Finance Data Analysis and Control _ MESEA

Alfa Laval Corporate AB; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval Corporate AB is seeking a Financial Data Analytics and Control professional for the MESEA region. The role focuses on analyzing and presenting financial information, supporting budget and forecast processes, and controlling sales and cost centers.

You will own analytics tools and data warehouse support, transforming data into actionable business insights. The ideal candidate has a solid background in databases and analytics tools with programming basics, plus at least three years in

Qualifications

• BA, preferably master’s degree.
• At least 3 years of experience in similar roles.
• Technical proficiency managing databases, data analytics tools and some programming.
• Strong understanding of and experience working with businesses and financial data flows and processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and present financial information for the MESEA region.
• Handle budget and forecast responsibilities; sales and cost center controlling.
• Own and develop analytics tools and data warehouse support; build dashboards.

Skills

Data analytics

Database management

Programming basics

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree, preferably Master's degree

Tools

Databases

Analytics tools

Job description

We are hiring Financial Data Analytics and Control, MESEA

Alfa Laval is looking for Financial Data Analytics and Control – MESEA Responsible for analyzing and presenting financial information for the region; Budget and Forecast; Sales controlling; Cost center controlling; financial and sales data warehouse support.

About the Company:

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Alfa Laval is the world leader within the key technology areas of heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling. Our company was founded on a single brilliant invention, and innovation remains at the heart of everything we do. With more than 3700 patents, we provide worldwide solutions in areas that are vital to society both today and for the future. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage, and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do.

Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com

Main purpose of this job:

Responsible for analyzing and presenting financial information for the region; Budget and Forecast; Sales controlling; Cost center controlling; financial and sales data warehouse support. The core analytical engine of the team and owner of some FC and Analytics tools, this role is responsible for querying data, building interactive reports, ensuring data integrity, and finding actionable insights to support daily and monthly Financial and Business Operations.

Key Tasks and responsibilities:

• Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget, financial forecasts and Service operations Costing Update.
• Maintain and develop Analytics and FC tools, including sales and financial databases.
• Perform regular analysis of business performance and variances in MESEA region.
• including cost analysis and maintenance of cost allocation.
• Respond to ad hoc requests from business units and other users of financial data.
• Contribution to monthly and year end closings.
• Ensure a second level of quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Quarterly and year-end local and ad hoc data for corporate management.
• Extract, clean, and transform financial data from various internal systems and databases.
• Build, maintain, and optimize self-service dashboards for finance stakeholders, and resolve data mapping issues between source systems and the
• Collaborate with IT and data engineering to resolve data quality issues and improve data pipelines
• Supporting data literacy by acting as a data ambassador to help stakeholders self-serve.
• Continuous improvement of business processes and ensure suitable financial performance measurement (KPI).
• Provide outstanding customer service to internal and external customers

Your background

• BA, preferably master’s degree
• Technical proficiency managing databases, data analytics tools and some programming.
• Knowledge and experience of working with databases and analytical
• Strong understanding of and experience working with businesses and financial data flows and processes.
• At least 3 years of experience in similar roles
• Ability to manage multiple assignments with strict deadlines with high data quality.
• Business Acumen
• Excellent problem‑solving. Communication and presentation skills
• Commitment to excellent customer service and support

To be successful in this role:

• Work-methodology: structured approach to tasks given with a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Team-work attitude: above-average relationship building skills partnered with relevant business communication & written skills.
• Ability and capacity to work with a lot of data & strong ability to multitask.
• Ability to deliver accurate work within strict deadlines, maintaining precision under pressure
• Ability to focus and prioritize tasks.

Who you are?

• Demonstrates the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethical business conduct.
• Trustworthy and reliable, with a strong ethical mindset and commitment to compliance.
• Dedicated and hardworking, with the ability to manage significant responsibility and ownership.
• Committed to continuous personal and professional development, seeking long-term career growth within the organization.

Why Should you apply?

• An exciting place to build your career with the global leader, having opportunity to expand your global network inside- outside Alfa Laval with different nationalities.
• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an international, open, and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
• The position is on local contract with all provisions governed by the Local Labor Law.

"We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status."