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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. As an intern, you are assigned key tasks that are an integral part of our monthly rhythm and are exposed to various projects helping to deliver process efficiencies. The Canada Finance team hires 3 positions: Finance Excellence Team (FET) S&OP, Customer Development (CD) Finance, and Treasury Corporate Services and Special Packs & Displayers.

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

Customer Development (CD) Finance Business Partnering - Toronto

• Support the monthly P&L Ecomm trade rate process
• Prepare and maintain customer P&L files with analysis
• Consolidate and perform monthly analysis on customer trade spend
• Perform monthly master analysis and checks to ensure accuracy
• 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
• Complete Stats Canada reports
• 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 for all Business Units
• Assist in Forecast and S&OP P&L consolidation and variance analysis
• Own Market Share projection reports and work with stakeholders
• Assist in improving current tools and processes for Management Report and P&L analysis
• Ad hoc support to the team to create efficiencies through technology or process revamps
• Liaison with cross-functional teams to support our Monthly Performance and KPI tracker

Treasury Corporate Services and Special Packs & Displayers – Toronto 

• This is a hybrid role of both treasury and SP&D (special packs and displayers)
• Front-line support on the Canadian Treasury and day-to-day banking operations 
• Business partnering and decision support to Canada Benefits on pension, retirement, health care, and other benefits accounting and reporting and month-end close processes 
• Remit payments on time for employee pension contributions, employer calculations & contributions, and Pension cross charge to Northern Trust 
• Support on Benefits and Pension annual budget 
• Support on Treasury, Benefits, and pension account reconciliation 
• Assist Finance Excellence Team with special pack & displayer financial evaluations, while business partnering with In-store Visibility teams for key inputs 

What You’ll Need To Succeed

The successful candidate should be working towards completion of a Business Administration degree with a specialization in finance/accounting and an interest in pursuing 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, and analytical skills with a sound knowledge of accounting principles.  Prior relevant work experience with a CPG company and working knowledge of SAP are considered assets. 

What We Can Offer You

• Culture of growth
• Top-notch employee health and well-being benefits
• Every voice matters
• Global reach
• Life at Unilever
• Careers with purpose
• World-class career development program
• Check out our space
• Focus on sustainability