FP&A Director

Job description / Role

Our client is a leading multinational FMCG business who are recruiting an FP&A Director for their Dubai offices.

Description
* Leas the BU financial planning process inline with the group processes and policies
* Conduct financial due-diligence/assessment for projects and commercial initiatives
* Provide performance reporting, analysis and insights
* Lead the profitability management and analysis
* Manage the return on investment analysis
* Lead cashflow improvement and optimisation
* Evaluate and oversee financial data and formulate strategic plans to drive business objectives
* Oversee the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis periodically. Subsequently, review results and formulate insightful recommendations for improvement
* Business partner with various departments to develop strategies that serve key operational, commercial, and financial targets
* Manage and supervise the reporting and consolidation process for all entities under the group
* Continuously develop tools/systems to streamline the forecasting and budgeting processes
* Establish budget and operating benchmarks, to improve the efficiency in the preparation of monthly / annual forecasts
* Evaluating financial and operational results to assess critical areas for improvement
* Formulate best practices to streamline business activities and foster a continuous development environment

Job Offer
The successful candidate for this role will be offered a competitive monthly salary along with attractive incentives

Requirements

* Minimum 12 years of experience of which at least 6-7 years in a managerial role
* Experience within the FMCG sector is a MUST
* Ideal candidate has experience in multinationals or large regional FMCG groups
* Fluency in Arabic is preferred

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.