Bmi & Cost Controller

Who we are?

On any given day, 2.5 billion people globally use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life. Many of our brands are well-known, household staples and old-time favourites including Dove, Rexona, Lynx, Vaseline, OMO/Persil, Surf, TRESemmé, Continental, Ben & Jerry’s and Streets. 

We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. It goes back to the days of our founder William Lever, who launched the world’s first purposeful brand, Sunlight Soap more than 100 years ago, and it’s at the heart of how we run our company today. In 2022 Unilever Australia & New Zealand became a Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp), joining a growing network of organisations committed to galvanising a stronger, more inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy for all.  

A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility. There’s no better time to join our team! 

At Unilever ANZ, we have also embarked on something special: we are proud to be undertaking a 4 Day work week trial. This trial will see our staff retain 100 percent of their salaries, while working 80 percent of the time and delivering 100 percent of business outcomes. The Brand & Marketing Investment (BMI) & Cost Controller role is designed to be fully functional in the 4-Day work week trial.

Job Summary

The Brand & Marketing Investment (BMI) & Cost Controlleris a key member of the Finance Excellence Team, the heartbeat of business partnering and performance management. This role will be responsible for end-to-end budget control and performance management of BMI spend. It will also provide operational support to the Overheads Analyst with cost accounting and reporting.

Role Responsibilities:

Brand & Marketing Investment (BMI) Management:

• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of BMI accounting and reporting in Profit and Loss (P&L) (including journals postings, month end tasks, accruals and actual vs forecast analysis).
• Play a key role in supporting the Business Unit Finance Teams in managing the in-year performance, delivering insights on cost variances (versus forecast, previous month, prior year or budget), challenging the forecast and highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Provide monthly consolidation of the BMI forecast from Marketing Teams and other stakeholders for submission.
• Perform training sessions and partner the Marketing Teams to enable accurate spend forecasting, regular accruals review and budget management.
• Lead BMI in the annual business planning process, gathering and consolidating inputs from various stakeholders.
• Super User for the BMI Cost Management tool, act as the Level 1 support to troubleshoot User issues and escalate issues (as needed) to the IT Support Team.
• Lead the annual ZBB program for BMI – organise meetings with stakeholders to identify next year savings in the planning phase, then track the delivery and report on those savings.
• Drive simplification and efficiencies in the BMI processes whilst leveraging technology to improve the quality of what we deliver to our stakeholders.

Overheads Cost Control:

• Provide support to the Overheads Analyst in ensuring correct cost accounting and performance reporting.
• Master Data Maintenance on Cost Centre reporting & Cost allocations.
• Provide insights to the Overheads Analyst on Overheads cost trends, risks and opportunities.
• Continuous improvement in reporting process excellence & simplification, leveraging technology to automate.

Key Skills

Essential:

• Autonomous, proactive, and problem-solving
• Strong analytical skills (intermediate to advanced Excel and Power BI)
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Finance and business acumen
• Knowledge of SAP

Desirable:

• Drive process optimisation and simplification with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong planning and organization skills to manage competing priorities.
• Change Management experience around system and process changes.

Does this sound like You?

Essential:

• 3-5 years business experience – preferably in FMCG
• Accounting/Finance degree, with achieved or working towards CPA/CA (or equivalent) qualification
• Previous commercial/business partnering or budget controlling experience
• Understanding of accounting standards

Desirable:

• Working experience in managing offshore team in 2 and 3 Tiers model
• Change/project management exposure

What awaits you at Unilever?

The core of Unilever’s culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success.

This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally. You will also benefit from amazing discounts on external company products, attractive employee referral reward program amongst other benefits.

This is a great opportunity to work within an iconic and global organization. We have gained our reputation as one of the world's most admired employers by providing an environment where individuals can achieve their goals, both professionally and personally.

Make no mistake we expect a lot from our people as they do of us. So, if you can rise to the challenge, don't waste any time - apply now!

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Unilever is an organization 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.

This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities. Interested in learning more, check out our Reconciliation Action Plan and Workplace Adjustment Policy on the Unilever webpage.

At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.