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Job Title: Assistant Finance Manager Work Level: WL 1D Location: Mumbai, India Whyweexist? We believe life tastes better with Ice Cream. We exist to bring the power of ice cream to more people, in more places, in new and unexpected ways. As our founder Mr Wall's already said in 1922, ‘By taking pleasure seriously”. We truly embody this and are creating the world’s largest IC company to accelerate these extraordinary ice cream experiences for more people around the globe. About the company: Unilever, world’s 3rd largest CPG company with revenues of $60mn, has announcedthespinoff of its Ice cream business group and form an independent company. Ice cream as a business system has very different character & a distinct business system when compared to other Unilever categories as it requires a dedicated cold chain GTM, it’s an impulse category and needs larger distributive and multichannel OOH footprint, needs agility to manage seasonality and rigour in front end execution. This bold move leads the creation of an iconic pure play ice cream company “MAGNUM IC Company” which operates in 80 countries with a revenue scale of $9bn globally, headquartered in Amsterdam. Magnum IC Company houses world’s most iconic brands like Magnum / Ben & Jerry, Cornetto, Breyers ,Walls and Grom. This separation gives us boost to accelerate fast in the highly attractive $1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently globally. Magnum IC Company in India: In India, Kwality Wall’s (brand of Hindustan Unilever) is a large IC business with national presence. The HUL board has approved the demerger of Kwality Walls India business as a separate listed entity. Hence KWIL will be 100% part of the Magnum IC company with its India head office in Mumbai. The Role: Assistant Finance Manager Description of the Role Weare looking for multiple candidates in different parts of IC Finance team which includes Finance business Partner, Performance Management, Controllership, CD finance, Tax, etc. Key Responsibilities Finance Business Partnering: Developing an understanding of the strategies that drive our growth, you will be at the forefront of how we evolve to meet our goals. We have Finance Business Partners in Category, Supply Chain, Customer Development and the Finance Excellence Team. As an Asst Finance Manager in a Business Partnering role, responsibilities include: Asst Manager– Category Finance: End-to-end P&L responsibility for delivering growth and unlocking profitability improvement, cash up and forecasting; identify opportunities to improve realisation; Drive discussions with category heads on performance management Asst. Manager– Supply Chain Finance: Driving gross margin and savings delivery, managing business waste; Preparing investment business cases with supply chain partners; Working with procurement team to identify areas of opportunity wherein significant value can be unlocked Asst. Manager– Customer Development Finance: Leading performance management at the Branch; Responsible for distributor life cycle partnering distributor appointments, exits, attrition management, ROI; Operation controls and outliers Asst Manager- Finance Excellence Team: Driving business performance metrics and performance management for Categories. Enabling delivery of business financial targets; Driving forecast process hygiene Controlling Financial Controlling is the fundamental building block of our function. A role here is an opportunity to develop your financial accounting, reporting and control skills as well as providing objectivity and challenge to the business. Working in this team will give you the broad exposure to the rest of the business as you build partnerships as a trusted change agent, actively driving the risk management agenda for the business. You will have the opportunity to develop project management skills and will get exposure to expertise areas such as tax and pensions. As part of the Controllers team you will have the opportunity to either work in one of our Accounting Centres, Financial Reporting or Investor Relations. Expertise roles allow us to create value across our business. They are a great opportunity to enable experiences across the breadth of the business including payroll, insurance and treasury. Deployed well in our business, expertise roles are a major source of value. Understanding of foreign exchange markets and macro-economic factors affecting currency and hands on experience of PF Trust management and employee benefit administration are some of the things you can expect to learn from a role in Expertise. Experience and skills required: The preferred candidate would have 1-5 years of Finance experience with following key skills: Strong financial fundamentals along with solid business partnering skills. Strong systems understanding required due to the technical nature of the role. Experience in an Operating Country and some level of Global experience preferred Accounting / Supply chain finance background desirable. Ability to directly partner and challenge business partners by delivering concise messages / making the complex simple / getting to the right business insights Strong Modelling/Mathematical/Analytical skill a must. Excellent communication skills, including written English Strong work ethic, great attitude, self-starting & proactive mind-set, resilience in the face of pressure, good team player, ability to meet multiple stretching deadlines and attention to detail. Need to be able to roll up your sleeves Core aspects underpinning all skills: Creativity, Empathy, Obsession with brands & consumers, Sense of Aesthetics, Analytical Thinking & Rigour. Weare committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. We are committed to providing ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing our employees to explore roles and opportunities across the new Ice Cream organization. Employees’ career development is a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting their growth journey within the new company. Leadership Behaviours: Should "meet or exceed expectations" on the Standards of Leadership behaviours: Purpose & Service: Works from purpose for the good of others. Personal Mastery: Always brings their best self. Agility: Constantly curious & courageous. Business Acumen: Generate value in Channels & Customers. Talent Catalyst: Develops & magnifies the power of people. Consumer Love: Creates better futures for our consumers every day. Passion for High Performance: Inspires the energy needed to win and grow Are you up for this exciting challenge?--- End of Document--