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Financial Reporting is part of a centralised finance team responsible for high-quality preparation of financial statements, governance over end-to-end financial processes, and robust balance sheet management. The role ensures accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of financial reporting while driving process discipline and supporting continuous improvement across the finance control environment. This role manages a small team and works extensively with SAP and related reporting tools, with some use of Power BI for insights and analytics.
Job Responsibility
Lead the preparation, review, and submission of periodic financial statements in line with Unilever policies, local GAAP / IFRS, and internal timelines
Hold governance over core financial processes (e.g., closing, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, intercompany, fixed assets) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and control
Own and drive balance sheet hygiene, including regular balance sheet reviews, ageing analysis, and timely resolution of open items
Coordinate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards
Review and sign-off key account reconciliations, ensuring issues are identified, escalated, and resolved promptly
Use SAP extensively for posting, reporting, analysis, and controls, ensuring data integrity and consistency across systems
Leverage Power BI (where applicable) to create or enhance dashboards and reports that provide insight into financial performance, balance sheet health, and process KPIs
Partner with other finance teams (e.g., Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Business Partnering) and relevant business stakeholders to resolve issues and land improvements
Support internal and external audits by preparing audit schedules, responding to queries, and ensuring remediation of audit observations
Identify opportunities for simplification, standardisation, and automation in financial reporting and control processes, and drive agreed improvements
Lead, coach, and develop a small team of finance professionals, ensuring clarity of goals, strong performance, and learning opportunities
Requirements
Professional qualification preferred (e.g., CA / CMA / ACCA / MBA in Finance) or equivalent finance qualification
Strong experience in financial reporting, controllership, or related finance roles, ideally in a large or multinational organisation
Hands-on experience with SAP (FI/CO or equivalent modules) in a financial reporting or controlling environment
Exposure to reporting/visualisation tools such as Power BI is an advantage
Experience of managing or coaching team members is preferred
Nice to have
Exposure to reporting/visualisation tools such as Power BI is an advantage
Experience of managing or coaching team members is preferred