Ice Cream Legal Operations Associate

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**Requisition id**:R-99851

**Role Title**: Legal Operations Associate - Finance

**Reports to**:Legal Operations Manager

**Location**: India - Pune

**Terms & Conditions**:Full time, right to work required

If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the Global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

**ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better with Ice Cream**

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win.

We turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by designing unique and innovative Ice Cream experiences that make life taste better, creating joyful experiences. In our Ice Cream business, we’re crafting the future through innovation and imaginative minds, creating unique products. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As Ice Cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.

**JOB SUMMARY AND**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
The Legal Operations Associate will be part of the Ice Cream Legal Powerhouse which is part of the legal function and provide defined, structured services to the team and to the broader business and will be responsible for:

- The associate will be responsible for managing the financial processes within the legal function.
- Prepares, reviews, submits and tracks expense reports.
- Raising Purchase Orders and processing Invoices within the legal function.
- Collaborate with stakeholders including lawyers, finance and accounts teams and external law firms to resolve issues around legal fee / cost billings and budgets.
- Creation of legal file records (external law firm work) in Legal Tracker or similar online tools.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and processes.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and files
- Prepare budget reports and forecasts
- Manage a central support mailbox and work with multiple stakeholders across the globe, including internal and external legal counsel, vendors, procurement and other business users and support them on any issues related to financial processes within the legal function.
- Engaging with and supporting other lawyers across the globe

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**:

- Experience of 3-5 years in Finance role
- Experience working on financial tools
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Willingness and drive for process excellence
- Flexibility, high degree of maturity, self-confidence, and enthusiasm with strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones and countries
- Can switch between multiple tasks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Capable with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience of working within a multinational corporate environment will be an advantage

Preferable:

- Experience in PowerBI would be an advantage.
- Experience working in in-house Legal function.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**

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