America's Risk Manager

Job Title: Senior Manager | America’s Finance Control and Compliance 

Location: Tultitlán  

Terms & Conditions:  Full-time, hybrid within policy.    

If you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023, come join Unilever Ice Cream! The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. 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 structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent as we build our diverse and inclusive culture. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us. 

JOB PURPOSE: 

Your role is to galvanize the organization, including those in headquarters, our factories and logistics operations as well as in our partner ecosystems, to be vigilant about controls and always take proper action to protect our business.  It is everyone's responsibility to drive stewardship, and you play a key role in elevating that message. 

Ice Cream is on a journey to accelerate growth and profitability. We aim at delivering consistent, competitive growth, and growing profit ahead of sales to enable value creation and therefore your role become key to have success and protect our company asset and reputation. 

Establishing and maintaining a strong governance model for the entire company policies and procedures is one of your key responsibilities. You will be expected to apply risk and control concepts to new and existing business models, clearly and concisely communicate identified findings to senior leadership, and partner with cross-functions teams to design workflows in support of risk-reduction activities. 

The role reports directly to the Latin America (Excluding Brazil) Ice Cream Controller with a dotted line to other two IC Controllers (North America and Brazil), providing visibility, assurance, and guidance on business risk management, internal & external audits and value protection.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Understand business risks and ensure the business has robust internal activities, systems and processes to effectively manage and mitigate areas of risk. Strong communication skills critical as it involves coordination of several process owners and all areas of the business.   

• Ensure controls under GFCF (Global Financial Controls Framework) are understood and addressed by business owners supported by Deloitte (SOX) and KPMG (external audit) testing.  

• Ensure process owners are stewards of financial control. 

• Lead Financial Control Assessment, which includes drive remediations of control deficiencies as necessary. Liase with Global Risk & Controls team on situations where there maybe ambiguity or strengthening of controls needed. Tracking and resolution of points raised by CSC while monitoring controls 

• Drive audits as required by Corporate Audit, External Audit and support controls evaluation for New Business Models, review automation initiatives including BOTs/RPAs to ensure controls impact is understood and addressed 

• Support Business Integrity audits when required and lead internal audits of specific risks defined by the Leadership team. 

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:  

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS 

• ​​Bachelor's Degree required. 

• ​Comprehensive understanding of various business functions and their interconnections. 

• ​Expertise with SOX compliance, auditing processes, and risk management practices. 

• ​Proven experience in the design, control, and evaluation of business operations for effectiveness. 

• ​Extensive experience managing a diverse and complex range of stakeholders, including peers and third parties, while ensuring accountability. 

• ​Strong skills in presenting and communicating effectively with both senior finance and non-finance stakeholders. 

• ​Over 10 years of experience in finance, particularly in roles related to risk, controls & compliance.​ 

SKILLS:  

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​TOP 3 functional skills  

• ​Risk Management 

• ​Financial Controls 

• ​Process Desing & Automation 
   

​TOP 3 business skills ​ 

• ​​Stakeholder management 

• ​Effective communication 

• ​Prioritisation​ 
   

 LEADERSHIP:    

You are still responsible for delivering to the highest standards. You must be resilient so you can lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyond. You must be able to flex your style and your plans to guide others through difficult times. 

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors 

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. 

• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others. 

• TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best. Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results. 

• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever. 

• BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates opportunities for profitable growth through the core and beyond 
   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity, and any other legally protected characteristic.   

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE? 

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.  

We take pleasure seriously. Join the Ice Cream team now!