Overview
About the job
Job Purpose:
To provide support and advice to the management team on financial performance matters and assist in creating and implementing forecasting / budgeting tools and strategies that provide key stakeholders with relevant, accurate and timely management information which supports executive level decision-making.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities: Functional Roles and Responsibilities
· Provide timely, relevant, and accurate reports and analysis of performance against historical, budgeted, and forecasted results to facilitate decision-making toward the achievement of the budget and strategic plan
· Provision of business analysis and KPI management
· Adopting a business partnering approach and providing essential financial advice and support to key stakeholders
· Ensure business growth objectives are achieved through planning, coordination and production of budgets and forecasts in a timely manner
· Maintain and develop financial models to aid planning processes, ensuring quality, accuracy, and focused analytical review
· Manage the successful delivery of process improvement initiatives by identifying non-value add activities and implementing solutions which create operational efficiencies across the business
· Responsible for the preparation and execution of month end reporting tasks, ensuring the necessary information is provided in an accurate and timely manner i.e. MIS reporting
· Support the interim and year end audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing and consolidating relevant information as required in a timely manner
· Preparation of periodic reports for OEM requirements and compliance
· Ensure processes and procedures are fully documented in a clear and concise manner and always maintained
· Support in the preparation of board presentations for management
· Preparation of ad hoc reports and analysis as required by management
· Participate in the automation of processes and system implementation for Finance as a key project member (i.e. ERP, BI Tool)
· Managing adhoc reports for OEM’s and internal stakeholders
· Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting
Desired Skills and Experience
Education/Certification and Continued Education: Commerce graduate with CA /ACCA/CMA qualified
Years of Experience: 5 to 7 years in an accounting function
About Al Tayer Group
Established in 1979, we are among the most respected, successful, and dynamic companies in the Middle East. We operate nearly 200 stores in 6 countries in the region, with the head office in Dubai, UAE.
Our portfolio includes some of the world’s most prestigious and well-known retail, beauty and automotive brands, including Armani, Bvlgari, Banana Republic, Gap, Harvey Nichols, Bloomingdale’s, Aveda, Kiehl’s, Ford, Ferrari and Maserati.
We have expanded our retail offering into the e-commerce space through our innovative shopping portal, Ounass.
