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Job description / Role
The Company
Robert Half are working on an exclusive basis with our listed MNC client, world leading in their field. They are urgently looking for a Business Planning / FP&A Manager (stand-alone) to join the team in Dubai.
The Role
The successful candidate must have maximum around 8 years of experience, good experience in regional business planning from the FMCG or Pharma sector.
Job Purpose
* Responsible for business planning and analysis processes related to the Actuals, Latest Outlook & Budget and providing finance reports and management information to cluster management. Additionally, this role ensures that the underlying information systems is provides data transparency in an efficient & effective manner
* Budget, control and influence the Regional Office MENA functional costs
* Actively support and manage commercial functions
* Supervise monthly reporting, identify gaps and define and implement remediation actions. Enhance understanding and awareness of the topic within the cluster
* Supervise and follow up closely on Productivity initiatives, assess its viability.
Standardize Policies and Procedures and improve them:
* Identification and dissemination of best practices,
* Leading periodic local workshops and Working Capital / Balance Sheet Initiatives
* Training the business planning team on processes and systems
* Internal and external Benchmarking
* Early recognition of issues
Major Accountabilities
* Achieving Productivity Targets for MENA Cluster
* Explain business variances, opportunities and challenges thru budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, as well as Country, Business Franchise, and Business Unit planning
* Provide ad hoc support by providing management reports during business reviews & during other key business planning processes
* Collaborate with financial control personnel to ensure consistent financial data reporting processes and results
* Proactively interface with Finance Associates in other Country organisations to obtain financial best practices and in-market data results, benchmarking Country results and methods against ones from other markets
Requirements
Education and Experience:
* Education (minimum/desirable): Degree in Finance with several years of international experience in a FMCG or Pharma company
* Languages: Fluency in English is prerequisite, while knowledge of Arabic and/ or French and would be an advantage.
* Experience: At least 5/7 years' experience in MIS, Cash Flow or CAPEX and Business Planning Analysis in the FMCG or Pharma industry. Project Management of complex global projects.
Salary & Benefits
* 35-40k depending on experience plus family benefits and schooling allowance for up to 3 children. Good bonus system.
About the Company
Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world\'s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide.