Finance Business Partner

Job description / Role

Our MNC client operating in the FMCG industry is looking for a Finance Business Partner for their Kuwait office. This is a brand new role, strategically created to work alongside the GM and help him focus on growing the business.

Responsibilities

To support Commercial management in maintaining and improving economic performance by:

• Driving business strategy and its implementation, manage, monitor performance and be a business partner with the commercial team and country heads
• Work with management to achieve sales and profit objectives
• To be the economic conscience of the Commercial Function by actively managing their financial performance
• Lead all forecasting cycles
• Actively manages the performance management process to achieve the financial targets (Sales, Operating Income, Net Working Capital, other relevant KPIs) by creating timely and transparent reporting
• Evaluation of potential projects through financial and business analysis
• Drive and support tender management
• Responsible for the monthly business review preparation and any relevant reporting required by management
• Products pricing and recommending the positioning of the product within the market along with price build up for new products and launches
• Support decision-making and controlling within the Marketing function through helping to develop financial evaluation of a) proposed projects, and b) planned or actual data in order that enhanced financial performance is delivered
• Represent Finance within the Commercial Function to ensure that business planning, accounting and control are integrated into the decision-making processes within the Commercial function
• Controlling and forecasting the departmental expenses by working with the department heads and leading any ring fencing and cost saving initiatives
• Responsible on all accounting and financial reporting to the hubs

Salary:
KWD 2,200 to 2,800 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant - CMA preferred - aged 30-35 yrs old
• Arabic speaker preferred
• FMCG experience from a MNC
• Previous Business Analyst, FP&A, Finance Business Partnering experience required
• Candidates from outside Kuwait are welcome to apply

Thank you for your interest. All applications are viewed and evaluated according to the role requirements. We aim to contact shortlisted candidates within 2 weeks. As we often receive a high volume of applications, we are unable to reply to everyone. If you have not heard back from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.