Junior Business Controller

Caparol Middle East and Africa; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Caparol Middle East and Africa seeks a Junior Business Controller in Dubai to ensure accurate financial data, support reporting, budgeting, variance analysis and forecasting across departments and production lines.

You will work with SAP FI/CO and Excel to deliver reliable insights, contribute to monthly closes, and help drive performance in a manufacturing setting. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, or Statistics.
• 1–3 years of hands-on experience in controlling or FP&A.
• Experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment is a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel with pivot tables and lookups.
• Strong MS PowerPoint skills for executive-ready presentations.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Extract, clean, and consolidate financial data across cost centers, business units, and operational systems.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packs for department leads and Finance Management.
• Gather and validate data from department leads, in coordination with the internal team.
• Pull target vs. actual data (Plan / Last Year vs. Actual) and flag numerical deviations.
• Monitor operational budgets against actual spend to flag cost deviations and margin shifts.
• Assist in identifying the underlying causes of budget variances across departments or production lines.
• Maintain planning templates and input baseline figures for the annual budget and rolling forecast updates.
• Assist with cost‑center setups, internal order allocations, standard product costing, and cost‑accounting maintenance in SAP FI/CO.
• Handle recurring operational tasks such as updating weekly KPI trackers, running month‑end close extracts, and processing cost‑center reallocations.
• Ensure figures in SAP match operational reality and that reporting templates are populated correctly.
• Identify data discrepancies or system errors and elevate them to senior team members for resolution.
• Conduct desk research, scenario checks, and financial evaluations for special internal projects or leadership inquiries.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

English

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, or Statistics

Tools

SAP FI/CO

SAP S/4HANA

Power BI

Tableau

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Analysis for Office (AfO)

think-cell

Job description

At Caparol, we are committed to excellence and innovation in the paints, coatings, and sustainable building solutions industry.

We are looking for an analytical and detail-oriented Junior Business Controller to join our Finance team in Dubai. This role is key to making sure our financial data is accurate, consolidated, and ready for decision-making, by supporting reporting, budget monitoring, variance analysis, and forecasting across departments and production lines.

If you have hands‑on experience in controlling or FP&A, are confident working with SAP and Excel, and enjoy turning numbers into clear and reliable insights, this opportunity is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Extract, clean, and consolidate financial data across cost centers, business units, and operational systems.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packs for department leads and Finance Management.
• Gather and validate data from department leads, in coordination with the internal team.
• Pull target vs. actual data (Plan / Last Year vs. Actual) and flag numerical deviations.
• Monitor operational budgets against actual spend to flag cost deviations and margin shifts.
• Assist in identifying the underlying causes of budget variances across departments or production lines.
• Maintain planning templates and input baseline figures for the annual budget and rolling forecast updates.
• Assist with cost‑center setups, internal order allocations, standard product costing, and cost‑accounting maintenance in SAP FI/CO.
• Handle recurring operational tasks such as updating weekly KPI trackers, running month‑end close extracts, and processing cost‑center reallocations.
• Ensure figures in SAP match operational reality and that reporting templates are populated correctly.
• Identify data discrepancies or system errors and elevate them to senior team members for resolution.
• Conduct desk research, scenario checks, and financial evaluations for special internal projects or leadership inquiries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, or Statistics.
• 1 to 3 years of hands‑on experience in controlling, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), or corporate finance.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is a strong advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables, complex lookup logic, formula nesting, basic data modelling).
• Strong MS PowerPoint skills, with the ability to build structured, executive‑ready presentations.
• Practical working knowledge of SAP FI/CO or SAP S/4HANA.
• Exposure to data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Knowledge of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Analysis for Office (AfO), SAP BW, or think‑cell is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Fluency in English.

Why Join Caparol?

At Caparol, you will be part of a leading international paints and coatings company with a strong industrial heritage. You will work closely with experienced Finance leadership and with teams across the business, gain broad exposure to controlling in a manufacturing environment, and build a solid foundation for your career in business controlling.