Commercial Finance Analyst - CD & Mktg – ET

Job PurposeUnilever 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.What Will Your Main Responsibilities BeResponsible regarding Financial control Framework: The Trade Term Structure policy Lead Credit control Trade Term Structure accruals Trade Term Structure Payments review Aged Trade Term Structure review and reconciliation of payments vs accruals Aged Debtors and overdoes management Support credit control meetings to ensure Overdue management is done effectively Business Partner to CD and Marketing Support Commercial Finance Manger InChannel planning: Will take part in Planning by channels Joint Business Planning: Will participate in Joint business planning with customers & the review of customer forecasts Review performance by Channel by customer: Review performance by Channel by Customer vs plans as a critical part of performance management. Distribution Improvement plans: monitor the improvements in distribution as a key pillar of East & West Africa As a business partner to Marketing Annual Brand Marketing Investment Budget assignment: Assign Brand Marketing Investment budgets to each category /brand based on budgets communicated by Finance Excellence Team.Quarterly activity Planning: Will support the promo /activity planning that becomes the basis of next quarters forecast and will help critically evaluate choices to meet the business strategic objectives Pricing: Provide analysis to make pricing Choices of the CD/Marketing community Net Revenue Management: Play the role of Finance partner to Net Revenue Management. strategy. What You Need To SucceedExperiences & QualificationsBachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or related field of studyMinimum of 5- years relevant experienceExcellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysisSkillsExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills.Good communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders