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Financial Controller

Full time at Al Futtaim Group in Saudi Arabia
Posted on April 10, 2024

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Financial Controller | Al Futtaim Automotive | FAMCO KSA Overview of the role The Financial controller will participate in the planning, performance management and controlling cycle of the business. He/she will be a trusted business partner to Managing Director o and his operations team. He/she will be responsible to develop the (financial) reporting process with state-of-the-art tools to provide both internal and external stakeholders with insightful, accurate and timely financial information. What you will do

  • Review and analysis of monthly financial statements of all business operations and dispersion management across all brands within business units
  • Partner with Finance Leadership and to establish business unit P&L (Profit & Loss) performance review and develop reporting to review with key stakeholders
  • Perform detail costing for cost to serve and provide visibility on financials KPI (Key Performance Indicator) to drive business and operational accountability
  • Understand individual market dynamic on return and business opportunity
  • Translate to financials implication to drive P&L (Profit & Loss) and Cashflow optimization
  • Analysis of forecasts and budgets of all activities, locations, of business operations, including consistency checks
  • First line support of business operations and local financial controllers on finance related questions
  • Development, maintenance and analysis of divisional specific reports and dashboards;
  • Optimizing financial processes and performance through data analysis (e.g., process mining, business intelligence)
  • Analysis of consolidated product contribution margins
  • Preparation of accounting position papers
  • Support in development and delivery of extensive KPI (Key Performance Indicator) pyramid across business locations and brands/companies
  • Lead initiatives to improve financial decision making and visibility regarding inventory, demand, and supply at region.
  • Be the voice of finance in business and operations reviews. Challenge business case from a profitability and cashflow perspective
  • Manage the control environment for inventory and develop best practices
  • Prompt support to get ad-hoc data and analysis for General Manager and his Brand Lead / planning team.
  • Active role with Planning team on end-to-end forecasts, annual budget, strategic plans preparation
  • Financial ownership of all business activities with responsibility to provide effective and timely Management Reports on all Warranty and retention products
  • Develop detailed business MIS to encapsulate all the key performance indicators for end-to-end business operations and performance covering all financial, commercial & operational dimensions
Skills Required skills to be successful
  • Qualified Accountant or equivalent post graduate qualification
  • Minimum 12-15 years relevant experience
  • Excellent numeracy skills, Analytical skills, Positive leadership, Team-builder, Commercial awareness
  • Well-developed oral and written communication skills are a must. Ideal candidate must be self directed. Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
What equips you for the role
  • Principal and customer negotiations
  • Stakeholder management
  • Strong understanding of P&L (Profit & Loss) and Balance sheet
  • Commercial understanding (contracts and commercials)
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