Financial Analyst - Automotive Performance

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim Automotive seeks an experienced Financial Analyst to join its performance finance team in Dubai. The role concentrates on budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, working capital, and commercial analysis across multiple brands to drive profitability and cash flow efficiency.

Responsibilities span annual planning, variance analysis, financial presentations for management, and supporting capital expenditure assessments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of relevant finance experience.
• Strong accounting foundation with advanced financial analysis.
• Experience with budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• SAP experience is highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual budgeting activities and forecasts.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly management reports for leadership.
• Analyze actual performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Support divisional performance reviews with financial analysis.
• Prepare monthly cash flow statements and forecasts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Variance analysis

Excel

SAP

ERP systems

Cash flow forecasting

Pricing analysis

Inventory analysis

Receivables analysis

Capital expenditure evaluation

Project evaluation

Financial modeling

Communication

Education

Qualified Accountant

Postgraduate finance qualification

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Financial Analyst - Automotive Performance Job Snapshot Role: Financial Analyst - Automotive Performance Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Automotive Function: Financial Analysis-Research-Reporting Experience: Minimum 6 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Financial Analyst - Automotive Performance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Automotive hiring opportunity for a qualified finance professional specializing in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, commercial analysis, working capital, and business performance. The position supports Al-Futtaim Automotive management with financial insight that strengthens profitability, pricing decisions, cash flow planning, inventory management, and operational performance across a complex multi-brand environment.

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Automotive Function: Financial Analysis-Research-Reporting Salary: 15000-22000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Financial Analyst converts operational and accounting information into commercial insight for management decision-making. Working across budgets, forecasts, sales performance, working capital, pricing, capital expenditure, and management reporting, the position helps leadership understand both current results and emerging financial risks. Its analysis supports corrective action, more disciplined resource allocation, and sustainable profitability across automotive business activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual budgeting activities and periodic forecasts in line with established financial planning calendars.
• Consolidate financial assumptions and challenge inputs where additional validation is required.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly management reports that clearly explain business performance.
• Prepare financial presentations and analytical material for management board reviews.
• Analyze actual performance against budgets, forecasts, prior periods, and operational targets.
• Investigate significant variances and translate findings into clear commercial explanations.
• Support divisional performance reviews with financial analysis, trends, and recommended actions.
• Work with the finance team on general ledger reviews and help resolve accounting-related issues.
• Process and review incentive calculations while maintaining accuracy and appropriate supporting information.
• Evaluate existing incentive structures and recommend improvements based on commercial effectiveness.
• Help business managers understand the financial drivers affecting revenue, margins, costs, and profitability.
• Provide the Finance Head with analysis supporting working capital planning and validate key assumptions.
• Prepare monthly cash flow statements and forward-looking cash forecasts.
• Monitor financial indicators to identify potential performance gaps and provide early warning of emerging issues.
• Track agreed improvement actions with relevant business units and report progress to management.
• Evaluate pricing for specific commercial transactions and assess expected profitability.
• Compare monthly sales performance with targets to measure the effectiveness of pricing and campaign decisions.
• Analyze inventory and receivable positions to highlight working capital risks and improvement opportunities.
• Support capital expenditure assessments and project financial evaluations.
• Maintain reliable historical financial databases for trend analysis and management reference.
• Produce exception reports that identify unusual results requiring investigation or corrective action.
• Assist with year-end audit requirements and coordinate supporting financial information for timely completion.
• Work with colleagues to strengthen understanding and interpretation of management reports.
• Recommend improvements to finance systems, reporting processes, and analytical workflows.
• Participate as a SAP user and project contributor in Group reporting and system enhancement initiatives.
• Coordinate with business units when financial processes or reporting requirements change.

Ideal Profile

This position is designed for an experienced finance professional who can look beyond accounting results and explain what the numbers mean commercially. Success requires strong analytical judgement, confidence working with management, and the ability to operate independently within a large multi-brand organization.

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent postgraduate finance qualification.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant finance experience.
• Strong accounting foundation combined with advanced financial analysis capability.
• Practical experience preparing budgets and rolling or periodic forecasts.
• Strong management reporting and variance analysis experience.
• Understanding of working capital, cash flow, inventory, and receivables management.
• Ability to evaluate pricing decisions and commercial business cases.
• Experience assessing capital expenditure and project economics.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP environments.
• SAP experience is highly relevant.
• Ability to interpret large volumes of financial and operational data accurately.
• Strong communication skills for explaining financial results to non-finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable working across multiple brands, business units, and management teams.
• Capable of managing priorities independently while meeting recurring reporting deadlines.
• Collaborative approach to audit, system implementation, and business process changes.
• Initiative to identify financial risks and improvement opportunities before they affect results.

Skills Set

• Financial analysis
• Budgeting
• Financial forecasting
• Management reporting
• Variance analysis
• Financial modeling
• Commercial finance
• Working capital analysis
• Cash flow forecasting
• Pricing analysis
• Sales performance analysis
• Profitability analysis
• Inventory analysis
• Receivables analysis
• Capital expenditure evaluation
• Project evaluation
• Incentive analysis
• General ledger review
• Management presentations
• Financial databases
• Exception reporting
• External audit support
• Microsoft Excel
• SAP
• ERP systems
• Group reporting
• Financial process improvement
• Business performance analysis
• Automotive finance
• Decision support

Why Join Us

Automotive finance increasingly requires professionals who can connect sales, pricing, inventory, working capital, and investment decisions with measurable financial outcomes. This position offers broad commercial exposure rather than a narrowly focused accounting remit, providing opportunities to influence management decisions across a substantial automotive operation. Experience gained across forecasting, profitability analysis, SAP reporting, audit, and business improvement can support progression toward finance management, business partnering, and senior commercial finance roles.

About the Company

Al-Futtaim Group is a diversified privately held regional business headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al-Futtaim Automotive is one of its major operating divisions, with activities spanning vehicle distribution, manufacturing, leasing, aftersales, mobility solutions, and industrial equipment across multiple regional markets. Supported by a workforce of approximately 9000 people, the division represents a portfolio of established international automotive brands and serves individual motorists, corporate fleets, contractors, and other mobility customers.