Junior Financial Analyst (Factory)

If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the Global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. 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.

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win.

We turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by designing unique and innovative Ice Cream experiences that make life taste better, creating joyful experiences. In our Ice Cream business, we’re crafting the future through innovation and imaginative minds, creating unique products. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As Ice Cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.

Job Purpose

Are you looking for a career opportunity within a dynamic and constantly growing multinational environment? Do you have a passion for Finance and would like to develop in a Factory environment? Then this role is tailored for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Creates suppliers in the company's electronic systems and provides support to colleagues and the supplier in the registration process
• Provides support to colleagues for the platforms: Coupa, DCIW, SAP and is acting as the contact person for external financial partners
• Prepares and sends requests for sales invoices and checks their process until obtaining ID_Anaf
• Checks the balances of accrual accounts at the end of the month
• Validates payments in the system, raises requests for urgent payments and sends manual payments
• Requests accruals from each department monthly, and records them
• Manages SPV system: notifications, expense account, downloads invoices etc
• Provides support to R2R team to ensure correct allocation on GL codes and cost centers of the payments and cash receipts
• Provides support in audits
• Send account reconciliation requests to external financial partners
• Provides support in collecting accounting information in order to prepare various financial and management reports necessary for business decisions.
  
  

What You Need To Succeed

SKILLS: fluent in English and Romanian; good digital skills; knowledge in SAP system represents an advantage; adaptable, organized, good communication skills and an analytical thinker

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS: Educational background in Finance; minimum+2 years working experience in Finance.

LEADERSHIP: Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills

Additional Information

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.

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.