Finance Analyst (6 Months Contract)

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP647-1896

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is an elite organization that specializes within the FMCG Space. They are currently recruiting for Business Unit Finance Customer Insights Analyst. You will be directly reporting to the Business Unit Finance Customer Insights Manager

JOB SUMMARY:
- Contributes to provide accurate Customer and Commercial related analysis, benchmarks and reports. Proactively provides related financial services to the Business Unit Finance Customer Insights Managers in an accurate, timely manner to ensure optimal allocation of system resources in implementation of the Company’s business strategies.
- Supports Finance organization, Customer Function on system thinking related to financial policies, programs, customer investments and productivity, long-range goals and objectives in terms of required analysis and reports.

KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyzing the impact of customer investments, deals for existing and potential customers
- Supports Business Unit Customer roles with analysis regarding Business Unit wide strategic accounts, acquisition and negotiations
- Understand and analyze the impact of customer related contract commitments, Terms and Conditions of new Customer Agreements, understands implications and trade-offs
- Analyzes the impact of long-term shifts between channels, implications of investments and ensures contingencies in place to address threats and acceleration to capture opportunities
- Conducts Customer Pricing Analysis
- Actual DME/Deductions closing activities:
- Performs DME/Deductions reconciliation and charges to/from Bottlers
- Performs year-end & month-end DME/Deductions accrual and forward the JV to CIFM, P&A and GFO for posting.
- Reconciles prepaid expense balance pertaining to customers in coordination with GFO
- Performs RE/BP for customer’s DME & Deductions across the BU along with OI equalization with the bottlers.
- Quarterly Risk and Opportunity report to CIFM/RFM/BUFD/P&A.
- Calculates customer VC reports for main customers
- Calculates and submits McDonalds System P&L
- Defines metrics to measure customer performance and provide performance reports

Requirements

- Strategic thinking
- Analytical skills
- Financial knowledge
- Attention to detail
- Communicating effectively
- Thinking systemically
- Building value based relationships
- Accepts accountability
- Provides excellent support to partners based on a deep understanding of their strategies and associated value chain implications
- Demonstrates adaptability in analyzing new ideas and making recommendations
- 6+ years of experience in a multinational environment with financial analysis

The position requires working in diverse environments and with multi-cultural teams.

About the Company

We lead in the creation and delivery of innovative workforce solutions and services that enable our clients to win in the changing world of work.

ManpowerGroup powers the success of many of the world's most dynamic organizations. We deliver innovative workforce solutions that enhance competitiveness, increase efficiency and spur productivity. Combining global reach with local expertise - 3600 offices in over 80 countries - we know the changing world of work and bring a deep understanding of the companies we work for and the industries we service.

ManpowerGroup entered the Middle East in December 2007 after acquiring local company Clarendon Parker, thus bringing 15 years in-depth local knowledge combined with a global footprint and industry shaping expertise and thought leadership. Manpower Middle East supports clients in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Our business is aligned to key skill specializations to ensure our clients requirements are met by expert and knowledgeable consultants that understand your industry and role requirement.

Our consultants are experts in finding the right talent across all industries in a broad-range of occupations including: