Financial Analyst

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 Sr. Financial Controller - FP&A with respect to business budgeting, forecasting & monthly reporting.

What you will do:

Budgeting and Forecasting
- Support in the preparation of budgets for AFM 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 in the re-forecasting of the budget during quarterly financial reviews recommending upward or downward adjustments considering market conditions and business requirements.
- Support with the budgeting and forecasting:

Management Reporting
- To support Finance Managers, manage and maintain month end actual reporting process, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness.
- Perform analysis; Prepare standalone and aggregated periodic Management Packs
- Support and maintain minimum KPIs and Metrics to be reported on a periodic basis at the level of:

P&L and Balance Sheet Management and Substantiation:
- Ensure that all guidelines are followed related to governance of P&L and Balance sheet FS items
- Ensure all related transaction are posted before the closure of books during each month-end.
- Trend report and schedules should be updated monthly with relevant KPIs.
- Review & analyze on monthly basis the misstatements under each Balance sheet G/L.
- Liaise with various teams to identify the key issues and resolve the misstatements.
- Support Audit requirements both Internal and External Audit.

Commercial Finance and Business Support Analysis:
- Support in analysis of Investments and Capex
- Support in Principal analysis e.g., yen impact, payment terms.
- Analysis of Inventory, Sales (Pricing) and GM by channel.
- Prepare analysis by Showroom / Facility.
- PCP and lease analysis.
- Support in Strategic sourcing and cost optimization opportunities.

FP&A Financial Reporting Systems & Dashboards:
- Understand the full end to end process of SAP, BPC and BIW system.
- Understand dashboards using Power BI, Tableau and Alteryx resolving data reconciliation differences and advise on enhancements

Others:
- Support the FP&A team in any adhoc project.
- Support in P&L and BS reporting and uploading in the respective IT system for budgets, Forecasts, Group Half yearly and Annual reviews.
- Co ordinating with various stakeholders for maintaining the accuracy and effective accounting.

Required Skills to be successful:
- Automotive experience, preferably with strong understanding of aftersales operations and KPIs
- Strong planning experience
- Good working knowledge of ERP's, preferably SAP - hands-on experience building Alteryx workflows.
- Proven track record of preparing presentations for senior stakeholders

About the Team:

You will be reporting to Sr. Financial Controller

What equips you for the role:
- Qualified in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent.
- Automotive experience preferable.
- 4 -5 years of relevant experience
- Excellent communication, analytical, written, and interpersonal skills, and proven ability to work with business finance teams and various stakeholders.
- Established record in managing multiple and competing priorities. Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Present concepts, recommendations, and analyses to senior management in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.
- Able to identify, act and implement ideas that drive continuous improvement
- Hold expertise in designing all kinds of PowerPoint presentations for multiple stakeholders and in various styles. Technical know-how to maximize Microsoft PowerPoint's functions, and the creative background needed to beautify presentations that drive clear objectives using "think cell" to create financial charts.
- Strong capabilities in complex financial modelling.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of SAP BPC, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Tableau, Alteryx and Power BI preferable.
- Work independently with limited supervision. A Self-starter, with a passion to act while focusing on delivering results.

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.