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Website:
magnumicecream.com
Job details:
Job Title: Assistant Finance Manager
Work Level: WL 1D
Location: Mumbai, India
Why we exist?
We believe life tastes better with Ice Cream. We exist to bring the
power of ice cream to more people, in more places, in new and
unexpected ways. As our founder Mr Wall's already said in 1922,
‘By taking pleasure seriously”. We truly embody this and are
creating the world’s largest IC company to accelerate these
extraordinary ice cream experiences for more people around the
globe.
About the company: Unilever, world’s 3rd largest CPG company with revenues of $60mn,
has announced the spinoff of its Ice cream business group and form an independent company.
Ice cream as a business system has very different character & a distinct business system
when compared to other Unilever categories as it requires a dedicated cold chain GTM, it’s
an impulse category and needs larger distributive and multichannel OOH footprint, needs
agility to manage seasonality and rigour in front end execution.
This bold move leads the creation of an iconic pure play ice cream
company “MAGNUM IC Company” which operates in 80 countries with
a revenue scale of $9bn globally, headquartered in Amsterdam. Magnum
IC Company houses world’s most iconic brands like Magnum / Ben &
Jerry, Cornetto, Breyers ,Walls and Grom. This separation gives us boost to accelerate
fast in the highly attractive $1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently
globally.
Magnum IC Company in India: In India, Kwality Wall’s (brand of Hindustan Unilever) is a
large IC business with national presence. The HUL board has approved the demerger of
Kwality Walls India business as a separate listed entity. Hence KWIL will be 100% part of the
Magnum IC company with its India head office in Mumbai.
The Role: Assistant Finance Manager
Description of the Role
We are looking for multiple candidates in different parts of IC Finance team which includes
Finance business Partner, Performance Management, Controllership, CD finance, Tax, etc.
Key Responsibilities Finance Business Partnering: Developing an understanding of the
strategies that drive our growth, you will be at the forefront of how we evolve to meet our
goals. We have Finance Business Partners in Category, Supply Chain, Customer
Development and the Finance Excellence Team.
As an Asst Finance Manager in a Business Partnering role, responsibilities include:
Asst Manager – Category Finance: End-to-end P&L responsibility for delivering
growth and unlocking profitability improvement, cash up and forecasting; identify
opportunities to improve realisation; Drive discussions with category heads on
performance management Asst. Manager – Supply Chain Finance: Driving gross
margin and savings delivery, managing business waste; Preparing investment
business cases with supply chain partners; Working with procurement team to
identify areas of opportunity wherein significant value can be unlocked
Asst. Manager – Customer Development Finance: Leading performance
management at the Branch; Responsible for distributor life cycle partnering –
distributor appointments, exits, attrition management, ROI; Operation controls and
outliers
Asst Manager - Finance Excellence Team: Driving business performance metrics
and performance management for Categories. Enabling delivery of business financial
targets; Driving forecast process hygiene Controlling Financial
Controlling is the fundamental building block of our function. A role here is an opportunity to
develop your financial accounting, reporting and control skills as well as providing objectivity
and challenge to the business. Working in this team will give you the broad exposure to the
rest of the business as you build partnerships as a trusted change agent, actively driving the
risk management agenda for the business. You will have the opportunity to develop project
management skills and will get exposure to expertise areas such as tax and pensions. As
part of the Controllers team you will have the opportunity to either work in one of our
Accounting Centres, Financial Reporting or Investor Relations.
Expertise roles allow us to create value across our business. They are a great opportunity to
enable experiences across the breadth of the business including payroll, insurance and
treasury. Deployed well in our business, expertise roles are a major source of value.
Understanding of foreign exchange markets and macro-economic factors affecting currency
and hands on experience of PF Trust management and employee benefit administration are
some of the things you can expect to learn from a role in Expertise.
Experience And Skills Required
The preferred candidate would have 1-5 years of Finance experience with following key
Skills
Strong financial fundamentals along with solid business partnering skills.
Strong systems understanding required due to the technical nature of the role.
Experience in an Operating Country and some level of Global experience preferred
Accounting / Supply chain finance background desirable.
Ability to directly partner and challenge business partners by delivering concise
messages / making the complex simple / getting to the right business insights
Strong Modelling/Mathematical/Analytical skill a must.
Excellent communication skills, including written English
Strong work ethic, great attitude, self-starting & proactive mind-set, resilience in the
face of pressure, good team player, ability to meet multiple stretching deadlines and
attention to detail.
Need to be able to roll up your sleeves
Core aspects underpinning all skills: Creativity, Empathy, Obsession with brands &
consumers, Sense of Aesthetics, Analytical Thinking & Rigour.
We are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. We are
committed to providing ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing our
employees to explore roles and opportunities across the new Ice Cream organization.
Employees’ career development is a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting their
growth journey within the new company.
Leadership Behaviours: Should "meet or exceed expectations" on the Standards of
Leadership Behaviours
Purpose & Service: Works from purpose for the good of others.
Personal Mastery: Always brings their best self.
Agility: Constantly curious & courageous.
Business Acumen: Generate value in Channels & Customers.
Talent Catalyst: Develops & magnifies the power of people.
Consumer Love: Creates better futures for our consumers every day.
Passion for High Performance: Inspires the energy needed to win and grow
Are you up for this exciting challenge?
#TMICC
About The Magnum Ice Cream Company
With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.
About
The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly part of Unilever) is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it. Here’s what defines success in our organization :
- We are all about growth
- We operate with speed and simplicity
- We win together with fun
- We boldly innovate to disrupt our industry
- We care and challenge
- We are experts in the Ice Cream Category
ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?
Please apply online and do not forget to upload your CV. Your application will be reviewed against the requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date, with an update on the status of your application.
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