Senior Industrial Finance Manager – NA Foods
About the role
The Senior Industrial Finance Manager serves as the Head of Factory Finance for the North American Foods network, supporting iconic brands such as Hellmann’s Mayo and Knorr Cooking Aids & Mini Meals. This role is the onsite finance lead for three manufacturing sites in the NA Foods network, with accountability for strong controls, process excellence, and effective financial governance. While Unilever supports a flexible working environment, this role requires regular travel to production sites near Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO; and Toronto, Canada.
Responsibilities
- Lead the North America Foods Industrial Finance Network: three factories (Kilbourn in Illinois, Independence in Missouri and Rexdale in Toronto), with four direct reports in total
- Contribute to drive financial performance of the sites together with leadership teams
- Lead annual business planning process, forecasts and actual reporting
- Lead for cost improvement / restructuring / capex / sourcing projects, and challenge, calculate sensitivities and build business cases
- Provide financial expertise and challenge on ad hoc projects
- Provide leadership and vision for process improvement and automation opportunities in the Finance and Performance Management space
- Lead/Monitor all Cost Controlling activities (Month-End Close, Fixed Assets, Costing) performed by colleagues in Supply Chain Financial Services (SCFS)
- Maintain a robust forecasting system in operation and assure budget holders are involved
- Play a key role in the finance community within the North America Foods, developing relationships to drive performance improvements in the SU, sharing best practices with colleagues
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior finance role, with a focus on supply chain/operations finance
- CPG experience preferred
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
- Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems. SAP is preferred
- Excellent communication and influential leadership skills to collaborate with Senior Leadership
- Experience managing teams across diverse locations
- Excellent communication and influential leadership skills to collaborate with Senior Leadership
Qualifications
- Exceptional leadership and innate problem-solving abilities
- Decisiveness, analytical power, and tactical thinking
- Driven by results and willing to go the extra mile to achieve higher levels of performance
- Able to take direct ownership of objectives, with high levels of self-assurance and resilience to achieve goals
- A born leader who loves to be in the driving seat, quick to spot trends, and creative in proposing solutions
- A changemaker who enjoys the challenge of connecting the dots and has passion for shaping a legacy
- A talent catalyst who has a passion for coaching and leading people and is able to inspire them to bring their true & best selves to work
Skills
- Financial modeling
- ERP systems (SAP preferred)
- Leadership and influence
- Team management
- Process improvement
- Cost control
- Forecasting
- Project management
Benefits
This position is bonus eligible. Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible. 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.