Director of Financial Control
il y a 4 semaines
Locations: Rueil Malmaison, France
Time Type: Full time
Job Requisition ID: R-79872
Role Expectations
This is a senior leadership position within one of the largest operational units of Unilever globally. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in financial oversight, internal and external auditing, and stakeholder engagement across various levels of the organization. A strong emphasis on maintaining a robust control framework and managing relationships with third-party entities is essential, particularly with operational centers in Poland and the Netherlands. Attention to detail and a responsive approach are critical for success in this role.
Purpose of the Role
You will serve as the ethical compass of the organization, maintaining a comprehensive perspective while addressing significant control and value-oriented issues, thereby safeguarding and enhancing value within the business.
Key Responsibilities
Risk Management & Controls
- Actively drive the risk management agenda, ensuring thorough risk assessments are performed and risks are effectively mitigated.
- Analyze the root causes of challenges and underperformance, pinpointing areas where controls may be lacking and leading corrective actions with relevant business leaders.
- Ensure the Global Financial Controls Framework is integrated and functioning according to the established global standards.
- Provide oversight for financial controls beyond the Finance department and promote operational control focus throughout the organization.
- Uphold and enforce local authority schedules as necessary.
Accounting
- Guarantee precise and timely financial reporting for both group and local statutory requirements, continuously enhancing the quality of accounting practices and implementing necessary changes in accounting standards and policies.
Financial Process Excellence
- Collaborate with global teams to implement initiatives aimed at achieving top-tier financial processes.
- Streamline, simplify, automate, and/or centralize transactional operations.
- Provide local leadership for financial components of significant transformation projects.
Expertise Areas and Assurance
- Maintain active oversight of local filings, inquiries, issue management, and third-party relationship management as delegated by the relevant Global Expertise team.
- Coordinate with Corporate Audit and External Audit, ensuring appropriate follow-up actions are taken.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Qualified accountant with a strong grasp of risk and control frameworks.
- Excellent organizational and business acumen.
- Strong process knowledge; analytical and structured in approach.
- Exceptional engagement, presentation, and communication abilities.
- Capability to distill complex information into clear, understandable formats.
- Proficient in collaborating with and influencing key stakeholders.
- Ability to hold team members accountable.
- Good understanding of project and change management principles.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of 10 years in finance, including senior roles in accounting, business/management controlling, or audit (Big 4 experience preferred).
- Solid background in SOX compliance, project management, and team leadership, including shared services.
- Significant experience in engaging with senior Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
- Proven track record in developing and nurturing talent.
- Extensive experience in a finance role that interacts with business operations.
- Experience managing a diverse and complex stakeholder landscape, holding others accountable for their responsibilities.
- Demonstrated ability to identify risks and opportunities effectively.
Unilever is dedicated to fostering equity, inclusion, and diversity to enhance our business outcomes and create a brighter future for our diverse workforce, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe that a diverse team enables us to achieve our growth objectives and promote inclusion throughout the organization. At Unilever, we value every individual bringing their 'Whole Self' to work. If you require any support or accommodations during the application process, we encourage you to inform us so we can assist you accordingly.
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