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. After the 4-month internship, 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.
• You’re a born leader: You seek fresh opportunities, insist on innovation, and never settle for “good enough.” You take pride in delivering work to the highest standards.
• You’re a dot connector: You are innovative, resourceful, willing to overcome challenges, and motivated to improve or create something new.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Support the monthly Sales forecasting process, month-end analysis, a compilation of Canadian CD balanced scorecard, and trade spend analysis
• Prepare and maintain various reports that showcase customer performance metrics (including shares, profitability, etc.)
• Consolidate monthly Earn/ Spend report & Matrix for management review
• Liaison with various account teams to understand the invalid status and provide commentary/insights to the team
• Analyze monthly payments due and communicate updates to Key Account Managers (KAMs) for specific customer accounts
• Assist with the Trade budgeting process: collecting Preferred Vendor estimates and providing a review on key assumptions
• Assist with required SAP Business Intelligence (BI) data pulls for different Customer P&Ls
Finance Excellence Team S&OP – Toronto
• Support the monthly business rhythm (S&OP), month-end processes, and Global forecasting submissions from a Total Company perspective
• Assist in the consolidation and P&L analysis of our three-year strategic plan
• Play a key role in our annual Volume Collection process to build out-year supply and demand
• Assist in improving current tools and processes for Management reports and P&L analysis
• Business Partner with Marketing teams to drive Coupon analytics and better decision making
• Ad hoc support to the FET Decision-Support team and FET-Marketing Finance teams
• 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.