Job Title: Finance Officer -Customer Development
Organisation: Unilever
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Job Number: 14000Q0E
About Unilever:
Unilever is an Anglo–Dutch
multinational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, England and
Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning
agents and personal care products. It is the world’s third-largest consumer goods
company measured by 2012 revenue, after Procter & Gamble and Nestlé. One of
the oldest multinational companies, its products are available in around 190
countries.Unilever celebrated its 85th anniversary year of business in 2014.
multinational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, England and
Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning
agents and personal care products. It is the world’s third-largest consumer goods
company measured by 2012 revenue, after Procter & Gamble and Nestlé. One of
the oldest multinational companies, its products are available in around 190
countries.Unilever celebrated its 85th anniversary year of business in 2014.
Job Summary: The
Unilever Finance Officer -Customer Development should ensure CD finance
transactional aspects are executed in full and on time both for Sales ledger
and Debtors ledger.
Unilever Finance Officer -Customer Development should ensure CD finance
transactional aspects are executed in full and on time both for Sales ledger
and Debtors ledger.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Intuitively
review Sales and Debtors ledger - Steer
the Operational control and audit aspects of the CD Finance - Maintain
accurate overviews of all Customers Trade Terms and ensure that customer
finance transactions teams have appropriate accruals for all off-invoice
terms - Assist
the CD team during the annual customer TTS negotiations, providing
financial support and guidance ensuring that AP commitments are met. - Ensure
month end operations/closure is carried out smoothly and be the lead for
CD finance in ensuring the end month tasks are delivered on time. - Implement/Execute
the CD finance lead projects i.e. Credit note automation, USD Invoicing. - Supervise
and develop WL 1 staff reporting to him/her and ensure their work is
delivered on time and in full. - Takes
responsibility of own development - Suspends,
pending closure, customer accounts in the event of non-payment. - Authorises
re-opening of accounts hitherto closed for payment issues. - Charges
interests on all overdue accounts and ensures collection of both principal
amount and interest before customer account is re-opened for trade. - Intercepts
some customer orders to protect credit extensions, e.g. where a defaulting
customer attempts to buy on cash before settling account debt. - Initiates
legal hand-over of defaulting customers. - Freezes
upward credit limit reviews for habitually defaulting customers. - Sets
the time, in line with the month-end time-table, for system closure (SAP). - Quickly
respond to audit issues and implement corrective measures on actions
highlighted in all audit reports. - Guide
other Leadership team members on company finance issues to improve on
company financial decisions. - Ensure
OCA is done and issues arising are remediated
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicants for the Unilever Finance Office Job should hold a University
Degree in Accounting or related field from a reputable institution - At
least three to four years’ experience in accounting job is required - The
applicant should be an accounting graduate and a Chartered Accountant. - Management/Financial
Accounting experience in an FMCG business. - Prior
experience in a multinational company will be ideal. - Strong
knowledge and practical experience in the application of Microsoft Excel,
PowerPoint and Word tools. - Good
knowledge/hands on of an ERP system- SAP.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates are encouraged to Apply Only by clicking on the web link
below.
interested candidates are encouraged to Apply Only by clicking on the web link
below.
Deadline: 16th December 2014
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