Transactional Business Finance Sr. Leader - KSA

Schneider Electric Gruppe; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy management and automation sector is seeking a Transactional Business Finance Sr. Leader. This role focuses on strategic advisory and business performance analysis, requiring a strong business acumen and communication skills. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience with multinational corporations or Big 4 firms, alongside a Bachelor's degree in finance or business administration, and fluency in both English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in business partnering, FP&A, or finance controlling.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is essential.
• Strong business acumen in transactional business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-level business understanding of transactional business.
• Contribute to closing activities to ensure accurate P&L reporting.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and communicate financial insights effectively.

Skills

Business Acumen

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration

Job description

Job Title: Transactional Business Finance Sr. Leader - KSA (0093I4)

Overview: The Transactional Business Finance Sr. Leader is responsible for developing high-level business acumen in transactional business, designing and monitoring strategic roadmaps, analyzing business performance, and ensuring financial compliance and ethics within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Advisory:

• Develop and maintain high-level business understanding of transactional business.
• Co-design and monitor quarterly, yearly, and strategic roadmaps to ensure profitable growth and target achievement.
• Monitor channel coverage, distribution, resource allocation, and financial performance.
• Support and challenge commercial and marketing strategies, including AMSP and strategic initiatives.
• Analyze environment changes, root causes of performance deviations, and identify risks and opportunities.
• Decide on corrective actions and support go/no-go decisions on specific initiatives.
• Monitor pricing performance and assist teams in taking appropriate actions.

Business Performance Analysis:

• Contribute to closing activities to ensure accurate P&L reporting.
• Assist in understanding commercial performance across different business models.
• Follow up on performance metrics like toplines and profitability across customer, channel, and offer dimensions.
• Liaise with finance sub-functions such as Credit, Treasury, and Audit.

Transformation & Key Areas:

• Build strong stakeholder relationships and communicate financial insights effectively.
• Participate in global or zone initiatives, taking ownership and leadership.
• Promote a team-oriented, commercially-minded, proactive, and collaborative culture.
• Embrace digital mindset focusing on standardization, automation, and simplification.

Governance:

• Ensure business compliance and ethics, support risk detection and management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration or equivalent.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic.
• At least 5 years of experience in business partnering, FP&A, finance controlling, or audit within reputable MNCs or Big 4 firms.
• Strong business acumen in transactional business.
• Excellent stakeholder management, organizational, and communication skills.