Customer Business Development Finance Assistant Manager

Unilever is currently hiring for a Customer Business Development Finance Assistant Manager

Function: Finance

Reports to: CBD Finance Manager

Scope: Turkey

Location: Umraniye

Terms & Conditions: Full Time

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.

JOB PURPOSE
The purpose of this position is to provide valuable support to the channel business teams in performance management and financial strategy development.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Driving Financial Performance.
• Drive sales and financial performance of Modern Trade Channels.
• Monitor Trade terms (TTS) and Customer profitability.
• Lead sales budget, forecast, and phasing processes for the Türkiye organization.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities arising from market dynamics, inflation, and customer behavior.
• Provide Decision Support and Timely Analysis.
• Act as a finance business partner to Sales and Commercial teams in Türkiye.
• Prepare & Analyze Customer performance, and channel profitability.
• Ensure accurate accruals and cut-off for TTS, and booking TTS Accruals in SAP on a monthly basis

Translate complex financial data into clear recommendations aligned with local business priorities.

• Prepare Financial presentations and submissions for Local & Global Business Teams.
• Monthly TTS Actual variance tracking and MT TTS Forecast submission.
• Prepare monthly LT Finance presentations for Türkiye leadership (if necessary).
• Present performance vs budget and forecast, highlighting key drivers and corrective actions.
• Financial Control, Responsibility, and Digitalization.
• Support compliance with internal controls, IFRS, and local statutory requirements

Coordinate closely with Accounting and OTC teams during period-end close
Support digitalization and the simplification agenda of finance reporting, dashboards

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications:

Ø Bachelor’s degree in economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or related fields.

Ø At least 3-4 years of experience in finance, including Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, Budget Management, Management Reporting, and financial audit.

Ø Advanced English & Turkish

Skills

Ø Strong analytical capabilities with a bias to drive action.

Ø Good understanding of finance process and operations.

Ø Advanced skills in Excel, and good knowledge of SAP and BW.

Ø Excellent engagement, presentation, and communication skills

Leadership

You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

As an individual, you are the one responsible for your own well-being and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always look for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applications from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

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.