Finance Supply Chain Manager

Client of Michael Page; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership role

Strategic impact

Job summary

Client of Michael Page seeks a senior finance and supply chain leader to oversee Kuwait operations, ensuring financial integrity and operational effectiveness across functions, with accountability for audits, controls, treasury, procurement, and planning.

Role requires deep experience in finance leadership, strong governance, GCC exposure (Kuwait preferred), English fluency, and willingness to relocate. The position offers breadth across finance and supply chain in a dynamic consumer sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CA, or equivalent professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accuracy and completeness of financial records reconciliations and reporting processes.
• Manage monthly, quarterly and annual closing activities in line with corporate reporting requirements.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and coordinate external audits to ensure compliance and timely completion.
• Act as the key contact for external auditors, regulatory bodies and government authorities.
• Design and implement a comprehensive internal control framework across finance and operational functions.
• Establish and maintain governance structures, policies and approval processes.
• Ensure clear segregation of duties and compliance with delegated authority frameworks.
• Strengthen expenditure controls and improve accountability across all payment and procurement activities.
• Oversee payroll governance and ensure adherence to all relevant employment and payment regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement fraud prevention and detection measures.
• Develop and manage cash flow forecasting processes; drive working capital improvement across receivables, payables and inventory.
• Manage banking relationships, treasury activities and payment authorization controls.
• Monitor foreign exchange exposure and address liquidity risks proactively.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and business planning cycles.
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis and performance insights for decision making.
• Evaluate profitability by product, channel, customer and market segment.
• Support pricing strategies, portfolio decisions, investment evaluations and commercial initiatives.
• Partner with senior leadership to drive business performance while maintaining governance standards.
• Own demand and supply planning to ensure inventory availability.
• Oversee procurement, supplier management and logistics.
• Manage warehousing, inventory accuracy, stock controls and waste reduction.
• Oversee distribution performance, service levels and delivery cost optimization.
• Build organizational capability and document critical processes.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA/CA)

Job description

Lead all finance and supply chain activities for the Kuwait operation ensuring financial integrity and operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accuracy and completeness of financial records reconciliations and reporting processes
• Manage monthly quarterly and annual closing activities in line with corporate reporting requirements
• Prepare statutory financial statements and coordinate external audits to ensure compliance and timely completion
• Act as the key contact for external auditors regulatory bodies and relevant government authorities
• Design and implement a comprehensive internal control framework across finance and operational functions
• Establish and maintain strong governance structures policies and approval processes
• Ensure clear segregation of duties and compliance with delegated authority frameworks
• Strengthen expenditure controls and improve accountability across all payment and procurement activities
• Oversee payroll governance and ensure adherence to all relevant employment and payment regulations
• Conduct risk assessments and implement fraud prevention and detection measures
• Develop and manage short and long-term cash flow forecasting processes
• Drive working capital improvement initiatives across receivables payables and inventory
• Manage banking relationships treasury activities and payment authorization controls
• Monitor foreign exchange exposure and proactively address liquidity risks
• Lead budgeting forecasting and business planning cycles
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis and performance insights to support decision making
• Evaluate profitability by product channel customer and market segment
• Support pricing strategies portfolio decisions investment evaluations and commercial initiatives
• Partner closely with senior leadership to drive business performance while maintaining strong governance standards
• Own the demand planning and supply planning process to ensure optimal inventory availability
• Oversee procurement activities including supplier selection contract management and performance monitoring
• Manage warehousing operations inventory accuracy stock controls and waste reduction initiatives
• Oversee distribution performance service levels and delivery cost optimization
• Build organizational capability and ensure critical processes are fully documented and sustainable

Qualifications

• * Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• * ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• * 10+ years of finance experience.
• * Strong background within F&B or FMCG industries.
• * Experience in a senior finance leadership role with full business responsibility.
• * Proven track record in financial controls, governance, and risk management.
• * Experience managing cash flow, working capital, and treasury activities.
• * Hands-on exposure to supply chain operations, including procurement and logistics.
• * GCC experience, ideally with exposure to Kuwait.
• * Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills.
• * Fluent English required. Arabic is an advantage.
• * Open to relocation to Kuwait.

What's on Offer

• * Senior leadership role with broad business responsibility
• * Opportunity to influence strategy and business performance
• * Exposure to both finance and supply chain functions
• * Highly visible position supporting business transformation
• * Dynamic and fast-paced consumer sector environment
• * Strong opportunities for professional growth and impact