Commercial Finance Manager | Al Fakher
A well-known and well-reputed Company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is looking for an experienced, skilled, competent, mature, qualified, creative, and intelligent candidate with significant knowledge and relevant working experience for the position of “Commercial Finance Manager”.
| Company Name |
Al Fakher |
| Qualification | Bachelors Degree | Masters Degree | CMA| ACCA |
| Experience | 4 – 5 years of Relevant Experience Required |
| Monthly Salary | 18,000 AED – 25,000AED |
| Employment Type | Full Time | Permanent |
| Company Size | 50-100 Employees |
| Benefits | Medical Insurance |
| Location | Dubai |
Who we are
Rituals are at the heart of all cultures. They are social, they are instinctive, and they are above all, shared. At AIR, our aim is to bring customer-centric, innovation-led and digitally-amplified approaches to inhalation rituals for all communities and societies. Through the development of advanced, clean technologies and placing people at the heart of our inventions, we are crafting products that will revolutionize our industry. We are looking for passionate, dynamic and bold innovators to join us on the journey as we look to disrupt and advance an industry in pursuit of furthering the bonds of social connection. Al-Fakher, the number one brand of shisha molasses worldwide, is part of the AIR family.
What we’re looking for
As we expand our footprint globally, we’re looking for someone to provide strong commercial & financial advice on pricing, trade margin management, excise optimization models, competitor analysis, capital and marketing investment and other operational issues as well as ensuring that the senior management team is appropriately communicated with on actual & forecast performance. As we build on our strong foundations into a period of aggressive growth, we’re keen to bring on-board someone with a track record of success and a passion for developing and creating the future growth ambitions.
What you’ll be responsible for
- Fostering strong relationships with business units and other functions by establishing a business partner relationship within the commercial finance team
- Develop “objective-based “systems & process enhancements to enable more effective day-to-day management of business profitability
- Develop and/or enhance existing forecasting models
- Prepare relevant analysis for Sales & Operations Planning (SOP) meetings
- Prepare relevant analysis for Group Pricing and Excise Committee and support other business units to ensure compliance
- Overlook Capital and Marketing expenditure to support return on investment-based decision making
- Play a lead role in coaching the finance & operational teams to become more commercially competent in their approach to support business decisions
- Challenge existing modus operandi, questioning processes and structures which are currently deployed
Who you are
- 4-5 years’ financial, commercial & market experience in accounting/analytical roles with relevant FMCG sector experience. Excised goods industry experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. CMA, ACCA or other relevant professional qualification preferred
- Understanding of the industry and excise tax systems
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience in Budgeting & Forecasting for multiple business units
- Good internal/external communicator being able to build strong relationships, influencing and presenting at a senior level
- Advance excel skills with exposure to heavy use of ERP system. Microsoft D365 experience is a plus
- Growth-focused mindset, with a passion for finding creative new ways to drive outperformance
- Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of building strong working relationships, influencing skills and motivating people and teams that are cross-functional and multi-level
- Track record of success with organizational change and systemic culture shifts accompanied with internal stakeholder partnerships
- Mobile and exposure in multinational and multilingual environment is a plus