AdresRISK MANAGER BENELUX
Location: Weena, Rotterdam – the Netherlands
Full-time
Local conditions apply
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.
We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That's why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable, long-term growth is at the heart of our business model.
JOB PURPOSE
A great opportunity becomes available within the MCO Controlling Team in the Benelux.
The Risk Manager plays a pivotal part in the Benelux MCO organization (Turnover 1.3 billion) as the guardian of the companies “protect value” criteria. The role reports into the Benelux Company Controller.
You will have many focal points with expertise teams, 3rd party service providers and the MSO business. Deployment of Global Expertise, Proactive Risk management & Controls and Transformational projects are the key areas of responsibility residing with the Risk Manager.
If you would like to oversee processes, risks and controls throughout the company and be in the driving seat to be in in control, then this is the role for you.
The role will allow you to develop a broad range of finance, stakeholder management and advisory skills.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSABILITIES BE?
Proactive Risk Management & Controls
- Lead proactive, dynamic risk management and operational controls
- Drive efficiency in compliance and control activities in partnership with UniOps
- Accountable for financial controls within direct area of responsibility
- First point of contact for the external and internal auditors
Deployment of Global Expertise
- Protect and liberate value through partnership with Global Expertise teams.
- Manage relevant third party relationships as agreed with Global Expertise
Transformational projects
- Local leadership, delivery and change management for the Controlling & Expertise roadmap
- New business model deployment in our financial control framework
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS YOU SHOULD HAVE
- Relevant finance degree or accounting qualification
- Resilience (ability to cope with time pressure and challenges)
- High degree of flexibility and ability to quickly understand new topics
- Ability to work collaboratively with other key stakeholders
- Strong engagement, presentation and communication skills
- Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner
- Fluent in English & (preferred) Dutch both in reading & writing or willingness to learn quickly.
- Experience in areas of financial accounting, controlling and risk management within role(s) within consumer goods or services
- Knowledge of PCOB standards, SOX legislation and IFRS standards
- Experience working with large complex data from multiple sources
- Experience managing local, regional and global stakeholders
- Experience in presenting to and communicating with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders
WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?
Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!
- Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.
- Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.
- Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
- We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.
- Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate. For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office , you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.
- Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.
- My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).
- Home work allowance
- Company laptop and mobile phone
- Green Mobility Policy.
EXCITED?
Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.
For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the Netherlands. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the Netherlands.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.
By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.
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