FINANCIAL CONTROLLER / BUSINESS ANALYST

Dior; United Arab Emirates; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Christian Dior Couture Middle East is seeking a highly skilled Financial Controller to join their team in Dubai. The role involves analyzing performance metrics, delivering accurate financial statements, and making strategic recommendations. Ideal candidates should have a Master's degree in Finance, at least 7 years of relevant experience, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of controlling/finance experience in large-scale companies, preferably retail.
• Fluency in English; French or Arabic is a plus.
• Dynamic, agile, and proactive profile.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate financial statements and reports in compliance with IFRS.
• Provide analytical comments on variances versus budget.
• Elaborate sales forecasts in coordination with retail managers.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Attention to details

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Team player

Education

Master’s degree in Finance or Business administration

Tools

ERP

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER / BUSINESS ANALYST Christian Dior Couture Middle East is looking for an experienced and talented Financial Controller to reinforce the Controlling team based in Dubai. Dynamic work environment and exciting projects to come. This position is a direct reporting to the head of Financial Controlling.

Job responsibilities

As Financial Controller, you’ll be in charge of analysing the performance of a defined scope of stores and markets. This includes :

• Timely deliver accurate financial statements and reportings (Sales, Opex, Operating profit, Stock KPI) in compliance with IFRS and Group guidelines
• Provide Zone General manager & CFO with assertive analytical comments on the main variances versus budget and versus previous year
• Elaborate Sales forecasts in coordination with Retail managers (Budget & 3Y plan, Ad hoc reviews)
• Follow Marketing and Communication investments
• Timely investigate opex overspends and deviations vs Budget, and provide recommendations for remediation and improvement
• Ad hoc analyses and to Business review preparation Key Finance Project leader

Profile

• Master’ degree in Finance or Business administration
• 7+ years of controlling / finance experience in multinational and large-scale companies; previous experience in the retail industry is preferred
• Strong analytical skills and high attention to details
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Dynamic profile, agile & proactive, problem solver, and team player
• Fluent in English, French or Arabic will be a plus
• Computer literate (ERP, SAP, advanced user of Excell and Power BI).

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