Associate Finance Manager, Industrial Controller
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences.
We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
Content includes:
- About Unilever (company description)
- Job Purpose (description of role)
- Who You Are & What You’ll Do (leadership traits, etc.)
- Experiences & Qualifications (list of requirements)
- Location: This role is based out of Independence, MO.
- Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000.
- Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
- Benefits: description of benefits.
- Inclusion statement (EEO) but we need to remove EEO boilerplate. The instructions: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So we should drop the inclusion statement and equal opportunity statements. Also drop the verification of pre-screening tests, accommodation contact, etc. Those are legal/EEO boilerplate. So we should remove those.
Thus we keep: About Unilever, Job Purpose, Who You Are & What You’ll Do, Experiences & Qualifications, Location, Pay, Bonus, Benefits.
But we need to map to allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have "About Unilever" which is about company, not exactly "About the role". Could we use "About the role" heading for the job purpose? The instructions say use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely they expect we use those headings where appropriate. We can map:
- About the role: could contain Job Purpose description (what the role does). Or we could have "About Unilever" as a separate section? Not in list. Might be okay to use "About the role" for the job purpose and responsibilities. But we also have "Who You Are & What You’ll Do" which is more about traits/leadership. Could be part of Responsibilities or Requirements? Might be better to split: "Responsibilities" for duties (Serve as on-site Plant Controller..., etc.) and "Requirements" for Experiences & Qualifications. "Skills" could be for the leadership traits? But they said prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive content:
Company description: "About Unilever With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future."
Job Purpose: "Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. As the Associate Finance Manager - Industrial Finance, Independence, you will be the onsite Plant Controller at our Independence, Missouri Factory. Serve as the on-site Plant Controller, overseeing daily controllership operations and ensuring excellence in budget management processes Play a key role in driving the financial performance of the site through strategic insights and operational support Assist with the annual business planning process, forecasts, and actual reporting. Lead and monitor Cost Controlling activities including, Month-End Close, Fixed Assets management, and Costing, which are performed by colleagues in Supply Chain Financial Services (SCFS) Liaise with the SCFS team to ensure the complete and timely running of financial processes Provide analysis of the output transfer prices, highlighting drivers of change and providing actionable insights Maintain a robust forecasting system in operation and ensure budget holders are actively involved."
Who You Are & What You’ll Do: list of traits: "You’re a born leader: You are quick to identify the root cause of the business issue, you are creative in proposing solutions, influential in selling your ideas and resilient in execution You love to win and have fun doing it: You enjoy rising to the occasion, the higher the stakes, the sharper your focus. You think of failures as lessons and believe in comeback stories. You believe in the value of continuous improvement and enjoy solving the challenges along the way. You’re a changemaker: You are a self-starter. You enjoy the challenge of connecting the dots that follow and have passion for shaping a legacy. You’re a culture & change champion: You recognize the value in building teams, you have a passion for people and take pride in the role you play to build our collective performance."
Experiences & Qualifications: list: "Bachelor's degree in a related field 4+ years of relevant work experience: Supply Chain Finance is strongly preferred; Consumer Product Goods (CPG) preferred ERP Experience required; SAP preferred Microsoft Office required; Advanced Excel required Leading efficient and effective budgeting and forecasting activities (complex and time-sensitive, cycle-driven and continuous forward look approaches) Developing strong personal and team relationships across a multitude of business stakeholders"
Location: "Location: This role is based out of Independence, MO."
Pay: "Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000."
Bonus: "Bonus: This position is bonus eligible."
Benefits: "Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents."
We should not include EEO etc.
Now decide sections.
We could have:
About the role
containing company description + job purpose? Might be too much but okay.
Alternatively separate: About Unilever
not in allowed list but maybe okay? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings but suggests those as examples. Safer to stick to those headings.
Thus we need to map content to those headings.
Possible sections:
- About the role: could include company overview and job purpose (what the role does). That seems appropriate.
- Responsibilities: could include the detailed duties from Job Purpose (Serve as on-site Plant Controller..., etc.) and maybe also the "Who You Are & What You’ll Do" could be considered responsibilities? But that's more about traits. Could be part of Requirements or Skills.
- Requirements: could include Experiences & Qualifications (education, experience, ERP, SAP, Excel, budgeting forecasting, relationship building).
- Skills: could include the leadership traits (born leader, love to win, changemaker, culture & change champion). Those are skills/competencies.
- Benefits: as given.
- Pay: as given.
- Bonus: maybe could be included under Pay or separate? Since Bonus is mentioned, we could include a short paragraph under Pay or separate section? The instruction says only create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections if posting actually states them. Bonus is not one of the listed headings, but we could incorporate Bonus into Pay section as a note. Or we could create a separate Bonus
but not in list. Safer to incorporate into Pay section.
