Overheads Lead at Unilever

Job description

Main Job Purpose

• To manage workflow in all aspects of overheads.
• Building and maintain relationships with budget holders and key stakeholders, through reviews of their business areas challenging where appropriate.
• Provide leadership, drive and own continuous business improvement and behaviour change as growth enabler to create competitive advantage and sustainable growth.

Job Summary

• Provide leadership and guidance to the team.
• Partnering key stakeholders and various functions in making business decisions and controlling expenditures.
• Drive Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) as strategic tool to create competitive advantage and sustainable growth.
• Participate in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement with business partners in overheads accounting.
• Build and maintain relationships with budget holders and stakeholders through regular reviews to aid and increase understanding of their business areas and make challenges where appropriate.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as required.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advice on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, leave, succession planning, development etc.
• Collaborates with the other finance department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Exercise judgment to determine appropriate course of action and prepare business recommendations based on sound financial analysis.
• Establish and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles.

Key Requirements

• Experience working with MRP and/or ERP systems (SAP )
• Progressive Financial Analysis experience preferred
• Ability to direct and supervise.
• Ability to effectively lead/manage/develop teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance desired but not a must.
• Holder of Professional qualification vis CPA, C.I.M.A or any other from recognized body.