Overheads Analyst at Unilever

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

• Own the end-to-end cost and budget control process, including tracking, monitoring, and intervening to deliver improved business performance in the Overheads area
• ZBB champion for Overheads
• Act as the first point of contact for CC, ICC and IO control queries,
• Manage all admin related to OVH AP, Fleet, OTI & Insurance
• Business partnering with CC owners

This role is SA and SEA

JOB SUMMARY

• Prepare and post journal entries and accruals monthly, including cross-charges
• Prepare Balance Sheet recons
• Provide commentary and analysis around accruals balance sheet account
• Provide commentary and variance analysis monthly
• Continuously improve all the accounting, controlling, and reporting processes related to Indirect, and share and adopt best practices
• Act as the first point of contact for cost and budget control queries, identify trends and insight related to spend, intervening and advising budget owners where required
• Maintain master data and coordinate data cleansing where required
• Understand and implement ZBB (Zero Based Budgeting) recommendations, drive ZBB mind-set in the business
• Retain full control over month end and processes. (reporting & forecasting)
• LCC pack finalisation & month end reporting
• Manage Fleet admin & reporting
• Manage Insurance related admin & reporting
• Liaising with the off-shore Capgemini team on outsourced work specifically on hosting charges and ensuring they are correct across the business

Environment:

• Business: Support Team by meeting month end deliverables.
• Controller: Indirect cost controls
• FBPs: Work with team to identify where high value is at stake and where interventions would be required
• Finance Manager: Cost and Budget control: identify simplification and standardisation on processes.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• 3 - 5 years relevant experience

Qualification or equivalent Bcom Degree

• CA / CIMA advantageous
• Strong analytical skills, Excel modelling skills and attention to detail (accounting and reporting accuracy)
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work fluidly with data and across systems
• Ability to work collaboratively with rest of team
• Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner and clearly explain Finance concepts to non-Finance stakeholders
• People management skills
• Attention to detail
• Meets deadline timeously