Job purpose

Essential business activities expected from this position:

• Monitor and Analyze Sell-Out and Sell-In performance.
• Lead the pricing process, ensuring accuracy and consistency of price setting across systems.
• Manage the Closing & Reporting cycles up to Gross margin level.
• Oversee and validate the impact of returns, rebates & trade discounts, ensuring proper controls and alignment with business objectives.
• Conduct variance analysis of COGS vs budget, providing comments and recommendations to improve margin performance.
• Track and report inventory levels, excess and obsolete, highlighting financial impact and risk on gross margin.
• Organize monthly Gross Margin performance reviews.
• Participate actively to the regional budget execution and make suggestions to improve the performance
• Act as strong liaising agent between Finance team and other departments.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of reporting processes as per Group deliverables.
• Ensure implementation of dedicated reporting/ controlling requirements.
• Ensure business controls are in place to safeguard business activities and that procedures and processes are documented and conform to Group standards and rules.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects.

Key Performance indicators:

• Qualitative :
• Autonomy & Agility
• Quality of internal and external relations
• Relevance of information/reports/forecasts
• Positive attitude and proactive approach
• Quantitative:
• Timely and accurate delivery of monthly KPIs, reporting and comments
• Postings accuracy in Middle East entities
• Accuracy of information/reports/forecasts

Preferred Skills and experience

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Controlling or Accounting
• CPA or ACCA certification is an advantage
• 5/6 years of experience in Finance, ideally with Finance operational experience and high business acumen.
• Communication skills and assertiveness/ agility and business acumen
• Exposure to multi-cultural environment

High attention to detail and accuracy