R2r Transformation Lead

**Function**:UniOps - Commercial Experience

**Reports to**: Finance Director : Non SAP Finance Services

**Scope**: Global

**Location**: México

**Terms & Conditions**: Full time

ABOUT UNILEVER

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

**JOB PURPOSE**

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. This role is responsible in transforming current reality of disparate accounting and finance operations teams, technology, and processes migrating towards the end-state operating model of mapping all finance processes on to common core technology (Microsoft D365 ERP) and key financial and accounting systems (KFAS) and facilitating finance organization transformation into in-market finance operations center of excellence and an out-of-market shared service capability. This role is just for you

**WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE**
- Design Finance processes and Data model for Record To Report processes [RTR] that fit the needs of the business in regard to increasing growth, flexibility, scale, and complexity while adhering to all accounting, reporting, audit, and risk management requirements. RTR processes includes Bank & Cash, Asset Accounting, Payroll, Journals, Account Reconciliation and Month End Close and Financial & Management Reporting.
- Bring in design thinking and process re-engineering skills to drive digital transformation in Finance which involves making choices on process standardization, automation, and Continuous improvement.
- Develop robust process documentation covering end-to-end RTR processes across H&W clearly highlighting process exceptions - if any, cross functional dependencies, and requirements of full audit compliance.
- Bring thought leadership in Financial Accounting, Reporting and Controls by leveraging forward looking practices from the industry.
- Design process specific Key Performance Indicators [KPIs] enabling to measure the effectiveness of process compliance and Operation effectiveness relevant for the business vertical.
- Develop a community, culture, and way of working with a large, diverse, and geographically dispersed team.
- Partnering Controlling Transformation Lead of each business vertical in resolving non-compliant RTR processes, aligning RTR process & activity calendar that confirms Day 1 month end close, strengthening compliance to RTR specific finance controls in current state while transforming to end state.
- Design and deploy the end state capabilities for RTR processes on common core technology [Microsoft D365 ERP] and on relevant Key Financial and Accounting Systems [KFAS] thereby establishing and aligning common process standards across H&W that suits to the end state finance operating model.
- Lead a team accountable to document end-to-end RTR processes in detail, covering current & new ways of working and specific & step by step details on control compliance requirements.
- Lead the scoping exercise to finalize the list of RTR activities that are in scope for Finance Operations collective organization to operate and manage the transition from individual OpCo through effective governance resulting in no / least business disruption.

The successful Process and Operations Transformation Lead will be the enabler, continuously developing a detailed roadmap for finance process evolution, be a catalyst to drive the change management, and a steward and operator to deliver the expected business outcomes.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED**

**Experiences & Qualifications**
- Financial Accounting and operations expertise.
- Knowledge of Unilever financial process, standards and organization.
- Strong and diverse business partner background with high competence in storytelling, influencing and negotiating.
- Standards of Leadership: Passion for High Performance, Business Acumen and Talent Catalyst.
- Expertise on Controls, compliance, and risk management across multiple business functions and areas of financial statements
- Financial and technical business integrations
- Operating outside SAP platform and 3 tier model with less mature systems and operations
- Existing knowledge and networks of Unilever