Head of Financial Planning

Reporting key trends and outcomes against plan to the SLT and wider business stakeholder\ns.Managing DSO and DPO for Unilever ecosystem, activating Supply Chain Finance with Unilever constituent companies, creating a healthy cash flow managemen\nt.External management reporting for client consumption to cover spend, spend profile, working capital, KPI’s, risks and opportunities, trends, variances, et\nc.Attend client review meetings and present financial performance against agreed KPIs including payment performanc\ne.Escalation point for credit control queries and resolution with clien\nt.Project management and ongoing improvements to processes and systems, developing a sound understanding of operational workflow and reporting syste\nmsAssist with governance of use operational systems ensuring that they are properly utilised, interface with and reconcile to the accounting system and are able to provide adequate reporting to the business (in particular with relation to sales, sales orders, cost of goods sold and working capital movement\ns)Ensuring adherence across the account’s teams to group-wide processes and authority limits, including foreign exchange and VAT procedure\ns.Act as a Business Partner to Client Partner(s) and team(\ns)Working closely with regional operational teams to assist with interpreting financial information and increasing their understanding of the financial implications of business decisio\nnsPart of wider finance team providing financial control for the business as a who\n\nle\nSkills, knowledge, experience and expo\nsureFully qualified accountant or similar qualification/experi\nenceTeam management & lateral cross functional collaboration experi\nenceAt least 10 years financial, commercial or accounting experience with time in a commercial finance t\neam.Knowledge of cross border billing/taxation arrangements would be a p\nlus.Ideally, experience of the retail sec\n\ntor.\nMindset and temperament to navigate th\n\ne role\nThe ideal mindset and temperament for a Commercial Finance Director blend strategic vision with grounded pragmatism. This person thrives in complexity, balancing the analytical discipline of finance with the emotional intelligence needed to influence, challenge, and partner across\n\nteams.\nThey think beyond the numbers, connecting financial insight to business impact, and they do so with clarity, confidence, and composure. Their temperament is calm under pressure but energetic in action; self-driven but collaborative; curious enough to question assumptions, but at the same time disciplined enough to deliver\n\non time.\nThey operate with integrity and accountability and communicate with presence, earn trust naturally, and view every financial discussion as an opportunity to drive growth, innovation, and par\n\ntnership.\nAny specific role re\nquirementsThe role requires working across APAC and EMEA time zones to collaborate effectively with client teams, suppliers, and global sta\nkeholders.Occasional travel across key APAC/EMEA markets may be\nrequired.