We\'re looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis manager to join our Finance team. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will be in charge of managing the full P&L responsibility of Business Units, covering consumer Beauty & luxury Brands. You will also liase closely with BU leads & teams, ensuring all forecasting, analytics and reporting is done in close collaboration with the team.

THE ROLE

In this role you will be responsible for:

Sales Responsibility

• Ensuring all orders are on track, weekly check in with sales team and BU leads, opportunities are maximized, and Net Revenue targets are met.
• Constant monitoring of A/R to ensure over-dues are in control.
• Full pricing responsibility and oversight, ensuring C1 metrics are met.
• Running detailed analytics on Gross to Net including monthly trade accruals, accruals balance reviews, trade spend debit note reviews.
• Managing stock within different channels - ensure each distributor/retailer is at stock levels, and returns are managed accordingly.
• Pricing Owner.
• Reviewing gross margin by BU to ensure no margin dilution.

Advertising & Commercial Responsibility

• Reviewing Trade Marketing plans to ensure maximum return on ATL/BTL spend.
• Close monitoring of budgets to make sure commitments are met.
• Working with brand teams on ROI analytics behind campaigns.
• Reviewing monthly A&CP with brand teams.

Closing Responsibilities

• Trade Spend Accruals.
• A&CP accruals if required.
• Gross Margin Review.
• Full P&L closing on target.
• AR Review.
• Debit note coding.
• Commentary/deck review for EMEA management meeting.

AD-HOC

• Outlook/Plan/Forecast & Quarterly forecast at SKU Level by business unit.
• Marketing reviews & full trade marketing plan reviews quarterly to ensure sync between teams/BUs.
• Monitoring of ROI on a quarterly basis.
• Distributor reviews/consolidation, RTM-Changes.

WHAT YOU\'LL BRING

We\'d love to see candidates who have:

Experience:

• 4-8 years of work experience
• Qualified accountant (CIMA, CPA or equivalent) is preferrable

Competencies & Abilities:

• Team player
• Commercial knowledge
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Technical skills:

• SAP knowledge is a must

Country/Region: AE

City: Dubai

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