Commercial Finance Business Manager

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Manager to provide strategic financial insights and guidance. This role involves partnering with senior management to enhance revenue and margin forecasting, while also managing a commercial finance team. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and fluency in both English and Arabic, with a background in media and communication. Join a diverse team where individuality is celebrated, and contribute to impactful financial strategies that drive performance and client success. This is a unique opportunity to shape your career while making a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in commercial finance or related fields.
• Strong analytical skills and fluency in English and Arabic are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice to business leaders to achieve revenue and profit targets.
• Support initiatives to improve margin delivery through insightful analysis.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Team Player

Fluency in English

Fluency in Arabic

Job description

The purpose of this role is to provide financial advice and guidance to the business leaders of a large profit centre within a market in support of the achievement of revenue, profit and / or margin targets.

Job Title:

Commercial Finance Business Manager

Partners with senior management and the FD and supplies them with the timely analysis, intelligence, insight, challenge and recommendations they need to make operational, financial, and strategic decisions.

Works with Business Leaders to improve revenue and margin forecasting, including enhanced pipeline management and analysis.

Supports the various initiatives to improve OP % margin delivery through the business by offering timely analysis and support, providing valuable insight and costed options to improve performance and deep analysis of client / revenue trends.

Works with the business to drive the client profitability workstream and ensure that margin improvement plans are developed within the business.

Supports and manages the in market commercial finance team. Tasked with building a strong commercial finance team and ensuring they partner to have impact across the business.

Supports the Operational Finance Director, Financial Controller and / or Market FD, as necessary with high quality and insightful analysis as requested from time to time and works with them to deliver impact with the business.

Supports analysis of Client Profitability and identifies and supports initiatives to improve profitability / margin.

Job Requirements:

1. 5+ years of experience.
2. Fluency in English and Arabic languages is a must.
3. Media and communication background is a must.
4. Excellent analytical skills.
5. Exceptional team player.

The job holder will also role model what dentsu stands for:

1. SET – The Direction
2. GROW – Our Talent
3. ACTIVATE – Radical Collaboration
4. DELIGHT – Our Clients
5. INSPIRE – Others

Working with us

Joining dentsu international, you’ll join a team of 46,000 people. It’s an opportunity to produce career-defining work. Along the way, you’ll team up with inspiring colleagues and encounter a richness of clients, cultures and experiences. We offer exciting challenges, memorable experiences, and opportunities to shape your future.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what we care about.

So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.