The role acts as both the strategic architect of financial controls and the operational leader ensuring high-quality control execution, documentation, testing readiness, team capability, and audit alignment
Job Summary
The role acts as both the strategic architect of financial controls and the operational leader ensuring high-quality control execution, documentation, testing readiness, team capability, and audit alignment.
This combined role integrates strategic controls innovation with hands-on control execution and operations, driving both transformation and operational excellence.
The position ensures Unilever maintains a robust, compliant, simplified, and future fit controls landscape that enables reliable financial reporting, operational efficiency, and strengthened governance.
Matching Summary
The role acts as both the strategic architect of financial controls and the operational leader ensuring high-quality control execution, documentation, testing readiness, team capability, and audit alignment.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Financial controls framework leadership
SOX compliance and audit management
Control execution across business processes
Stakeholder influence and governance
Team leadership and capability building
Nice-to-have
Digital and automation initiatives experience
SAP and financial systems exposure
Multicultural team leadership
Key Requirements
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Deep experience in internal controls, SOX, audit, or risk management
Strong understanding of business processes (RTR, PTP, OTC, MTD)
Proven ability to manage complex projects and influence senior stakeholders