Finance Business Partner - Middle East, Africa and Commonwealth Independent States - short term[...]

Finance Business Partner - Middle East, Africa and Commonwealth Independent States - short term leave cover

Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined - and now can’t imagine living without. If you’re motivated by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job! You will become a member of the Sales Finance team at Apple. With approximately 150 employees based across 12 locational hubs within EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), we create value, collaborating with many teams to provide outstanding commercial and financial support.

The purpose of this role is to provide first line business partnering to the Middle East Sales team, to support high quality decision making with a view to improving performance and maximising return. You will also be key in developing and monitoring the strategic initiatives that will drive growth across all channel routes to market.

Description

To be successful, you will build a deep understanding of all aspects of the business, developing both the critical goals as well as driving the operational execution. This role presents a unique opportunity to work with a variety of high growth markets which are a key part of the future growth of the business. A successful candidate will support the business in finding solutions to the unique challenges that are faced in the region whilst also supporting sales teams in ensuring the Apple playbook is adopted. Core tasks will cover areas such as target setting, partner account planning, demand generation and other channel development and investment activities. Great communication is essential to challenge and enable your key business partners; articulate findings from financial analysis; to build and maintain external relationships with channel partners; and to support cross-functional projects. A high degree of integrity and attention to detail will be essential for insight based decision-making and ensuring robust controls and compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Proficient in spoken and written English, with accomplished presentation skills.
• Ability to understand, evaluate and apply different business models to the right environment.
• Analytical with outstanding Finance grounding and understanding.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Proven track record of value creation, leading change and performance improvement.
• Innovative team-based player, with a forward-thinking approach.
• Degree level education and/or accountancy qualification preferred.