Senior Financial Analyst

Job description / Role

This position will be reporting to the Finance Manager. It will be responsible to manage a team of 3 Financial Analysts and one trainee from different nationalities.

Main tasks (not limitative):
1. Monthly closing
Organize the tasks within all the countries accounting teams
Review of consolidated and countries financials
Collect and analyze the financial and non-financial KPI
Ensure financial books sincerity
Comments to Group Managers

2. Forecasts
Set-up the Budget based on the assumptions discussed with the head of departments
Build the Budget revisions (twice a year) based on the actual and revised forecasts
Participation to Strategic Plan definition

3. Cash-Flow
Follow the weekly cash position of all the affiliates
Monthly cash-flow reports consolidation for all affiliates and evolution analysis (vs. previous year and forecast)
Comments on the cash-flows

4. Stores operations
Collection and validation of all the financial data to be communicated to the stores
Set-up of the Capital Expenditure Request to be submitted to the Group for the new stores openings, to be coordinated with the Commercial and Operations teams
Follow-up of the new stores and renovated stores performances

5. Information systems
Use extensively the different IS to take the best of the data and provide useful reports and analyzes to the operational teams
Participate to the implementation of new ERP
Identify any issue in the IS and report it to the IT Manager

6. Others
Constantly exchange and challenge the team
Set-up (pro-actively) the necessary KPI to provide the best business follow-up
Position as an essential point of contact for the all Middle East team

Requirements

Profile:
* MBA, Master, Business School
* 5 to 8 years experience in finance or accounting position
* English fluency
* Solid financial and accounting knowledge
* Knowledge in retail is a plus
* Previous management experience is a plus

Personal:
* Organized and take ownership
* Rigorous
* Autonomous and proactive
* Analytical
* Curious and open-minded
* Dynamic
* Team spirit

About the Company

Robert Walters is one of the world's largest specialist professional recruitment consultancies with 53 offices spanning 24 countries.

We've helped thousands of professionals find permanent, contract and interim roles with leading global corporations, small to medium sized companies and innovative start ups. Our specialist recruitment focus includes: accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, operations, legal, IT, sales, marketing, procurement & logistics, HR and support/administration.