Financial Analyst | Al-Futtaim Motors | Finance

Al-Futtaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes. Candidates should have strong planning skills, automotive experience, and proven abilities in financial modeling and stakeholder presentations. This role offers an opportunity for impactful contributions to the financial operations of a diversified business in an exciting environment.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of relevant experience in financial planning.
• Strong planning experience preferred in the automotive sector.
• Experience with ERP systems, particularly SAP.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Manage month-end reporting and analysis.
• Ensure P&L and Balance Sheet governance.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Communication

Analytical Skills

Presentation Skills

Education

Qualified in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Alteryx

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Requisition ID : [[162210]]

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role :

This role will support the Sr. Financial Controller – FP&A with respect to business budgeting, forecasting & monthly reporting.

What you will do :

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Support in the preparation of budgets for AFM in conjunction with the commercial business department to ensure reliability of the key assumptions.
• Control and monitoring of operating budget, investigating variances where necessary.
• Support in the re-forecasting of the budget during quarterly financial reviews recommending upward or downward adjustments considering market conditions and business requirements.
• Support with the budgeting and forecasting :

o Calendar, and process

o Templates and requirements

o Guidelines and assumptions

o Power Point Presentations

Management Reporting

To support Finance Managers, manage and maintain month end actual reporting process, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness.

Perform analysis; Prepare standalone and aggregated periodic Management Packs

Support and maintain minimum KPIs and Metrics to be reported on a periodic basis at the level of :

o Divisions

o Business Unit

P&L and Balance Sheet Management and Substantiation :

Ensure that all guidelines are followed related to governance of P&L and Balance sheet FS items

Ensure all related transaction are posted before the closure of books during each month-end.

Trend report and schedules should be updated monthly with relevant KPIs.

Review & analyze on monthly basis the misstatements under each Balance sheet G / L.

Liaise with various teams to identify the key issues and resolve the misstatements.

Support Audit requirements both Internal and External Audit.

Commercial Finance and Business Support Analysis :

Support in analysis of Investments and Capex

Support in Principal analysis e.g., yen impact, payment terms.

Analysis of Inventory, Sales (Pricing) and GM by channel.

Prepare analysis by Showroom / Facility.

PCP and lease analysis.

Support in Strategic sourcing and cost optimization opportunities.

FP&A Financial Reporting Systems & Dashboards :

Understand the full end to end process of SAP, BPC and BIW system.

Understand dashboards using Power BI, Tableau and Alteryx resolving data reconciliation differences and advise on enhancements

Others :

Support the FP&A team in any adhoc project.

Support in P&L and BS reporting and uploading in the respective IT system for budgets, Forecasts, Group Half yearly and Annual reviews.

Co ordinating with various stakeholders for maintaining the accuracy and effective accounting.

Required Skills to be successful :

Automotive experience, preferably with strong understanding of aftersales operations and KPIs

Strong planning experience

Good working knowledge of ERP’s, preferably SAP -hands-on experience building Alteryx workflows.

Proven track record of preparing presentations for senior stakeholders

About the Team :

You will be reporting to Sr. Financial Controller

What equips you for the role :

Qualified in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent.

Automotive experience preferable.

4 -5 years of relevant experience

Excellent communication, analytical, written, and interpersonal skills, and proven ability to work with business finance teams and various stakeholders.

Established record in managing multiple and competing priorities. Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Present concepts, recommendations, and analyses to senior management in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.

Able to identify, act and implement ideas that drive continuous improvement

Hold expertise in designing all kinds of PowerPoint presentations for multiple stakeholders and in various styles. Technical know-how to maximize Microsoft PowerPoint's functions, and the creative background needed to beautify presentations that drive clear objectives using “think cell” to create financial charts.

Strong capabilities in complex financial modelling.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Knowledge of SAP BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Tableau, Alteryx and Power BI preferable.

Work independently with limited supervision. A Self-starter, with a passion to act while focusing on delivering results.