Finance Business Partner

Cobalt

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ref: KP112-444

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

• Developing effective relationships with senior managers by becoming the key business lead on all finance matters for the business area of responsibility.
• Embedding a culture of financial and commercial challenge, ensuring that all the impacts of business decisions are evaluated and communicated.
• Understanding the key profit and cost drivers in the business, ensuring that risks are highlighted and mitigated in an efficient manner.
• Presenting complex financial concepts in a way that can be easily understood by non-financial stakeholders.
• Adding value financially and operationally to the business area and leading on initiatives in relation to Finance related issues.
• Handling all aspects of the reporting, budgeting and planning including preparation of presentation and commentary.
• Ensuring all investment projects are fully analysed and appraised.
• Inputting to and advising on content and presentation of business cases prior to sign off for functional area.

Requirements

• Degree educated with a recognised Accounting Qualification (CA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
• Significant post qualification experience in a FP&A / Business Partnering role gained in a multinational environment
• Broad experience in preparation of business cases, financial forecasts, strategic analysis and supplier negotiations
• Strong analytical and financial management skills
• Ability to prioritise and deliver reliable results in a fast paced and dynamic environment with a high degree of personal accountability
• The ability to build scalable processes and controls to enable the effective accounting and financial management of new business activities
• Strong communication, persuasion and interpersonal skills, hands-on mentality, team oriented and results driven
• Must speak English and Arabic
• Able to travel, especially in the first year

Salary: 40-50k

About the Company

Cobalt is part of a leading international recruitment provider with offices in Europe, Singapore and New Zealand. Cobalt offers high quality HR consultancy, executive search, contingency recruitment and Emiratization services in Dubai and the wider MENA Region. It works extensively within the fields of Construction & Engineering, Banking & Finance and HR & Business Support.

Contributing to the regions development, we play a key role in identifying and attracting the very best talent to ensure the regions potential is realized. We also understand the importance of Emiratization in ensuring the long-term success of the UAE economy and have therefore pro-actively developed a strong network of UAE Nationals within our specialist areas.

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