Finance Executive

Overview

Finance Executive role in a centralised finance team focused on accurate, timely financial reporting, balance sheet management, and governance over end-to-end financial processes.

What you'll do

• Lead preparation, review, and submission of periodic financial statements per Unilever policies, local GAAP/IFRS, and internal timelines.
• Govern core financial processes such as closing, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, intercompany, and fixed assets.
• Own balance sheet hygiene through reviews, ageing analysis, and resolution of open items.
• Coordinate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities to meet timelines and quality standards.
• Review and sign off key account reconciliations, escalating and resolving issues promptly.
• Use SAP for posting, reporting, analysis, and controls; use Power BI (where applicable) for dashboards and reports.

What you'll need

• Professional qualification preferred (e.g., CA/CMA/ACCA/MBA in Finance) or equivalent.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, controllership, or related finance roles, ideally in a large or multinational organisation.
• Hands-on SAP experience for FI/CO (or equivalent modules) in a financial reporting/controlling environment.
• Exposure to reporting/visualisation tools such as Power BI is an advantage.
• Accounting and financial reporting knowledge across local GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Proficiency in SAP for financial postings, reconciliations, and reporting.
• People leadership potential with willingness to coach and develop team members.

Details

• Location: Mumbai RO.
• Manages a small team.