai Programme. This role ensures that the future-state process design adopts the Mirai principles (simplification, standardisation, harmonisation), reflects business needs, complies with global and local regulatory requirements, and leverages ERP capabilities efficiently. The Process Lead partners closely with the GPO, Process SMEs, Product Domains, implementation partners, and key business stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery and adoption.

Key Responsibilities:
Process Design & Standardization

• Lead the definition of a global harmonised process for Consolidation and Group Reporting

• Support the design and implementation of streamlined consolidation processes, aiming to reduce manual interventions and improve efficiency

• Support and drive standardization and automation of reporting workflows using ERP and reporting tools (SAP S/4HANA, Workiva)

• Support and identify improvement opportunities in the Financial Reporting process

• Contribute to the identification of AI solutions and design of the AI use cases for the process area

• Prepare strategic and functional KDDs (Key Design Decisions) for finance functional governance and DA (Design Authority) approval

• Support workshops to redesign Consolidation and Group Reporting processes, standardize procedures and create bespoke solutions where necessary

• Support the Technical KDDs, including technical choices

• Support MDM (Master Data Management) process from a domain perspective (where applicable)

Requirements Gathering & Fit-Gap Analysis

• Support assessments between global templated vs local requirements and maximise out-of-the-box adoption

• Translate business needs into system requirements and process changes, whilst securing minimal customisations

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, GAAP) and internal controls (e.g., SOX)

• Ensure the design for the ledger group postings supports multi-GAAP reporting requirements

Solution Delivery Support

• Review testing scenarios and support defect resolution

• Review cutover and deployment plan

• Support data conversion, cutover, and go-live activities and hypercare related to the process domain

Controls & Compliance

• Partner with Risks & Control team to establish robust control frameworks for consolidation and reporting processes

• Partner with Risks & Control team to embed risk mitigation into process design

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the single point of contact for the process area, bridging business and technical stakeholders

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert and facilitate decision-making and issue resolution within the process domain

• Communicate effectively with regional and functional teams to gain alignment and buy-in

Change Management & Training

• Provide input to training materials

• Support change impact analysis and contribute to communication planning

• Act as a change champion for the new ways of working in the finance function

What You Will Need to Succeed

Experiences & Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent professional qualification

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in finance leadership roles

• Strong knowledge of IFRS, GAAP and consolidation principles

• Proven track record of successfully leading transformation projects and handling process change at big scale is preferred

• Working knowledge in general R2R processes is required

• Knowledge in SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting or similar platforms is preferred

Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to lead and inspire a team in a dynamic environment

Leadership
You are now a Leader of Change. People look to you to provide safety in a storm, and you also appropriately challenge to get even better results. You role model resilience and care. You navigate these uncertain times by flexing plans and your leadership style, always with authenticity.
You are still responsible for delivering to the highest standards. You must be resilient so you can lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyond. You must be able to flex your style and your plans to guide others through difficult times.

NOTE:

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