JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day
Overview of the role:
This role will support the GM Finance - Automotive FP&A with respect to divisional FP&A strategy, system developments, budgeting, forecasting & reporting.
What you will do:
Strategy and Enablement
Lead the Divisional FP&A team in supporting the GM Finance and CFO with regards to:
- Driving the overall FP&A strategy
- Owning all C-Suite management reporting including requirements for Exec Board meetings, Group CFO reviews, Business Review Meetings with the VC.
- Driving system/solution development and roll-out
- Engaging with Finance Leader within the entities
- Determining and rolling our best-practice methodologies w.r.t. planning and reporting
- Driving reporting quality and standardization across the Automotive Division
Budgeting and Forecasting
- Support in the preparation of budgets for GDA in conjunction with the commercial business department to ensure reliability of the key assumptions. Control and monitoring of operating budget, investigating variances where necessary. Support the re-forecasting the budget during quarterly financial reviews recommending upward or downward adjustments considering market conditions and business requirements.
- Support with the budgeting and forecasting calendar, and process
- Support with the budgeting and forecasting templates and requirements
- Support with the budgeting guidelines and assumptions (e.g. Manpower Planning)
- Review budgets by LE (P&L, BS, and Cash Flow) and Profit Centre (P&L, WC, CapEx) for:
- Group Functions and Group Consolidation
- Division Functions and Divisional Consolidation
- BUs within existing Divisions
- Incubated Businesses - New Sectors
- Support budget challenge reviews (review outputs, scrutinize assumptions and drivers, assess sensitivity of drivers) for:
- Division
- BUs within existing Divisions
- Incubated Businesses - New Sectors
Support in defining the budget cost recharges and allocation framework for:
- Group services provided to business
- Division services provided to business
- Shared services provided to business
Support in ensuring the true-up is completed two time per year and reflected correctly in business forecast.
Management Reporting & Controlling
Leading management reporting process, cadence, and overall framework
Determine KPIs and Metrics to be reported on a periodic basis at the level of:
- Divisions
- BUs
Perform analysis; prepare standalone and aggregated periodic management rep. packs
- Group and Incubated Businesses - New Sectors
- Division
- BU
Conduct periodic business performance review for performance at the level of:
- Incubated Businesses - New Sectors
- Division
- BU
Support the controlling functions for GDA 2060
- Validity of Census Headcount Report
- Review of Total Rewards posting every payroll processing
- Verification of balance sheet schedules (e.g. prepayment, accruals etc.)
- Oversee ICM review, acceptance, and escalation
- True-up activities (AAA, Group Housing, GDA allocable cost and Group Cost)
- Review of open PO's to ensure appropriate accruals
Support on Group Finance Year-End Requirements
- Automotive Like-for-Like Analysis
- Credit Card transaction Analysis
- Automotive Balance Scorecard
- Automotive EBIT Adjustment Review Analysis
- Automotive Bonus/Incentive Pay-out Analysis
Portfolio Performance Review
Periodically analyse country wise performance / exposure of the business
- Division wise within a country
Periodically analyse and categorise portfolio into the portfolio segments, as per the framework (e.g., performing - stable, growth; non-performing - turnaround, exit)
Perform divestment impact / feasibility analysis for businesses:
- Within Country
- Within Division
REQUIREMENTS
Required Skills to be successful:
- Automotive or Big 4 experience
- Certified/ qualified accountant
- System Savvy (SAP)
- Commercial background
About the Team:
You will be reporting to GM - Finance
What equips you for the role:
- Qualified in Finance (CIMA), Accounting (CA), MBA or equivalent.
- Automotive experience preferable.
- More than 10 years relevant experience
- Excellent communication, analytical, written, and interpersonal skills, and proven ability to work with global finance teams.
- Established record in managing multiple and competing priorities. Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Strong capabilities in complex financial modelling
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of SAP ERP, SAP BPC
- Individual Accountability
- Strong Communication & interpersonal skills
- Personal Integrity
- Strong analytical skills & problem-solving skills
- Ability to follow-up on outstanding issues
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to manage time & work under pressure
- Readiness to persevere with difficult tasks
- Ability to be assertive without being aggressive
- Able to focus and drive tasks to completion
About Al-Futtaim Automotive
A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world's most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.
We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers - right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences.
We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high-performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment.
What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path. This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.
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