Finance Internship - Fall 2020

Job description

Background & Purpose of the Job

The purpose of the Internship Program is to introduce students to Unilever through a challenging and rewarding experience, which offers them the opportunity to contribute to business goals. At the conclusion of the Fall, all interns present their project findings to a panel of key business leaders. Following the Internship, you may be invited to join Unilever in a full-time role.

Who You Are

Work with great people and great brands to do work that makes you proud every day. Unilever offers the chance to make a real positive impact within a purpose-driven sustainable business.

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You're a born leader: You seek fresh opportunities, insisting on innovation and never settling for “good enough.” You take pride in delivering work to the highest standards.

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You're a dot connector: You are innovative, resourceful, willing to overcome challenges, and are motivated to improve or create something new.

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You're a change-maker: You know there is always a way we can improve results and you are committed to helping others see those possibilities.

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You're a strategy guru: You love to think outside the box and imagine new possibilities for the business. You are a visionary, creating strategies to drive business growth and inspiring others along the way.

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You love to win, and have fun doing it: You believe in taking the lead in the marketplace versus following. You have a positive attitude about the company's future and a passion for winning.

What You Will Do

Finance Excellence Team Customer Development - Toronto

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Support the monthly Sales forecasting process, month end analysis, compilation of Canadian CD balanced scorecard, and trade spend analysis

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Prepare and maintain various reports that showcase customer performance metrics (including shares, profitability, etc.)

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Consolidate monthly Earn/ Spend report & Matrix for management review

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Liaison with various account teams to understand invalid status and provide commentary/insights to team

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Analyze monthly payments due and communicate updates to Key Account Managers (KAMs) for specific customer accounts

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Assist with the Trade budgeting process: collecting Preferred Vendor estimates and provide review on key assumptions

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Assist with required SAP Business Intelligence (BI) data pulls for different Customer P&Ls

Treasury, Corporate Services – Toronto

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Partnering with ISV and Internal finance team in the Governance & Control of Special Pack Financials. This includes publishing Actuals, forecasting, variance analysis & ad hoc analysis as per business need

· Front-line support on the North America Treasury and day today banking operations
· Business partnering and support to Canada tax on the Provincial and Federal sales taxes, foreign withholding taxes, and benefit returns and payments
· Business partnering and decision support to Canada Benefits on pension, retirement, health care and other benefits accounting and reporting and ME close processes
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Remit payments on time for EE pension contributions, ER calculations & contributions and Pension cross charge to Northern Trust

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Support on Benefits and Pension annual budget

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Support on Treasury, Benefits and pension account reconciliation

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Ad hoc support to NA Controllers team on Insurance, intercompany cross charges and Government Reporting work

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Assist in Royalty Accrual and payment process on select Categories

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Assist Finance Excellence Team with special pack & displayer financial evaluations, while business partnering with In-store Visibility teams for key inputs

Finance Excellence Team S&OP – Toronto

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Support the monthly business rhythm (S&OP), month end processes and Global forecasting submissions from a Total Company perspective

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Assist in the consolidation and P&L analysis of our three-year Strategic plan

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Play a key role in our annual Volume Collection process to build out-year supply and demand

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Assist in improving current tools and processes for Management Report and P&L analysis

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Business Partner with Marketing teams to drive Coupon analytics and better decision making

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Ad hoc support to the FET Decision-Support team and FET-Marketing Finance teams

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Liaison with cross-functional teams to support our Monthly Performance and KPI tracker

What You'll Need To Succeed

· The successful candidate should be working towards completion of a Business Administration degree with a specialization in finance and an interest to pursue a career in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
· We seek individuals who are dedicated, mature, outgoing and thrive in a team environment.
· Superior proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is required; along with an overall level of expertise in PC/MS Office environments.
· The successful candidates will be results-oriented with demonstrated initiative and drive.
· They will possess excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical skills with a sound knowledge of accounting principles.
· Prior relevant work experience with a CPG company and working knowledge of SAP is considered an asset.

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