Business Controller - Not managerial role

SHISEIDO; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global beauty company in Dubai is seeking a Finance professional to lead pricing and reporting processes. You will be responsible for budgeting and analyzing costs and ensuring accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, 5+ years of experience, and excellent communication skills. This role provides an opportunity to impact business performance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5/6 years of experience in Finance.
• Strong exposure to a multi-cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pricing process, Closing & Reporting process.
• Organize monthly Gross margin performance review.
• Analyze Freight and Supply Chain costs.

Skills

Finance operational experience

High business acumen

Communication skills

Agility

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Controlling or Accounting

CPA or ACCA certification

Job description

Overview

purpose

Essential business activities expected from this position:

• Lead Pricing process, Closing & Reporting process, Tracking and Budgeting until Gross Margin
• Organize monthly Gross margin performance review with commercial team
• Enhance Gross to Net investment controls and processes
• Budget Freight and Supply Chain costs in collaboration with Supply chain and logistic teams
• Budget Other General and Administrative expenses
• Analyze, comments and challenge Freight and Supply Chain costs on a monthly basis
• Analyze and comments Other General and Administrative expenses on a monthly basis
• Analyze and comments Personnel cost
• Guarantee the right allocation of SG&A expenses by Company, Market, Customer, Brand and department
• Participate actively to the regional budget execution and make suggestions to improve the performance
• Act as strong liaising agent between Finance team and other departments.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of reporting processes as per Group deliverables
• Ensure implementation of dedicated reporting/ controlling requirements.
• Ensure business controls are in place to safeguard business activities and that procedures and processes are documented and conform to Group standards and rules.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects

Key Performance indicators

• Qualitative:
• Autonomy & Agility
• Quality of internal and external relations
• Relevance of information/reports/forecasts
• Positive attitude and proactive approach
• Quantitative:
• Timely and accurate delivery of monthly KPIs, reporting and comments
• Postings accuracy in Middle East entities
• Accuracy of information/reports/forecasts

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Controlling or Accounting
• CPA or ACCA certification is an advantage
• 5/6 years of experience in Finance, ideally with Finance operational experience and high business acumen.
• Communication skills and assertiveness/ agility and business acumen
• Exposure to multi-cultural environment

High attention to detail and accuracy