Finance Excellence Team Local Partner Overhead

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

Unilever is celebrated for its relentless innovation, not only in product development but also in its strategic and operational frameworks. The Compass strategy was devised to empower the business with effective profit and loss management. Building on this foundation, the Finance Target Operating Model (TOM) delineates the roles and workflows for National Finance Teams with precision.

Compass also sought to reduce organizational costs, and the adoption of disruptive technology further underscored the rationale for TOM. Launched in July 2022, the Compass strategy set the stage for the TOM Project, which commenced in 2023 to elevate Compass's vision, integrating seamlessly with the dynamic technological landscape.

TOM has established principles for FET Local Partner to managing and optimizing country managed KPI (Non-BU), which covers Cash, Overhead National Management, and Other Country Budget Controls.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This role will handle Local Partnering with Country Overhead Stakeholder (CD, HR, Legal, Finance, and other national management function) under FET Local Partnering.  You will play a pivotal role in supporting the financial health and operational efficiency of the organization. You will be responsible for target setting, driving National overhead cost-saving initiatives, forecasting and analytic, as well as providing strategic financial insight for key stakeholders including business case preparation to support decision making.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are passionate about driving business performance, collaboration, simplification, and creating value for business then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Target Setting

• Lead target setting process with Global Performance Management (GPM), including Overhead assumptions, budget transfer/adjustment, communication, and operationalization to budget owners.
• Set Thailand National Overhead budget by functions, get signoff from Leadership Team (LT) and cascade the budget to all budget owners
• Monitor and report on the progress of National Overhead forecasts, gap vs budget, identify areas of improvement and provide actionable insight for National LT and business partners.
• Ensure alignment of National Overhead budgets with overall business objectives.

Drive Savings (F4G)

• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives across National Overheads.
• Conduct a thorough review of expenditure to highlight potential savings and efficiencies.
• Partner with various functions to develop and execute plans to achieve cost reduction targets.

Forecasting & Analytics

• Coordinate with Overhead Budget Control COE to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data, including financial forecast, variance analysis and year-end hard close review
• Utilize financial models and tools to predict future financial outcomes and identify trends.

Partnering and Business Case Development

• Conduct financial performance review with BU Finance on monthly basis.
• Develop comprehensive business case for new initiatives and investments, ensuring alignment with financial goals.
• Evaluate the financial impact of overhead strategic decisions and provide recommendation to senior management.
• Act as trusted advisor for National Management Overhead stakeholder and Business Unit.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. MBA, CPA, CMA certification is a plus.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in financial planning, analysis, and business partnering.  preferably in FMCG sector.
• Proficiency in financial modelling, financial software, and forecasting tools (Excel, SAP, Hyperion Oracle, PowerBI)
• High attention to detail and strong organization skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Fluency in English

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Result-oriented with proactive approach to driving business performance.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Adaptability and resilience in a dynamic business environment.
• Commitment to continues improvement and innovation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Key stakeholder

• Centre of Excellence (COE)
• National Management Team (HR, Legal, Communication, CD, Finance)
• BU Finance & CD Finance
• Global Performance Management
• UniOps Finance

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
• Demonstrate Unilever Leadership Behaviors – Care Deeply, Focus on What Counts, Stay Three Steps Ahead and Deliver with Excellence

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.