Total 2 job vacancies by Unilever Asia Private Limited

BACKGROUND

Unilever International (UI) is a global business operating in cross-border B2B.
We aim to serve underserved markets, consumers, and customers.
Digital Evolution is our crucial enabler to provide a superb customer experience and world-class operational excellence.

UI Digital Intelligence is responsible for Digital strategy execution with a mission to:

1. Intelligence - Empower the future with digital brilliance.
Create happiness for customers and teams by delivering digital growth channels, outstanding service, and resilient business operations.
2. Capabilities - Secure evolution success with confidence.
Achieve company objectives with peace of mind through secure, compliant capabilities & technology.

We are looking for skilled individuals to enhance our Intelligence and Capabilities team as Business Analyst (BA).
As a BA, your role is pivotal in connecting business goals with user journeys, technology & digital habits by applying design thinking methods to craft solutions and applications that precisely meet user needs.
Our Digital Intelligence (DI) Team thrives in a constantly evolving environment, offering abundant opportunities for innovation, creativity, and ongoing learning. This setting is ideal for those passionate about working in a vibrant and ever-changing landscape.

Your performance will be evaluated on several key areas: Project Delivery Metrics, Precision and Quality of Work, Adherence to Regulations, Stakeholder Satisfaction, and the Realization of Benefits. A successful BA journey involves meeting these metrics, innovating, contributing creative solutions, and working effectively within cross-functional teams. Given the dynamic nature of our business and market conditions, we expect each BA to consistently grow and refine their professional skills.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Gathering and analyzing business requirements:

• Work with stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations.

• Define the north start requirements for a new or changed business process or system.

Analyzing business Problem/Opportunity:

• Gather information through interviews, surveys, and workshops.

• Use Data modeling, empathy mapping, process mapping, or other techniques to analyze the situation.

• Analyze the root causes of the stated problems.

• Identify areas where business processes can be improved. 

• Maintain documentation and reports that detail findings, outcomes, and recommendations.

Developing solutions:

• Work with stakeholders to develop solutions that meet business requirements.

• Define the solution requirements: data, integration, perfect process, user interface, and user experience.

• Create functional specifications and design prototypes.

• Communicate requirements, proposed design, and process clearly to business stakeholders, developers, and technical leads.

Delivering the solutions:

• Perform assessment & validation of the solution against agreed requirements.

• Develop change management and training initiatives to land the solution and collect feedback.

Communicating with stakeholders:

• Communicate with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. 

• Provide status updates on project progress.

• Explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

**The roles of duties are not exhaustive and may change according to business requirements.                                        
                                        

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Entry-level, mid-level Experience Level.

• A degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Relevant certifications (like CBAP PMI-PBA) can be beneficial.

SKILLS

- Experience with Agile Methodology

- Design Thinking & problem-solving

- Strong Business Acumen

• Familiar with Core Domains: Sales / Supply Chain / Finance. Preference within FMCG

• Experiences with fundamental business processes: Order to Cash / Procure to Cash / Sales Pipeline / Record to Report

- Project Management Skills

- Excellent communication and Collaboration skills

• Listen to understand with empathy

• Able to convey ideas effectively to engage stakeholders

• Deliver the message, and influence decision-making

• Able to facilitate meetings and discussions to solve a problem or design a solution

• Able to influence, guide, build consensus, and encourage.

- Technical Proficiency

• Loves the Problem to Solve.

• Experience in data analysis, process modeling, and user Interface design.

• Basic understanding of IT systems and how they work.

• Interested in New Technologies: Gen AI, Connected Experiences.

GOOD TO HAVE

• AI | ML | Statistics certificate

• Programming and technical knowledge

• Basic understanding of ERP, CRM & connected Planning solutions.

BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Highly motivated, purpose-driven individual who is adaptable to rapidly changing environments.

• Team player in a multicultural environment.

• Able to focus and prioritize.

• Open to Agility, Initiative, Curiosity, and Experimentation.

• Resilient and able to come back from setbacks.

SOFTWARE

• Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Teams, SharePoint).

• Project Management Tools (Jira, Confluence).

• Wireframe design and concepts (Figma).

• BI Solutions (Power BI / Tableau/Alteryx/SQL).

JOB TITLE: Assistant Finance Manager (Unilever International)

JOB LOCATION: Singapore

    
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 inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. 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.

Unilever international

As the ninth global cluster, we work across the world to fill white spaces for Unilever.  

We treat the business as our own.  

As intrapreneurs, we introduce Unilever’s brands into white space geographies like Korea, Pacific Islands, Mongolia, and spearhead launches of iconic household brands like Dove, Lifebuoy, Sunlight, Fair & Lovely, TRESemme into big markets like U.S, China, Europe and SEAA.  

As Unilever’s growth engine, we establish global white space businesses in key channels such as Health & Beauty, Discounters, E-Commerce and alternate channels such as travel retail, marketing to institutional partners like the United Nations, and seeding Unilever brands to overseas diaspora who crave for a taste of their familiar home brands.  

Singapore is our global hub leading strategy, marketing thinking, seeding plans, and alignment with the global categories and supply chain.   

MAIN ACOUNTABILITIES

Performance Management and Information Management

• Drive the development and be the key owner of Information and Performance Management capabilities for the UI through development of sharp and highly automated Performance Management Review Decks and Data Analytics.

• Co-lead monthly reporting process setup and continuous improvement to ensure timely, transparent, accurate and complete reporting.

• Actively coordinate with the appropriate Unilever stakeholders to plug or dock UI processes into existing Operating Company Finance operating framework.

Finance Business Partnering – BG Finance

• Finance Business partner and trusted finance advisor to assist the Finance Manager and the Business Development Team to drive performance management, decision support, strategy formulation and strategy into action.

• Co-lead and drive BU and Country discussions to ensure alignment across internal and external stakeholders.

• Prepare the various ad-hoc analysis for Business Review Meetings and Board meetings; prepare rolling forecasts and business plans for both BGs, brands, channel, geographies.

• Manage month end activities of the geography scope: Monthly trade and marketing Accruals and customer claims review to ensure timely, accurate recognition expenses.

• Co-lead and drive Pricing Framework for customers in the geographical scope to ensure profitability and growth based on intended market strategy.

• Co-lead and drive Quarterly and Monthly Activity Plan (MAP) process to ensure Efficiency of investments on trade and marketing spends.

• Managing customer creation endorsement and credit review for credit limits and credit terms.

• Ensure efficient Working Capital via Debtors Management procedures: Claims, Invoicing review and outstanding items

**The roles of duties are not exhaustive and may change according to business requirements.                                        
                                        

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Financial Analysis, Information Management roles.

• Experience in one of the Business partnering roles: Supply Chain, Information Management or Category finance lead.

• Preferably experience in Tax / Controlling

• Fully Qualified Accountant preferably with CIMA/CA equivalent