Finance Analyst
Posted 1 day ago by Unilever
£39,800 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Finance Analyst involves providing financial business partnering and controllership support for a key manufacturing site of Unilever, a global FMCG leader. The position requires collaboration with site leadership to enhance financial performance, ensure compliance, and drive cost savings initiatives. This full-time temporary role is based in Seacroft, Leeds, and is expected to last until March 31, 2027.
Key Responsibilities:
- Co-own delivery of in-year financial performance with a focus on cost management.
- Provide financial insight and decision support to the Site Controller and leadership team.
- Support strategic projects through ad hoc financial analysis and data-driven insights.
- Lead budget reporting and month-end performance activities.
- Support the creation, consolidation, and submission of site forecasts.
- Ensure site-level compliance with the Unilever Control Framework.
- Drive and oversee IFRS 16 controls and reporting requirements.
- Co-create and co-drive the site savings agenda.
- Coordinate and complete annual stock counts across the site.
- Optimize use of shared service resources and collaborate across finance and operations.
Key Skills:
- Ability to analyze and reconcile complex historical financial data.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Business acumen and finance acumen.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Analytical thinking and project management skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management.
- Experience with cost models and FP&A knowledge.
Salary (Rate): £39,800 yearly
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Manpower are currently seeking an interim Finance Analyst, to work with our global FMCG client Unilever, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment. The position is based in Seacroft, Leeds. This is a full-time temporary role till 31st March 2027, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying up to £39,800 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The financial analyst will be responsible for providing financial business partnering and controllership support to one of the key BPC manufacturing sites in Europe. The role partners closely with the Site Controller and site leadership team to drive in-year financial performance, support decision-making, ensure strong financial governance, and deliver cost savings through World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and Cost Deployment initiatives. The role has accountability for maintaining compliance with the Unilever Control Framework and provides leadership on IFRS 16 reporting. Support for selected activities is provided by the Country Make Expertise Team (MET) and Shared Services teams (SCFS, OC, IBM) for core accounting, controlling, and reporting processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Performance & Business Partnering
- Co-own delivery of in-year financial performance, with a strong focus on cost management
- Provide financial insight and decision support to the Site Controller and leadership team
- Support strategic projects through ad hoc financial analysis and data-driven insights
- Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead budget reporting and month-end performance activities
- Support the creation, consolidation, and submission of site forecasts
- Support development of the annual business plan and site masterplan
- Controls, Compliance & Governance
- Ensure site-level compliance with the Unilever Control Framework
- Drive and oversee IFRS 16 controls and reporting requirements
- Ensure execution of on-site financial controls, including stock counts and balance sheet governance
- Cost Management & Savings Delivery
- Co-create and co-drive the site savings agenda
- Support WCM Cost Deployment and Cost Deployment Management initiatives
- Enable delivery of cost savings using available industrial and financial tools
- Inventory & Asset Management
- Coordinate and complete annual stock counts across the site, including:
- Supply Unit (SU) inventories
- External warehouses
- Spare parts
- Ways of Working & Resource Optimisation
- Optimise use of shared service resources (MET, OC, SCFS)
- Collaborate effectively across finance and operations to ensure efficient delivery of accounting, controlling, and reporting activities
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have
- Ability to analyse and reconcile complex historical financial data
- Advanced Excel
- Business Acumen
- Finance Acumen
- Microsoft Office incl Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Viva Engage, Excel, PowerPoint
Nice to Have
- Analytical Thinking
- business partnering
- Project management skills
- Strategic mindset
- Business partnering
- Risk management
- Effective communication
- Confidential
- Stakeholder management
- Supplier Relationship management
- Strategic influencing
- Financial acumen
- Fully operational in Excel - being able to extract, analyze and present data in a clear and understandable format
- close Financial acumen for business cases and reporting.
- Experience with cost models
- FP&A Knowledge
Additional Information
Leeds working environment: There is a canteen available onsite serving hot and cold food: There is a Staff Shop where Contingent Workers can buy discounted products. Free tea and coffee on site. Free parking. R&D sites have Free Fruit, Relaxation/Energy facilities like Table Tennis. Uniform for factory workers.