Role: CA Industrial Trainee R-1178437

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Unilever Bangalore

About Bangalore Hub

Unilever Bangalore Hub is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. It serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

About the Role

This 12-month Chartered Accountancy Industrial Training role offers an exceptional opportunity to work closely with the Record to Report (RTR), Management Reporting, Process Controls, and Ice Cream Separation (Project Verdi) teams. You will be directly involved in supporting month-end close, financial reporting, control governance, master data, and legal entity carve-out activities associated with the global Ice Cream business separation. This role is ideal for CA students seeking deep exposure to global finance operations, transformation programs, and complex multi-entity accounting.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End Closing & Financial Reporting

• Assist with Trial Balance review, flux analysis, and validation activities across multiple countries.
• Support in preparing month-end correction journals, reconciliations, and schedules.
• Help coordinate Country Lock meetings and ensure timely submission of MEC deliverables.

Controls, Compliance & Audit Support

• Support compliance activities aligned to Global Controls Framework (GFCF).
• Help maintain documentation for SOX, ICFR, internal audits, and control monitoring.
• Assist in control health checks for new Ice Cream legal entities (82+ entities) under separation scope.

Process Excellence & Transformation

• Help map current processes and identify improvements aligned to Global Process Model (GPM).
• Contribute to documentation, SOP creation, KT decks, and process simplification initiatives.

Master Data, Access & Governance Support

• Support financial master data activities including GL Account / Cost Centres validations.

Qualifications & Eligibility

• CA Finalist eligible for 12-month Industrial Training as per ICAI norms.
• Strong academic foundation in accounting, finance, and financial reporting.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting fundamentals.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills; familiarity with SAP / ERP preferred.
• Analytical and detail-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-country, global operations environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

What You Will Learn

• End-to-end RTR and month-end processes in a global environment.
• Exposure to one of the world’s largest business separations (Ice Cream demerger).
• Experience in global controls, audits, and financial governance.
• Collaboration with global finance teams, 3PSPs, and functional experts across ComEx.