JOB PURPOSE
Are you ready to make an impact by ensuring financial stability and fostering strong partnerships? We are seeking a specialist with expertise in both financial controlling and business partnering to join our collaborative, forward-thinking team. In this role, you will not only safeguard our business but also play a key part in driving growth and supporting the success of our distributors and customers. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet.

Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Assess and Manage Risk: Evaluate customer creditworthiness and set appropriate credit limits to maintain healthy business relationships.Ensure Timely Payments: To prevent overdue accounts.Support Distributor Profitability: Partner with the Customer Development team to help distributors achieve sustainable growth.Monitor Financial Security: Oversee collateral to protect company interests.Manage Bad Debt: Calculate provisions and maintain accurate records of bad debt expenses across all customers.Forecast and Report: Provide monthly forecasts of overdue to support informed decision-making and next action required.Manage Account Closures: Ensure smooth settlement processes with no Bad Debt.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree: Finance and Accounting.Minimum 2 years experience in Finance with strong analytical skillsStrategic, organized, and able to work under tight deadlinesExperience working with large complex data from multiple sources.Experience managing internal and external stakeholders.Experience in presenting to and communicating with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Strong team playerAttention to detailAccuracyAbility to work with remote teamAbility to guard and follow the guidelineCommunication skills (Verbal & Written)Strong bias for action

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.