About the Role
We are seeking a commercially minded and highly capable finance leader to support the Tatura Factory and Foods Business Unit. This role involves leading performance, influencing strategic decisions, and partnering with operational teams to drive value, governance, and profitable growth. You will play an important role in shaping business performance while simplifying processes and strengthening stewardship across the finance agenda.
Responsibilities
- Lead finance performance management, governance, planning, and accountability for the Tatura Factory.
- Own the end-to-end Supply Chain Finance agenda for the Tatura Factory and Foods Business Unit, supporting value creation and profitable growth.
- Provide clear analysis, commercial insight, and performance recommendations to leadership teams.
- Partner with Production, Engineering, Procurement, and R&D to support innovation, savings delivery, capital investment, and strategic projects.
- Contribute as a key member of the ANZ Finance team, supporting the broader finance agenda, stewardship, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a Supply Chain Finance role is advantageous.
- Strong SAP capability is advantageous.
- Strong business partnering capability, with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into clear insight and action.
- Experience in performance management, financial governance, and driving accountability for results.
- Strong communication skills and confidence working cross-functionally in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Strategic thinking, curiosity, and the ability to manage competing priorities while continuously improving ways of working.
Skills
- Trusted Business Partner - Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people
- Analytical Capability identifying actions and insights
- Performance Management and holding others to account
- Experience of working in a changing environment, building processes
- Leading and building Teams
- Firm & self-confident
- Bias for Speed, Accuracy & Action
- Strategic thinker – connect the dots
- Eye for detail
- Customer Focus
- High levels of drive & determination to deliver tangible results improvement
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Ability to work with cross functional team environment
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Location
- Tatura factory site
- Ad hoc travel to Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- Attractive remuneration package
Benefits
- Access to a social worker
- Soft tissue clinic offering physiotherapy services
- Pay reviews
- Generous service awards
- Ability to apply for additional paid sick leave for up to 76 calendar days
- Salary continuance insurance for up to 2 years
- Support for gender affirmation
- Interchangeable leave
- Career breaks
- Domestic and family violence leave
- Flexible working policy
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Company parcels packed with Unilever products each month
- Peer reward and recognition initiatives
- Deals with top brands like Dell, Apple, Headspace, HSBC Bank, AON Insurance, Bupa, Dermalogica, and more
- Access to training through Degreed, Udemy, LinkedIn Learning
- Study support
About the Company
- On any given day, 2.5 billion people globally use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life.
- Many of our brands are well-known, household staples and old-time favourites including Dove, Rexona, Lynx, Vaseline, OMO/Persil, Surf, TRESemmé, and Continental.
- We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business.
- In 2022 Unilever Australia & New Zealand became a Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp), joining a growing network of organisations committed to galvanising a stronger, more inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy for all.
- A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility.
- This is more than a job—it’s a chance to be part of a team that values innovation, safety, and continuous improvement.
- You’ll work in a collaborative environment where your ideas matter and your contributions make a real impact.
Equal Opportunity
- Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities.
- This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities.
- At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you!
- We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
