Financial Planning and ysis Manager FPampA - GMG

About GMG
GMG is a global wellbeing company retailing, distributing, and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and homegrown brands across sport, everyday goods, health and beauty, properties, and logistics sectors. Its vision is to inspire people to win in ways that make the world better. GMG's investments span across five key verticals:

1. GMG Sports
2. GMG Everyday Goods
3. GMG Health and Beauty
4. GMG Properties
5. GMG Logistics

Under the ownership and management of the Baker family, it has become a leading global company affiliated with the world's most successful and respected brands in the wellbeing sector. Working across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands into its markets.

About the role
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and implementation of robust processes aligned to both legislative and company requirements, ensuring that the financial planning and analysis function delivers a timely and accurate service.

Manage all accounting activities including budget process and P&L & B/S reviews to support the business by implementing and maintaining a partnership approach with each site and function.

Role Scope

1. Financial Planning & Analysis:
   • Responsible for the Financial and management reporting
   • Review of annual financial budgets and the business plan with impact analysis
   • Preparation of business forecast at group level based on past trends and market forecasts with different financial models
   • Responsible for preparation of monthly, quarterly, & yearly MIS for the group
   • Preparation of management B/S & cashflow of the group
   • Implementation of SAP SAC tool for group budgeting & consolidation
   • Circulation of analytical reports along with variance analysis to stakeholders
   • Conduct monthly business review meetings with the functional Heads & Business Heads
   • Ensure proper issuance and accuracy of all financial information, internal and external, on a timely basis
   • Support Head of Finance to provide management and other departments with information for decision making in their respective scope of operations
2. Operations:
   • Engage and collaborate with senior management at Business unit and corporate division leads on developing assumptions for budgets and forecasts
3. Policy & Procedure Formulation & Implementation:
   • Support the financial operations of all related business units within the company
   • Test effectiveness of system internal controls & identify improvement areas resulting in automated & simplified processes

Minimum Qualifications:
- CA, CIMA, or ACCA holder or tertiary qualifications in accounting or finance.
- Min 8 years of experience, preferably in the retail industry in financial planning and analysis.
- SAP working experience.
- Power BI working knowledge (Developer added advantage).
- Microsoft Office tools (Advanced Excel compulsory, Power Query, Power Point, Word).
- Familiar with computerized accounting and multinational business environment.
- Knowledge of IFRS and Financial modeling.