Financial Analyst - BP&A

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
To assist in preparing Strategic Financial Planning (budgeting & forecasting),
monthly closing of books of account, generating financial reports and
analysis, and financial reconciliation across all operating markets (MENA &
SEA) for the Al Futtaim Retail Division.

What you will do
* Prepare strategic plan, annual budget (zero ba
* Regular operational and financial performance reports to relevant stakeholders
* Comprehensive analysis of the variances with budget and prior year performances and suggest action plan for improvement
* Provide adhoc financial analysis to support business decisions.
* Enhance automation to improve efficiency
* sed) and quarterly forecasts in co-ordination with relevant internal and external stakeholders along with action plan to deliver the Plan, Budget and Forecasts
* Upload Plan, Budget and Forecast into relevant systems
* Prepare presentations for Retail and Group Leadership
* Upload of budgets and forecasts using Anaplan
* Developing reports and dashboards using Anaplan

Required Skills to be successful
* Meeting Group & Brand SLAs and requests and feedback from Brand Finance leaders
* Collaboration success between central BP&A and Brands.
* Driving best practice

What equips you for the role
* Finance graduate with at least ‎2-‎3 years' experience.
* CA/CMA/CFA/CPA (in process or completed) would be a plus
* Expert working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint and good working knowledge of other MS office packages
* Experience with SAP ERP, BPC and/or Anaplan
* Prior work experience in budgeting, financial/management reporting, and taxation in Middle East and Southeast Asia preferably in retail sector
* Excellent interpersonal, analytical, planning and organizing skills and good business acumen.
About Al-Futtaim Retail
Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail
across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past ‎30 years. We have
developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in
the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex
Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of
the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer's in both regions with over
‎75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East
for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to
continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further
development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from
all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse
workforce which includes over ‎100 nationalities across ‎12 countries. Join us
today and make a difference…