Finance Manager Corporate

IFFCO Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IFFCO Group invites applications for a Chartered Accountant to support the Director Finance (OFPC) in analyzing business performance and partnering with BU teams. The role focuses on monitoring working capital, financial accounting, forecasting and costing to drive disciplined financial performance.

The ideal candidate has 5-7 years FMCG experience, an MBA in Finance is a plus, and hands-on exposure to Oracle or SAP.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant with 5-7 years relevant FMCG experience.
• MBA with specialization in Finance is an added advantage.
• Functional knowledge in financial accounting, business analysis, planning, forecasting and costing.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle/SAP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Director Finance in monitoring business performance through analysis and key metrics.
• Participate in development of Annual Business Plans of assigned BUs.
• Develop and monitor forward-looking business intelligence and key metrics with BUs.
• Ensure financial discipline and working capital management; monitor capex; enforce credit control.
• Monitor foreign currency, interest and counterparty risks; devise risk management strategies.
• Support corporate initiatives and business restructuring or disinvestment efforts.
• Critically examine existing systems, workflows, policies and controls and suggest improvements.
• Monitor compliance with IFFCO policies and applicable laws.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Forecasting

ERP systems

Oracle

SAP

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Senior management interaction

Education

Chartered Accountant

MBA in Finance

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Provide requisite support to Director Finance (OFPC) in analysing and monitoring key business metrics and in business partnering of assigned businesses through periodical interaction with BU teams and business reviews. Participate in annual business planning exercise. Monitor working capital and risk management.

Key responsibilities

• Support Director Finance in monitoring business performance through analysis and key business performance metrics and in business partnering.
• Actively participate in development of Annual Business Plans of assigned BUs as per guidelines.
• Help develop and monitor forward looking business intelligence and key business metrics with BUs.
• Help ensure financial discipline and working capital management. Monitor capital expenditure. Help enforce strict credit control.
• Monitor effective management of foreign currency, interest and counter party risks. Help devise risk management strategies.
• Support special initiatives from Corporate
• Support business acquisition, restructuring and disinvestment initiatives.
• Critically examine existing systems, workflows, procedures, policies and controls and suggest improvements.
• Monitor compliance with IFFCO policies and applicable corporate, tax and labour laws.

Qualifications & experience

• Chartered Accountant with 5-7 years relevant experience preferably of FMCG businesses (multi-product/multi-location).
• MBA with specialization in Finance from a reputed Business School will be an added advantage.
• Functional knowledge and relevant experience of financial accounting, business analysis, business planning, forecasting and costing.
• Business focus; operational level exposure to business partnering and strategic decision making.
• Hands-on exposure to Oracle, SAP or other major ERP.
• Highly analytical, commercially oriented with good grasp of numbers.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to interact with Senior Management.