Finance Analyst

Job purpose

Essential business activities expected from this position:

• Coordinate Weekly, Monthly and quarterly sales forecast along with submission to Region
• Analyze and comment on the monthly results on Sales, Returns & Rebates, COGS and Gross Margin vs Budget and previous year and alert about variances
• Perform Monthly analysis on COGS and profitability by Market, Customer, Brand, Line and SKUs, including price and volume analysis
• Recommend and implement action plan for low profitability products/customers/markets
• Guarantee the implementation and respect of overall pricing process
• Calculate and track the monthly provisions on returns and rebates
• Participate actively in the region budget execution until Gross Margin, make suggestions to improve performance and challenge countries' assumptions
• Prepare and publish the Regional Monthly closing dashboard
• Act as a strong liaising agent between the Business controlling 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
• Ensure postings accuracy in Middle East entities
• Accuracy of information/reports/forecasts

Preferred Skills and experience Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Controlling
• 3/4 years of experience in Finance, ideally with Business Finance/Controlling experience
• High Controlling and Analytical skills
• Excellent knowledge of Financial reporting flows
• Excellent computer skills, including financial tools and ERP
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills
• High Communication skills and assertiveness/agility and business acumen
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident, respect of deadlines and commitment