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. You will be the Subject Matter Expert for Accounts Receivable [AR] processes across Health & Wellbeing. This role is responsible in transforming current reality of disparate accounting and finance operations teams, technology, and processes migrating towards the end-state operating model of mapping all finance processes on to common core technology (Microsoft D365 ERP) and key financial and accounting systems (KFAS) and facilitating finance organization transformation into in-market finance operations center of excellence and an out-of-market shared service capability.

• Partnering Controlling Transformation Lead of each business vertical in resolving non-compliant AR processes, aligning AR process & activity calendar that compliments Day 1 month end close, strengthening compliance to AR specific finance controls in current state while transforming to end state.
• Design and deploy the end state capabilities for AR processes on common core technology [Microsoft D365 ERP] and on relevant Key Financial and Accounting Systems [KFAS] thereby establishing and aligning common process standards across H&W that suits to the end state finance operating model.
• Lead a team accountable to document end-to-end AR processes in detail, covering current & new ways of working and specific & step by step details on control compliance requirements.
• Lead the scoping exercise to finalize the list of AR activities that are in scope for Finance Operations collective organization to operate and manage the transition from individual OpCo through effective governance resulting in no / least business disruption.

The successful H&W Process and Operations Transformation Lead will be the enabler, continuously developing a detailed roadmap for finance process evolution, be a catalyst to drive the change management, and a steward and operator to deliver the expected business outcomes.

• Design Finance processes and Data model for Accounts Receivable processes [AR] that fit the needs of the business in regard to increasing growth, flexibility, scale, and complexity while adhering to all reporting, accounting, audit, and risk management requirements. AR processes includes Pricing, Revenue recognition, Trade Promotion Management, Collections & Cash application and AR ageing analysis.
• Bring in design thinking and process re-engineering skills to drive digital transformation in Finance which involves making choices on process standardization, automation and Continuous improvement.
• Develop robust process documentation covering end-to-end AR processes across H&W clearly highlighting process exceptions – if any, cross functional dependencies and requirements of full audit compliance.
• Bring thought leadership in Financial Accounting, Reporting and Controls by leveraging forward looking practices from the industry.
• Design process specific Key Performance Indicators [KPIs] enabling to measure the effectiveness of process compliance and Operation effectiveness relevant for the business vertical.
• Develop a community, culture, and way of working with a large, diverse, and geographically dispersed team.

• Financial Accounting and operations expertise.
• Knowledge of Unilever financial process, standards and organization.
• Strong and diverse business partner background with high competence in storytelling, influencing and negotiating.
• Standards of Leadership: Passion for High Performance, Business Acumen and Talent Catalyst.
• Expertise on Controls, compliance, and risk management across multiple business functions and areas of financial statements
• Financial and technical business integrations
• Operating outside SAP platform and 3 tier model with less mature systems and operations
• Existing knowledge and networks of Unilever