ICE CREAM - Group Financial Accounting Manager

Title: Group Financial Accounting Manager - Cash Flow

Scope: Global

Reports to: Group Financial Accounting Manager - Balance Sheet

Location: Mumbai/ Bangalore

Terms & Conditions: Full-time, local

If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or are considering working for the Unilever ice Cream business, you will work for the global, leading Ice Cream player with 8 bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of the top 10 selling brands including Wall s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025. Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure.

We are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company.

We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

ABOUT ICE CREAM : Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall s, Ben & Jerry s) , a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of 8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win.

We turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by designing unique and innovative Ice Cream experiences that make life taste better, creating joyful experiences. In our Ice Cream business, we re crafting the future through innovation and imaginative minds, creating unique products. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate . However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As I ce C ream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.

Ice Cream Finance: Leading for a winning, trusted and investible global ice cream market leader

This is your chance for a once in a lifetime career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation. in what will be the Ultimate Pleasure Food company .

We are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Ice Cream Finance. Together we will become the best and most admired finance team in the world , and we ll do this by focusing on value creation, trailblazing future-fit financial processes and technology, and by becoming a training ground for financial craftmanship that will be the envy of everyone .

Just imagine the benefits of working within a single category, where everyone and everything is laser-focused on the same goal, where there's opportunity to develop deep and wide understanding of the business economics and international ecosystem of a single category, and to translate that into value creation.

The role of Ice Cream Finance in this momentous moment is staggering, exciting, and yes. . . a little daunting, which is why we are looking for empowered and accountable decision makers who are keen to take on end-to-end responsibility; if you are a self-starter who identifies opportunities, takes initiative, and innovates to create value, who is proactive, resourceful and comfortable with challenge and uncertainty, you will thrive with us. In return, you will be rewarded with a rich finance role, no matter where you are in your career, and within an environment that s both fulfilling and fun. . . after all, life tastes better with Ice Cream!

JOB PURPOSE:

The newly created Ice Cream Group Controlling Team is a core part of the central Ice Cream Finance team.

Ice Cream Group Controlling Team is responsible for Ice Cream s external financial reporting and global financial reporting controls (including Sarbanes Oxley compliance), managing the global auditor relationship; determining and implementing Ice Cream s accounting policies; and many other projects related to how Ice Cream measures its performance and presents and communicates this to the external world.

The G roup Financial Accounting Manager - Cash Flow is primarily responsible from the preparation of the Group s cash flow statement, play ing a pivotal role in ensuring accurate financial reportin g and compliance with international accounting standard s and SOX framework. This role requires a deep understanding of global accounting principles, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally with teams in different countries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key Responsibilities include the following:

Financial Reporting and Compliance :