Hindustan Unilever | Assistant Finance Manager

Key responsibilities

• This role helps strengthen financial performance and decision-making for the manufacturing site.
• The role offers broad exposure to manufacturing finance and the opportunity to turn data into practical business insights.
• You will partner with central and site finance teams to support cost management, savings governance, investment evaluation, risk management and reliable reporting.
• You will join a collaborative, high-performing team that values curiosity, ownership and continuous improvement.
• Support cost management through budgeting, forecasting and analysis of variances against plans.
• Support financial appraisals for capital investments, cost initiatives and operational improvement projects.
• Prepare and maintain management reports and dashboards that provide clear insights into business performance.
• Coordinate with finance teams across factory locations to ensure submissions are timely, complete and accurate.
• Support internal and external audits, business reviews and compliance requirements.
• Track savings initiatives, maintain governance and validate that financial benefits are delivered and reported accurately.
• Help maintain strong financial governance and control processes across the manufacturing site.
• Use data and emerging digital tools to simplify reporting, strengthen controls and improve decision-making.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with confidence working with financial data and reports.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders across locations and functions.
• Proactive, detail-oriented approach with the ability to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Exposure to manufacturing, factory operations or supply chain finance.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, financial controls or investment evaluation.
• Experience creating dashboards, management reports or reporting improvements.

Hindustan Unilever Limited

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest fast-moving consumer goods company and a subsidiary of Unilever. Its roots in India go back to 1933, and it has carried the present name since 2007. From its Mumbai headquarters it runs home care, beauty and personal care, and foods businesses whose brands — such as Surf Excel, Rin, Dove, Lux, Lifebuoy, Lakmé, Pond's, Brooke Bond, Horlicks and Kwality Wall's — reach a large majority of Indian households. Its shares trade on the NSE and BSE.

For finance professionals, HUL hires across controllership and financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, supply-chain and factory finance, taxation, treasury, internal audit and commercial finance, besides its well-known Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) finance stream. CA, CMA and MBA (Finance) profiles suit these roles in Mumbai, Bengaluru and its plant locations.

• Industry: Consumer goods (FMCG) — home care, beauty & personal care, foods
• Headquarters: Mumbai, India (parent: Unilever)
• In India: Head office in Mumbai, with factories, depots and offices across India and a large technology and data arm in Bengaluru