Ice Cream Finance Lead Finland

If you consider working for the newly separated Ice Cream business, you will work for the Global leading Ice Cream player in a growing category where we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

ABOUT ICE-CREAM FINANCE

This is your chance for a ‘once in a lifetime’ career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation. In Ice Cream Finance we are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Finance, with a conscious move from being function-led to business-led. Together we will become the best and most admired finance team in the world, and we’ll do this by focusing on value creation, trailblazing future-fit financial processes and technology, and by becoming a training ground for financial craftmanship that will be the envy of everyone.

Imagine the benefits of working within a single category, where everyone and everything is laser-focused on the same goal, where there's opportunity to develop deep and wide understanding of the business economics and international ecosystem of a single category and to translate that into value creation.

With Ice Cream Finance you will be able to operate with more freedom and in ways not always possible in legacy finance functions; and with end-to-end responsibility, you will be an empowered and accountable decision maker, free from the complexities and conflicting priorities of a matrix organisation.

The role of Finance in this momentous moment is staggering, exciting, and yes...a little daunting, which is why we are looking for the best, you will be rewarded with a rich finance role, no matter where you are in your career, and within an environment that’s both fulfilling and fun ...after all, life tastes better with Ice Cream!

JOB PURPOSE

The Europe/ANZ Ice Cream Business Unit contributes ca 40% to the global IC business and has the ambition to accelerate underlying sales growth whilst stepping up underlying operating profit growth and ROIC. The ambition requires a high level of value creation, transformation and process re-design, which will be part of the new company establishment journey. The IC Finance function plays a pivotal role - supporting strategic business decisions, providing relentless focus on the cash and value, while setting up a strong stewardship function in a highly volatile environment.

The role will focus on execution of the Ice Cream strategy in the market and drive both Value Creation and Transformation in the Finnish market, partnering with key business leaders. There will be a key role in taking over and setting up the Customer Development Finance (both In Home and Out of Home). It will be critical to ensure business continuity during the separation and establishment process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Business Performance

• Delivering the in-year P&L, driving and shaping business performance

• Performance analysis and interventions for delivery of in-year financial targets

• Setting the long-term strategic plan and lead the financial inputs/outputs of IBP
• Support commercial decision making with sales teams
• Responsible for end-to-end Cash delivery

Value Creation

• Ensure strong forecast accuracy and land Finance transformation initiatives
• Drive Fuel for Growth
• Drive strong decision making around resource allocation and budget setting

Stewardship

• Trade Terms budget control, Rebate and Overdue management

Leadership

• Business Partner of the IH and OOH teams, CSP and Marketing.
• Bringing curiosity to drive progress and financial improvements in value and cash
• Owners’ mindset

SKILLS:

• Excellent commercial acumen & strong business partnering credentials with a proven track record on delivery

• Preferred Exposure to key value creation initiatives such as NRM, IBP, F4G

• Financial forecasting and cash up exposure, with a track record in driving forecast accuracy

• Owner’s mindset towards business challenges. Ability to tackle complex situations, evaluate alternative courses of action, and provide fact-based solutions.

• Strong communication, organizational, and analytic skills, with ability to influence and steer the decisions and work collaboratively.

• Excellent inter-personal, communication and influencing skills

Hard skills:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience from a similar role (business partnering/commercial finance)

• Location: Helsinki, Finland

• English and Finnish language skills are required

• Bachelor’s degree minimum in business, finance, accounting, or related area

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. We are looking for leaders who can demonstrate resillience and that 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.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Brings the voice of the consumer into everything we do, always.
• BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates opportunities for profitable growth through the core and beyond.

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

To apply, you must do so online.Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

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