Finance Junior Manager

ABOUT UNILEVER

It is Unilever’s in-house centre of business partnering and operational excellence in the area of finance services, supply chain, customs, procurement, integrated planning and performance delivery. There are 300 people in Katowice Hub.

The modern Katowice Hub office, whose interiors were designed according to the principles of sustainable development, is located in the city centre of Katowice, Poland.
We are working in the hybrid way to use the time spent in the office to influence collaboration and straighten the team spirit, using special designed for this purpose office areas.

JOB PURPOSE

The Centralized Business Model role is a key position within the European Controlling Team. This role supports the Centralized Business Model Manager in managing transfer pricing activities, ensuring compliance with the CUBES model, and maintaining financial governance across the region. The analyst will be involved in budgeting, monthly updates, true-up processes, and various governance activities to ensure accurate financial reporting and adherence to Unilever’s financial models.  

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

This role requires a broad understanding of Unilever's activities and a helicopter view to assess the impact of changes in the business environment, such as new projects, acquisitions, or disposals, on financial flows. The candidate will have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of Unilever's overall operations and must possess the competency to ask the right questions to understand ongoing changes and assess their impact on our area of work.

The main activities can be listed as;

• Transfer Pricing Management:

  • Lead the yearly budget building process, including determining budgeted costs and creating forecasted TP rates.

  • Conduct monthly checks and updates, including updating turnover and operating profit, performing actuals vs. forecast analyses, and creating new rates.

  • Manage the yearly true-up process, including data collection and true-up calculations.

• Living the Model (LTM):

  • Ensure compliance with the CUBES model by collecting and maintaining critical documents.

  • Assist in various LTM-related tasks such as training updates, self-assessments, and HR exceptions.

• Tax Audits:

  • Handle yearly requirements and provide explanations during local audits.

• Centralized Business Model Governance:

  • Contribute to CBM-related projects and profitability analyses.

  • Address questions from various business units and stakeholders.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Professional finance qualification with 3+ years’ experience in financial, operational, and business partnering roles.

• Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to respond under pressure.

• Experience in driving P&L performance improvements.

Skills

• Analytical Skills: Ability to filter and analyze large data sets, adapting to changing data and understanding high-level concepts.

• Communication Skills: Ability to zoom in for detailed explanations during audits and zoom out for high-level project discussions.

• Self-Starter: Ability to set personal and internal deadlines to meet company deadlines such as quarter close and statutory close.

• Influence and Service Minded: Ability to prioritize requests and provide expert support to MSOs, especially during audits and financial flow changes.

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.

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 & CUSTOMER LOVE: Brings the voice of the consumer into everything we do, always.

• PURPOSEFUL IMPACT: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

• TALENT CATALYST: Inspire people to grow, with support and honesty.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

WHAT WE OFFER

• Hybrid work and flexibility

• Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications

• Sharing the cost of professional training & courses

• Benefits: life insurance, private medical care, pension fund, sharing the cost of sports activities, Benefits System – Cafeteria and many others

• Extra days off to take care of yourself and others

• Unilever store - Our products at attractive prices

En tant qu'employeur responsable et inclusif, Unilever est attentif à la diversité et à la mixité de ses équipes. Nos recruteurs sont engagés et veillent à l'application de processus de recrutement non-discriminants.

Tous nos postes sont ouverts aux personnes en situation de handicap et Unilever accompagne ses collaborateurs dans la mise en place d'éventuels aménagements de poste et de dispositifs d'accessibilité.