Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Careers at UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Sephora is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to lead the FP&A function across the Middle East region. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, partnering with regional management and the France HQ.

A seasoned leader with strong analytical skills and proficiency in SAP and Power BI is essential. You will coach a team of four finance professionals, drive profitability analysis, and spearhead process improvements and capital investment assessments.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration is required.
• 10+ years of finance leadership experience in multinational companies; retail experience preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to influence at all levels.
• Proven track record leading and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial planning and controlling for the ME region across 6 retail countries and 7 legal entities.
• Lead annual budgeting and forecasting in collaboration with department heads.
• Provide KPI reporting, variance analysis, and actionable insights to management and HQ.
• Coach and mentor a finance team of 4 members and lead finance projects.
• Drive process improvements and optimize financial tools and models.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Team leadership

Interpersonal & organizational skills

Agile & proactive mindset

Fluent in English

French language (plus)

Education

Master’s degree in Finance or MBA

Tools

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

EN – JOB DESCRIPTION

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.

REPORTING TO: Finance Director.

POSITION PURPOSE: To lead the financial planning and controlling department, coordinating a team of 4 people. To oversee the overall financial performance of the middle east region (6 retail countries and 7 legal entities), through insightful analysis, proactive risk management, and providing decision support to both local management and the headquarters in France.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Financial Planning Oversight: Manage and improve key financial planning processes.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the development of annual budgets, estimates, in collaboration with retail managers and department heads.
• Business Review Support: Assist in the preparation of market-level business reviews.
• Weekly and Monthly Reporting & Analysis: Deliver accurate sales and financial reports, including KPIs. Provide insightful analysis of variances against budget and prior year performance.
• Profitability Management: Investigate and address significant budget overspends and deviations, recommending corrective actions.
• Conduct gross margin and stock depreciation analysis, offering optimization strategies.
• Analyse market performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Team Development: Coach and mentor finance team members.
• Project Leadership: Lead financial projects as required.
• Process Improvement: Optimize existing financial processes and tools to support business development.
• Pricing process Coordination
• Financial Modelling: Develop financial models
• Capital investments preparation, submission and assessment

SKILLS, QUALITIFCATIONS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Master’ degree in Finance or Business administration
• 10+ years as Finance Leader in multinational and large-scale companies; a previous experience in retail industry is preferred
• Strong analytical and Finance skills
• Proven experience as a successful team leader
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with ability to influence at various organizational levels
• Dynamic profile, agile & proactive, problem solver, team player
• Fluent in English, French is a plus
• Advanced Excel and Power Point is mandatory
• Expert knowledge of SAP & Power BI is a plus

HERE, YOU WILL FIND:

• Community, in which authenticity is embraced, and the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit
• Culture of empowerment, learning & growth, that offers you the tools, space and opportunity to learn, innovate and lead
• Work that brings fulfillment. From delighting clients every day, to inspiring our industry at large, every action makes a difference