Ice Cream – Supply Chain Finance FP&A Analyst Europe

<p><b>Note: Deadline for applying is 23.59 the day before the Job Posting End Date.</b> </p><p></p><p></p><p><b>UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR AN ICE CREAM – Supply Chain Finance FP&amp;A Analyst Europe</b></p><p>  </p><p></p><p>Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands</p><p>Full-time   </p><p>Local conditions apply  </p><p>  </p><p>For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will consider candidates based in the set locations. If you are based outside of these locations and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but <b>at this stage we will not take your application forward.</b> We will only consider your application if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the set locations. </p><p>            </p><p></p><p><b>ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream</b> </p><p></p><p>Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben &amp; Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of €8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win. </p><p></p><p>We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025. Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership <span>structure.  </span></p><p></p><p><b>Ice Cream Finance: Leading for a winning, trusted and investible global ice cream market leader</b> </p><p></p><p>This is your chance for a<b> ‘once in a lifetime’ </b>career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation. </p><p></p><p>Just imagine the benefits of working within a single category, where everyone and everything is laser-focused on the same goal, where there's opportunity to develop deep and wide understanding of the business economics and international ecosystem of a single category, and to translate that into value <span>creation.  </span></p><p></p><p>The role of Ice Cream Finance in this momentous moment is staggering, exciting, and yes...a little daunting, which is why we are looking for empowered and accountable decision makers who are keen to take on end-to-end responsibility; if you are a self-starter who identifies opportunities, takes initiative, and innovates to create value, who is proactive, resourceful and comfortable with challenge and uncertainty, you will thrive with us. In return, you will be rewarded with a rich finance role, no matter where you are in your career, and within an environment that’s both fulfilling and fun...after all, <b>life tastes better with Ice Cream! </b>   </p><p></p><p></p><p><b>JOB PURPOSE:</b> </p><p></p><p>The Supply Chain Finance Analyst is responsible for managing the core reporting processes of the European Supply Chain in close cooperation with the Supply Chain FP&amp;A Manager, ensuring a timely and accurate delivery of monthly results as well as forecast information and performance headlines.</p><p></p><p>The role is interacting with multiple stakeholders within the broader Supply Chain Finance and Supply Chain Financial Services teams to enable the relevant performance discussions. The collaboration with different SC Finance teams is key to align the operational month end procedures as well as share and learn from best practices.</p><p></p><p>Hence, the candidate is required to develop a deep understanding of Supply Chain processes end-to-end while being able to translate this knowledge into value-focused improvement actions. Strong analytical skills are key to succeed in this role. In addition, the aim is to improve processes in terms of speed, accuracy and simplicity and generating new capabilities to further improve performance management. </p><p></p><p></p><p><b>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES</b></p><p></p><p>Based in Amsterdam, the Supply Chain Finance FP&amp;A Analyst Europe is responsible for:</p><ul><li><p>Managing the core reporting processes of the European Supply Chain, including Actuals and Forecast for Ice Cream Europe.</p></li><li><p>Coordinating information flow between Supply Chain BU Finance and Supply Chain Financial Services teams &amp; holding them accountable for timeliness and quality of information</p></li><li><p>Continuous improvement of processes and analytical tools to create better insights faster</p></li><li><p>Drive consolidati