Finance Analyst

Careers at UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Careers at UAE in Dubai seeks a Finance Analyst to coordinate weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts, analyze monthly results for Sales, Returns & Rebates, COGS and Gross Margin versus Budget and prior year, and flag variances.

You will perform profitability analysis by Market, Customer, Brand, Line and SKU, recommend action plans for underperforming products and customers, ensure pricing processes are followed, contribute to regional closing dashboards, and support ad hoc analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Controlling.
• 3–4 years of experience in Finance, ideally with Business Finance/Controlling.
• Strong 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.
• Respect of deadlines and commitment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts and submit to Region.
• Analyze and comment on monthly results for Sales, Returns & Rebates, COGS and Gross Margin vs Budget and prior year.
• Perform monthly profitability analysis by Market, Customer, Brand, Line and SKU.
• Recommend and implement action plans for low profitability products/customers/markets.
• Guarantee pricing process implementation and controls.
• Prepare and publish the Regional Monthly closing dashboard.
• Act as liaison between Business Controlling and other departments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial reporting

ERP knowledge

Financial tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Controlling

Tools

ERP

Job description

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 comments 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 to the region budget execution until Gross Margin, make suggestion to improve performance and challenge countries assumptions
• Prepare and publish the Regional Monthly closing dashboard
• Act as strong liaising agent between 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/forecastsli>
• 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

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

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