Sr FP&A Analyst I IMEA

Ecolab; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their dynamic Finance team in Dubai. This role offers a unique opportunity to tackle meaningful challenges while ensuring the efficient management of financial planning and analysis. You will coordinate monthly performance cycles, engage with various partners, and drive cost control initiatives. The company values diverse perspectives and is committed to your personal growth, making it a fantastic place to shape your career. If you're ready to make an impact in a role that blends analytical expertise with strategic financial management, this position is for you.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of finance experience, including 3 years in financial planning and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel and PPT.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly performance cycle, business forecasting, and reporting activities.
• Collaborate with sales teams on pricing and gross margin improvement initiatives.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Management Reporting

Consolidation

Analytical Skills

MS Office (Excel, PPT)

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA / CMA / CIMA / CPA / CFPAM)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Join Ecolab’s Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst in Dubai and help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier. We’re growing and need talented people like you to help us continue to protect the world’s most vital resources.

In this role, you will work with the IMEA FP&A lead on the regional FP&A requirement of the business.

What’s in it For You :

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments.
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best.

What You Will Do :

Key Responsibilities include :

• Monthly Forecasting: Coordination of monthly performance cycle, business forecast, business planning, actuals analysis, and reporting activities.
• Market partnering: Communication across partners, incl. sales organization, supply chain, market controlling teams, and regional teams on FP&A matters.
• Cost controlling: Partners with functional leaders and their direct reports in controlling spending levels and following up on issues within the regional cost centers.
• Performance Management: Develop or / and improve management reports to support better business decisions.
• Grow to Win Tracking.
• Price improvement / Cost reduction projects: Collaborate with sales teams and divisions to make recommendation on pricing and to identify gross margin improvement initiatives and track progress throughout the year.
• Month end close coordination: Working with accounting / month-end close process via actuals analysis and control.
• Monthly Business Reviews: Monthly Business Review presentation that is delivered to Regional leadership.

Minimum Qualifications :

• 6-8 years of experience in the finance field including 3 years of experience in the financial planning and analysis field
• Strong MS Office knowledge (Excel and PPT)
• Key Skills: Forecasting, Budgeting, Management Reporting, Consolidation and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications :

• Qualified accountant (ACCA / CMA / CIMA / CPA / CFPAM)
• Experience in automation of processes
• Power BI knowledge