150 million times each day someone chooses a Unilever product. Its portfolio of four hundred brands including Dove, Flora and Knorr, undisputedly makes it one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.
With over 220,000 employees in over 100 countries, Unilever offers finance professionals with talent, passion and integrity one of the world's most exciting careers in business. Opportunities are diverse and the strategic challenges are endless.
Perhaps the best spokespeople on the subject are Unilever's employees themselves. Shamyra Moodley is category finance manager for Africa, Middle East and Turkey. Based in Durban, she provides financial analysis, decision and information support on new food products to business partners across the region.
'It's great to be a part of finance at Unilever, which is absolutely central to the development of the products and the growth of the business. When major brands like Knorr need to be developed, people will turn to you.
'Equally, when the business needs a new pricing strategy, you'll be in the thick of it. The pace is high, and because you're so deeply involved in a large, multinational corporation, your impact could be very large indeed!'
Unilever currently employs over 360 CIMA members and students. The company offers extensive financial and practical support to put its employees through the qualification.
As for Shamyra, she describes her CIMA qualification and Unilever's international secondment opportunities as her passport to the business world.
'I have had the opportunity to visit different countries, engaging with local consumers and gaining insight into the market opportunities and risks across the AMET region.'
