Dubai-Based Overheads Strategy & Controls Lead

Danone; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Danone MENA is seeking an Overheads Controlling Manager based in Dubai, UAE. The role focuses on organizing resources to ensure timely overheads reporting, payroll verification, and rolling forecasts across the MENA region.

You will drive magnitude reporting, IS/IT cost validation, and cross-functional collaboration with HR to keep People cost data current, while ensuring internal controls and productivity initiatives across the board.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalent is required.
• 4 years of experience in Finance Controlling/Business Controlling in multinational FMCG.
• Strong communication & presentation skills.
• Fluent in English; Arabic knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Payroll approval.
• Monthly overheads dashboard with YTD vs LY and rolling forecast.
• Overheads bridge with building blocks vs LY & LRF.
• Magnitude reporting for schedules in scope (Actual and RF).
• Essbase data upload for RF.
• Cross-functional collaboration with HR to ensure up-to-date people cost data.
• Monthly circulation of T&E report to CODI.
• Managing monthly closing process for overheads.
• PO approvals for non-people costs in scope.
• Yearly work on X-charges for hosted team in Dubai.
• Deep dive on IS/IT cost details to ensure legitimacy of IS/IT charges.
• Identify productivity and crystallize value from initiatives.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP R/3

Magnitude

Essbase

Themis

Job description

Danone MENA is seeking an Overheads Controlling Manager based in Dubai, UAE. The role focuses on organizing resources to ensure timely overheads reporting, payroll verification, and rolling forecasts across the MENA region.

You will drive magnitude reporting, IS/IT cost validation, and cross-functional collaboration with HR to keep People cost data current, while ensuring internal controls and productivity initiatives across the board.