- Schedule: not mentioned, so omit.
- Location: not a heading; we could fold into About the role or Responsibilities as a short paragraph.
Thus final HTML could be:
About the role
[company description + job purpose overview]
Responsibilities
- Serve as the on-site Plant Controller, overseeing daily controllership operations and ensuring excellence in budget management processes
- Play a key role in driving the financial performance of the site through strategic insights and operational support
- Assist with the annual business planning process, forecasts, and actual reporting
- Lead and monitor Cost Controlling activities including Month-End Close, Fixed Assets management, and Costing, which are performed by colleagues in Supply Chain Financial Services (SCFS)
- Liaise with the SCFS team to ensure the complete and timely running of financial processes
- Provide analysis of the output transfer prices, highlighting drivers of change and providing actionable insights
- Maintain a robust forecasting system in operation and ensure budget holders are actively involved
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 4+ years of relevant work experience (Supply Chain Finance strongly preferred; Consumer Product Goods (CPG) preferred)
- ERP Experience required; SAP preferred
- Microsoft Office required; Advanced Excel required
- Leading efficient and effective budgeting and forecasting activities (complex and time-sensitive, cycle-driven and continuous forward look approaches)
- Developing strong personal and team relationships across a multitude of business stakeholders
Skills
- Born leader: quick to identify root cause, creative in proposing solutions, influential in selling ideas, resilient in execution
- Love to win and have fun doing it: enjoys rising to occasion, higher stakes sharpen focus, views failures as lessons, believes in comeback stories, values continuous improvement, enjoys solving challenges
- Changemaker: self‑starter, enjoys connecting dots, passionate about shaping a legacy
- Culture & change champion: recognizes value in building teams, passionate about people, takes pride in role building collective performance
Benefits
Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. Content includes: - About Unilever (company description) - Job Purpose (description of role) - Who You Are & What You’ll Do (leadership traits, etc.) - Experiences & Qualifications (list of requirements) - Location: This role is based out of Independence, MO. - Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. - Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. - Benefits: description of benefits. - Inclusion statement (EEO) but we need to remove EEO boilerplate. The instructions: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So we should drop the inclusion statement and equal opportunity statements. Also drop the verification of pre-screening tests, accommodation contact, etc. Those are legal/EEO boilerplate. So we should remove those. Thus we keep: About Unilever, Job Purpose, Who You Are & What You’ll Do, Experiences & Qualifications, Location, Pay, Bonus, Benefits. But we need to map to allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have "About Unilever" which is about company, not exactly "About the role". Could we use "About the role" heading for the job purpose? The instructions say use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely they expect we use those headings where appropriate. We can map:
- About the role: could contain Job Purpose description (what the role does). Or we could have "About Unilever" as a separate section? Not in list. Might be okay to use "About the role" for the job purpose and responsibilities. But we also have "Who You Are & What You’ll Do" which is more about traits/leadership. Could be part of Responsibilities or Requirements? Might be better to split: "Responsibilities" for duties (Serve as on-site Plant Controller..., etc.) and "Requirements" for Experiences & Qualifications. "Skills" could be for the leadership traits? But they said prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive content:
Company description: "About Unilever With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future."
Job Purpose: "Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. As the Associate Finance Manager - Industrial Finance, Independence, you will be the onsite Plant Controller at our Independence, Missouri Factory. Serve as the on-site Plant Controller, overseeing daily controllership operations and ensuring excellence in budget management processes Play a key role in driving the financial performance of the site through strategic insights and operational support Assist with the annual business planning process, forecasts, and actual reporting. Lead and monitor Cost Controlling activities including, Month-End Close, Fixed Assets management, and Costing, which are performed by colleagues in Supply Chain Financial Services (SCFS) Liaise with the SCFS team to ensure the complete and timely running of financial processes Provide analysis of the output transfer prices, highlighting drivers of change and providing actionable insights Maintain a robust forecasting system in operation and ensure budget holders are actively involved."
Who You Are & What You’ll Do: list of traits: "You’re a born leader: You are quick to identify the root cause of the business issue, you are creative in proposing solutions, influential in selling your ideas and resilient in execution You love to win and have fun doing it: You enjoy rising to the occasion, the higher the stakes, the sharper your focus. You think of failures as lessons and believe in comeback stories. You believe in the value of continuous improvement and enjoy solving the challenges along the way. You’re a changemaker: You are a self-starter. You enjoy the challenge of connecting the dots that follow and have passion for shaping a legacy. You’re a culture & change champion: You recognize the value in building teams, you have a passion for people and take pride in the role you play to build our collective performance."
