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Unilever Finance Officer-Customer Development (Mombasa) in Coast Kenya
Location: Kenya-Coast-Mombasa-Mombasa
Job Number: 150005N5

 Unilever Finance Job Purpose

A financial Partnering Role responsible for overall company Sales/Turnover, Revenue Collection and Top Line P&L Reporting. The Role manages all Sales Invoicing processes, Cash (Bank) Receipts and Associated Controls, Sales Related Accounts Payables (warehousing, auction and shipping related costs) and Topline P&L Reporting.

It also manages all Supply chain related costs and Foreign Exchange (Forex) Revaluations) amongst other roles. Key internal contacts are the company Leadership Teams (LT), Management Reporting Teams, Supply Chain Teams and Logistics Teams.

Key external contacts are all customers, Government Statutory bodies for Tax and other Government Levies, Trading groups / Associations and Banks.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Reporting

Provide overall company sales position (NPS/Gross turnover) and related exchange gains or losses on sale in USD by 2nd of every month.

Review and Sign off monthly Cash and Debtors Revaluation Reports – End Month.

Responsible for UTKL Mombasa office unit Accounts overheads and charge-outs through a sharing agreement with the TBO.

Ensure that the sharing agreement is signed-off each year.

Follow up for payments, enforcing credit terms policies and initiating way forward in case of risk of default – As and when a case arises

Following end month reports / reviews are done: UTKL Sales Report : by 2nd of every month

Review and Sign off of UTKL Cash Revaluation – 1st of every month

Review and Sign off of UTKL Debtors Revaluation – 1st of every month

Provisions of Selling / SC charges – Transport, Terminal Handling, Port Charges, Warehousing, Freight if any,

Statutory and None Statutory deductions and unit expenses if already incurred.

Business Partnering

Partner with UTKL Supply planning and Customer service (SP &CS) team and ensure Invoicing is done daily by sales accountant upon making of a sale.

Partner with Supply chain and Planning on Tea Sales Forecast monthly – mainly monitoring weekly and monthly

Partner LT via FM UTEA for weekly update on sales invoiced and committed for the month – Done by sales accountant weekly

Provide Cash Receipts forecasts as required and sales split between Concern and 3 rd parties monthly – Done by Debtors Accountant

Enforce all third party contracts with shipping lines, tea transporters and payment preparations – As at the time of making a payment

Dispute resolutions – with shipping lines & transporters over payment issues: as per need.

Do monthly reviews with departmental heads with an aim to improving efficiency/cost control and business development – Unit Accounts shared and discussed monthly

Risk, Controls & Audit

Implement financial controls like authority limits schedule across the units through review of the source documents in line with the Unilever Code of business principles – Daily

Implementation of Operational control assessment in CDD – Daily

Key point person for all Internal and External Audit Issues and implementation of

Audit recommendations – Full Remediation for OCA done in CD areas.

Budgetary & Forecasts & Payments

In conjunction with SC & CS manager, prepare UTKL Mombasa office annual budget and monitor expenditure and review costs monthly

Responsible for verifying and validating the Shipping Lines, Tea Transporters and other Mombasa office Tea

Sales Related costsand send to accounts payable team– Done Monthly

Ensure EATTA membership fees and other regulatory bodies touching on CD are validated and send to accounts payable team for payment.

Ensure payment is made on time.
Qualifications of the Unilever Finance Jobs in Kenya


Under Graduate Degree in Accounting

CPA/ACCA Finalist(Should be Member of ICPAK)

3-4 years’ experience in accounting/finance

Strong Team Commitment & Leadership , Accountability & Responsibility especially on Integrity, Objective

Analytical Power,

Organizational Awareness

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Proficiency in Microsoft applications

People management skills

Interpersonal relations

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