Overview Pepsi Lipton is a Joint Venture between Unilever and PepsiCo to manufacture and sell RTD Ice Tea across the globe. It was established in 1992 and has become the Global leader in RTD IT is operating with 4 brands Lipton, Pure Leaf, Brisk & Tazo. It sells mainly Concentrated Kits with a Total Net Revenue of $1bln to PepsiCo, Unilever & 3rd party Bottlers that generate a System Net Revenue of $3bln. As a company in its own right, the joint venture is governed by a board of directors represented by senior executives from Unilever and PepsiCo. Whilst in constant contact with its parent companies, it runs as a separate entity on a day-to-day basis. As a global company the variation in countries, bottlers and manufacturing sites makes this a very exciting place to work. Pepsi Lipton has 5 regional organisations operating across North America, Europe, AMESA, APAC and Latin America, constantly breaking new ground with innovations and launches into white markets. Working in the joint venture offers a unique set of benefits & experience that provides the opportunity to rapidly develop and add value for a future career. Getting a broad learning experience from our two parent companies and having access in the best of both for functional & leadership development, business practices, culture & talent is a unique benefit of the JV. A role in the JV gives the opportunity to work in an extremely diverse & global organisation and boost leadership skills through challenging projects with end-to-end ownership, cross functional collaboration, entrepreneurial mindset & senior management exposure. Responsibilities Manage the Region FP&A and Control agenda: Develop, implement and own the short (rolling forecast), medium (AOP) and long term (SBP) financial processes (timings, requirements, communication) including submission in Hyperion / YODA system Coordinate forecast cycles and AOP process, communication with markets and business leads for related updates and information including development of market P&Ls Partner with Business teams, R&D and Commercialization teams to provide finance inputs for innovation stage gate process. Develop innovation P&Ls and secure appropriate internal alignments Understand drivers of performance and risk analysis in the actual results, plans and forecasts, working with control and business partners to clarify questions in several areas of the P&L Analyze plans in terms of business trends and historical financial trends, and develop communication to Sr. Leadership to help manage future financial plans Support the in-year reinvestment process from a financial perspective Own control process requirements within NASEA (compliance to PLI SOA, JV internal audits, co-op spend audits, volume reporting, accruals, documentation, invoice approvals etc.) Being partner to NASEA SC Finance Planning (Build / Draw and DII analysis, productivity, pricing, process, rebates, projects etc.) Coordinate Month and Yearend Closing process through accruals management/risks and opps management Work together with UL Taiwan team to manage local entity reporting Project management and presentation support Develop JV and Bottler P&Ls and profit margin analytics to inform performance reviews and strategic choices to manage the delivery of our financial targets Qualifications 10+ year’s financial analysis experience (FP&A, innovation finance, or related area) Excellent analytical and communication skills Intermediate to Advanced modelling skills Ability to scrub data for integrity and then lift to high level story telling in powerpoint format to deliver to senior audience Effective at positively influencing senior leaders and diverse range of stakeholders Ability to work across virtual, multi-national teams Delivery-focused, self - motivated with high level of ownership Drive to be solution oriented and make a positive difference Collaborative and team-oriented mindset Professional Finance qualification (MBA, ACA or CIMA accredited or similar)