Experiences & Qualifications: list: "Bachelor's degree in a related field 4+ years of relevant work experience: Supply Chain Finance is strongly preferred; Consumer Product Goods (CPG) preferred ERP Experience required; SAP preferred Microsoft Office required; Advanced Excel required Leading efficient and effective budgeting and forecasting activities (complex and time-sensitive, cycle-driven and continuous forward look approaches) Developing strong personal and team relationships across a multitude of business stakeholders"
Location: "Location: This role is based out of Independence, MO."
Pay: "Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000."
Bonus: "Bonus: This position is bonus eligible."
Benefits: "Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents."
We should not include EEO etc.
Now decide sections.
We could have:
About the role
containing company description + job purpose? Might be too much but okay.
Alternatively separate: About Unilever
not in allowed list but maybe okay? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings but suggests those as examples. Safer to stick to those headings.
Thus we need to map content to those headings.
Possible sections:
- About the role: could include company overview and job purpose (what the role does). That seems appropriate.
- Responsibilities: could include the detailed duties from Job Purpose (Serve as on-site Plant Controller..., etc.) and maybe also the "Who You Are & What You’ll Do" could be considered responsibilities? But that's more about traits. Could be part of Requirements or Skills.
- Requirements: could include Experiences & Qualifications (education, experience, ERP, SAP, Excel, budgeting forecasting, relationship building).
- Skills: could include the leadership traits (born leader, love to win, changemaker, culture & change champion). Those are skills/competencies.
- Benefits: as given.
- Pay: as given.
- Bonus: maybe could be included under Pay or separate? Since Bonus is mentioned, we could include a short paragraph under Pay or separate section? The instruction says only create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections if posting actually states them. Bonus is not one of the listed headings, but we could incorporate Bonus into Pay section as a note. Or we could create a separate Bonus
but not in list. Safer to incorporate into Pay section.
- Schedule: not mentioned, so omit.
- Location: not a heading; we could fold into About the role or Responsibilities as a short paragraph.
Thus final HTML could be:
About the role
About the role
containing company description + job purpose? Might be too much but okay. Alternatively separate:About Unilever
not in allowed list but maybe okay? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings but suggests those as examples. Safer to stick to those headings.
Thus we need to map content to those headings.
Possible sections:
- About the role: could include company overview and job purpose (what the role does). That seems appropriate.
- Responsibilities: could include the detailed duties from Job Purpose (Serve as on-site Plant Controller..., etc.) and maybe also the "Who You Are & What You’ll Do" could be considered responsibilities? But that's more about traits. Could be part of Requirements or Skills.
- Requirements: could include Experiences & Qualifications (education, experience, ERP, SAP, Excel, budgeting forecasting, relationship building).
- Skills: could include the leadership traits (born leader, love to win, changemaker, culture & change champion). Those are skills/competencies.
- Benefits: as given.
- Pay: as given.
- Bonus: maybe could be included under Pay or separate? Since Bonus is mentioned, we could include a short paragraph under Pay or separate section? The instruction says only create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections if posting actually states them. Bonus is not one of the listed headings, but we could incorporate Bonus into Pay section as a note. Or we could create a separate Bonus
but not in list. Safer to incorporate into Pay section.
- Schedule: not mentioned, so omit.
- Location: not a heading; we could fold into About the role or Responsibilities as a short paragraph.
Thus final HTML could be:
About the role
[company description + job purpose overview]
Responsibilities
- Serve as the on-site Plant Controller, overseeing daily controllership operations and ensuring excellence in budget management processes
- Play a key role in driving the financial performance of the site through strategic insights and operational support
- Assist with the annual business planning process, forecasts, and actual reporting
- Lead and monitor Cost Controlling activities including Month-End Close, Fixed Assets management, and Costing, which are performed by colleagues in Supply Chain Financial Services (SCFS)
- Liaise with the SCFS team to ensure the complete and timely running of financial processes
- Provide analysis of the output transfer prices, highlighting drivers of change and providing actionable insights
- Maintain a robust forecasting system in operation and ensure budget holders are actively involved
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 4+ years of relevant work experience (Supply Chain Finance strongly preferred; Consumer Product Goods (CPG) preferred)
- ERP Experience required; SAP preferred
- Microsoft Office required; Advanced Excel required
- Leading efficient and effective budgeting and forecasting activities (complex and time-sensitive, cycle-driven and continuous forward look approaches)
- Developing strong personal and team relationships across a multitude of business stakeholders
Skills
- Born leader: quick to identify root cause, creative in proposing solutions, influential in selling ideas, resilient in execution
- Love to win and have fun doing it: enjoys rising to occasion, higher stakes sharpen focus, views failures as lessons, believes in comeback stories, values continuous improvement, enjoys solving challenges
- Changemaker: self‑starter, enjoys connecting dots, passionate about shaping a legacy
- Culture & change champion: recognizes value in building teams, passionate about people, takes pride in role building collective performance
Benefits
Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid