The underlying philosophy in Unilever Supply Chain Finance is to help you grow both personally and professionally. We invest in continuously developing your finance capabilities to rise to the challenge in a diverse, changing and competitive Consumer Products & Supply Chain market environments. There are formal internally developed training programs, mentoring programs and on-boarding programs to help you quickly and easily start your career within Unilever Supply Chain Finance.

Our Supply Chain Finance roles include entry level roles in Plant Controlling & Business Partnering. These roles provide for an excellent experience base to enable you to progress to Site Finance leads/Assistant Finance Mangers, Plant Controller, and Network Lead roles within the Supply Chain. Unilever also offers a wide portfolio of Finance career paths across the business in: Finance Marketing, Sales Finance, Treasury, Internal Audit, Strategic Planning and Financial Reporting.

Throughout your career each experience will allow you to continue to build and sharpen your financial and business judgment allowing you to become a better team player and a stronger leader.

We run a highly diverse business based on international brands – a business which believes in developing excellent individuals, teams and leaders, all of whom have meaningful roles to play in delivering our shared vision.

Unilever's scale and geographical reach provides an opportunity for international experience and exposure which can be gained through virtual team working, short term projects or expatriation.

Finance Summer Co-Op Program Overview:

The purpose of the Supply Chain Finance Co-Op Program is to introduce students to Unilever through a challenging and rewarding experience, which offers them the opportunity to contribute to business goals. The aim is to use this experience as a pathway to future employment.

Supply Chain Finance Summer Co-Ops will join one of (14) Manufacturing Site teams or one of two Headquarter locations in the New York Metropolitan area. The Co-Op will interact across site and/or HQ department areas in assignments which will both expose and test their skills and abilities in Business Partnering & Controlling.

In most assignments, the Co-Op will interact across functional areas to support an initiative that will bring a real impact to the business.

By providing an integrated financial perspective on the impact of business decisions, the Co-Op is expected to make recommendations and influence decisions that maximize value for the business.

Typical assignments could include:

• Performing Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Cost Improvement Projects
• Evaluating Control Risks and recommending gap closures
• Cost Analysis
• World Class Manufacturing / Cost Development-Savings Analysis
• KPI Reporting
• Waste Analysis

Should a Co-Op join Unilever in Supply Chain Finance as a full-time employee after their Co-Op term, they will have opportunities to move into other Finance areas as well as into other functions at various points in their career based on their performance.

The ideal candidate will possess strong team and analytical skills; strategic thinking skills; leadership ability; initiative and enthusiasm for work in an unstructured environment. A strong interest in finance, the ability to communicate effectively, especially as part of a team; and the ability to understand business issues outside of one’s area of expertise.

• Current college Senior pursuing Bachelor’s degree in business and/or finance
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Willingness to relocate

Unilever has a simple but clear purpose – to make sustainable living commonplace. They believe this is the best long-term way for the business to grow. On any given day, two billion people from around the world use Unilever products from iconic brands like Dove, Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Dollar Shave Club, and Knorr to look good, feel good, and get more out of life.