Head of Finance - UFS North America

Unilever • Hoboken, NJ

9d

About The Position

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the dedicated culinary foodservice business of Unilever which operates in more than 70 markets across the globe. The world of Food Solutions is a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and exciting environment with passionate professionals who work hard to carry out their common purpose of “freeing chefs to love what they do”. The UFS portfolio consists of world’s leading food brands like Hellmann’s and Knorr. Our customers range from restaurants and hotels through to workplaces, schools, and caterers. North America is the second largest market of UFS globally, with annual sales exceeding half billion dollars. The Head of Finance UFS North America, is a key role within the UFS Finance team and UFS N.A. organization, responsible for delivering growth of UFS business across North America, leading the performance from the front while ensuring strong financial governance of spends and controls. The Head of Finance UFS is a core member of the UFS leadership team and plays a key role in delivering Unilever’s 2030 growth ambition.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Finance Business Partnering in an FMCG or CPG environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or business-related discipline.
• Proven track record in P&L delivery by managing a complex set of stakeholders, driving business improvement, and closing gaps to target.
• Interpersonal skills include influencing, mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands.
• Grounded in understanding business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of stakeholder trust and confidence.

Nice To Haves

• MBA and/or advanced degree.
• 3+ years of prior CFO/Head of Finance experience.

Responsibilities

• Business Partner the UFS N.A. leadership team to provide financial insights that drive key strategic decisions and shape the long-term strategic direction of the business.
• Deliver the annual plans and 2030 UFS N.A. strategic plan
• Drive business performance by steering multi-functional planning processes, providing high-quality rolling forecasts, and guiding dynamic resource allocation.
• Ensure strong financial governance of spends and controls, including budget control, cost management, and compliance with global frameworks.
• Lead, coach, and develop a diverse finance team, fostering talent and building succession plans.
• Promote a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, and collaboration across teams
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the UFS N.A. LT, UFS Finance leadership team and external partners.

Benefits

• Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan.
• Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits.
• Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees