This is a new position created due to growth. The main focus will be to become a Finance business partner to the Country and work very closely with the Group FP&A and Country Manager while driving the country initiatives, set priorities with the local teams. You will work closely with finance teams and cross-functional business partners. You will be expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the business model, financial statements, performance metrics and the competitive environment in which we operate. You will be expected to develop and maintain relationships with business partners in the local markets to ensure alignment on strategies to drive efficiency, accuracy and collaboration in our work.
Main Responsibilities
a) Act as a Finance Business partner to Country, category management and marketing
Budgeting & Forecasting:
a. Work with Regional FP&A team and country manager on annual planning, budgeting (AOPs) and chart-out initiatives across multiple teams. Build RASCI on initiatives and drive them forward.
b. Leading the monthly planning for categories targets, management from FP&A side, taking care of planning for merchandize/inventory buying and inventory control to help manage overall working capital and cash flow targets.
c. Manage and drive GP targets set for categories with category managers, SKU’s and optimization of margins with category managers.
d. Work on monthly, quarterly forecasting including P&L, cash flow forecasts with FP&A team and Country manager to be presented to the management.
e. Conduct monthly reviews of categories with Country managers, highlight issues and provide solutions
Analysis & Reporting:
a. Designing the right KPIs to capture the performance encompassing all areas of these functions and works with the analytics teams to automating and designing systems reports, wherever required.
b. Lead and drive initiatives across but not limited to categories and marketing - Price leadership on key SKUs, banding analysis for promotion and improving selection, supply.
c. Demonstrates expertise in financial analysis across a multitude of business operations, recommending efficiencies and savings or calling out risks or opportunities. Run simulations on various “what-if” scenarios using insight and critical thinking to evaluate and make recommendations to drive long term profitability on future initiatives.
d. Stays up-to-date on competitors and retail innovations and incorporates this into day-to-day analysis.
e. Provide input for business decisions by producing detailed financial models and P&Ls incorporating assumptions, expectations and known risks; Prepare presentations and other supporting materials.
f. Support monthly P&L review process by recapping actual results versus plan, preparing monthly variance reports for business owners and analyzing key performance drivers. Present findings to corporate management that focus on year-over-year changes and key operating metrics and drivers.
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2014-08-28 |
| Job Location: | Egypt |
| Job Role: | Accounting/Banking/Finance |
| Company Industry: | Accounting/Auditing; Finance/Economics |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Mid Career |
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