Our Company:

Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation is the world\'s largest manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. We employ over 140,000 people around the world, operate 3 technical centers and 178 manufacturing plants and sell products in more than 150 countries. "Serving Society with Superior Quality\xe2\x80\x9d has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931 and we look for individuals who share our passion to fulfill this mission.

Bridgestone Middle East & Africa (BSMEA) operates from locations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Ivory Coast. From these locations BSMEA covers 68 markets.

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The FP&A Analyst will be based in Dubai and report directly to the FP&A Manager, Bridgestone Middle East and Africa (BMSEA). The regional scope will span all BSMEA entities across the Gulf and North Africa. This critical position will be responsible for in depth financial analysis of all BSMEA business operations and distributors. This will include preparation of management reporting, financial and economic forecasting, to provide timely insights to inform strategic and tactical decision making. You will establish close working relationships with all functions, in particular those within Sales and Marketing, and colleagues within branch offices in Saudi, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan. You will also assume an integral role within the broader finance function through contributing to the annual budget cycle and the development and review of business plans, including OPEX efficiency and market feasibility analysis.

Requirements:

To qualify candidates will possess a Bachelor\'s degree in finance, with a minimum of 5 years\' experience with at least 2 - 3 years within external audit, and 2 - 3 years in industry. An MBA / MSC is advantageous.

• Superior analytical skills with proven ability to develop, review and interpret financial data to derive strategic insights.
• Significant exposure to long and short term forecasting techniques within a highly dynamic environment.
• Experience of working within a fast paced, matrix structure with a highly commercial focus.
• Prior experience with the Middle East is a prerequisite with experience covering North Africa beneficial.

• Strategic problem solver with a critical approach and highly results orientated.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and influence at all levels.
• Thrives in a multicultural and diverse international environment.
• Fluency in English with additional relevant languages is beneficial.
• Expert knowledge of SAP and MS Office.
• Utilizing BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance
• Lead Ad hoc analyses for management (example: FX exposures)
• Demonstrates presentation skills towards management, being able to explain complex processes in simple plain language.
• IFRS knowledge

Bridgestone Behaviours:

Candidates will be required to demonstrate and role model the following Bridgestone Values:

• Agility - to work in a matrix, complex and fast-paced environment.
• Courage - to share ideas, and challenge the status quo.
• Ownership - to see the bigger picture and take ownership by thinking and acting beyond the role (self-starter).
• Able to act and think at a global level
• Able to work in an environment with tight deadlines
• Adapts to changing objectives and priorities
• Flexible and customer-oriented

Further information about Bridgestone

Bridgestone EMEA operates in more than 60 countries and employs over 16,000 employees in its offices and plants:

• 9 Sales Regions with offices in Birmingham, Warsaw, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Bad Hamburg, Moscow, Johannesburg, and Dubai
• 14 plants in France (Bethune), Belgium (Lanklaar and Liege), Italy (Bari), Poland (Stargard and Poznan), Hungary (Tatabanya), Spain (Bilbao, Puente San Miguel and Burgos), South Africa (Port Elizabeth and Brits), Russia (Ulyanovsk) and a joint venture in Turkey (Izmit)
• A raw materials plant in Spain (Usansolo)
• A leading R&D facility in Italy
• State of the art proving grounds in Italy and Sweden
• The EMEA headquarters in Zaventem, Belgium.

Sales & Products

• With its leading materials technology, the company focuses on high-performance tyres:

A major supplier of original equipment to car manufacturers (including VW/Audi group, BMW, Mercedes, General Motors, Toyota, Nissan- Renault, etc.)

• A pioneer in Run-Flat Technology tyres and major supplier to car manufacturers
• A leading manufacturer in the agricultural market
• A leading manufacturer in the motorcycle market
• A leading brand in the truck & bus replacement market and a leading supplier to vehicle

manufacturers (Mercedes, Renault, Volvo, Scania, MAN, DAF, Iveco, etc.)

Our tyres are sold under the Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and other brand names for:

• Passenger cars, 4x4 vehicles
• Trucks and buses
• All types of commercial, construction and off-the-road vehicles
• Tractors and agricultural machinery
• Motorcycles and scooters
• Motor sport
• Aircraft

Appendix 2

Bridgestone Leadership Essence

Qualified candidates for this important position will therefore need to demonstrate the following:

• Establishes strategic direction and effectively communicates the vision: Communicates a clear and inspiring vision for the business; drives competitive and innovative strategies and is able to generate alignment against the strategic direction
• Demonstrates business acumen to achieve results through others: Understands, educates and applies the fundamental business concepts by which a company operates in order to deliver results and create a climate that fosters personal commitment to excellence
• Promotes and enhances company culture: Champions the organization\'s shared values and beliefs
• Effectively manages across cultures: Achieves effective collaboration, alignment, and communication across multiple dimensions of cultural diversity
• BOSS focused - serves the customers having the end users in mind: Makes BOSS (end users) and their needs a primary focus of one\'s actions; develops and sustains productive relationships with BOSS; leverages BOSS intimacy in the development of new products, services and competitive advantage
• Demonstrates self-awareness and emotional intelligence: Recognizes one\'s personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits. Understands emotions and their effects
• Intellectually curious in support of learning agility: Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application
• Embraces and leads change and innovation: Encourages different and innovative approaches to address problems and opportunities; facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the organization
• Identifies and develops organizational talent: Attracts high calibre diverse talent , leads and guides others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives through on-going development and collaboration

MORE INFORMATION

All applications will be reviewed. Our Recruitment team will contact the suitable applicants for the next step of the recruitment process.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

DISCLAIMER

Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMIA\xe2\x80\x99s values at the highest level. This is key for our people to show a passion for excellence for improving society connected to the world in which we live. Our commitment to diversity, is linked to our founders mission of \xe2\x80\x98Serving Society with Superior Quality\xe2\x80\x99, which is essential in shaping and creating the organization, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognize that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate in particular on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

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