HEAD OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & BUSINESS ANALYSIS (Head of Controlling)

HEAD OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & BUSINESS ANALYSIS (Head of Controlling)

Position

Christian Dior Couture Middle East is looking for its new Head of Financial Planning & Business Analysis to lead the Controlling team based in Dubai. Dynamic work environment. Exciting projects to come. This position is a direct report to zone CFO.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise and animate key Financial Planning processes.
• Timely deliver accurate financial statements and reportings in compliance with IFRS and Group guidelines.
• Provide management with assertive analytical comments on the main variances versus budget and previous year.
• Elaborate Budget & Estimates & 3Y plan processes in coordination with Retail managers and Heads of departments.
• Develop competition surveys and market performance analysis.
• Support the preparation of market Business reviews.
• Drive financial profitability.
• Provide financial modelling in support of store opening projects or new business.
• Forecast stock depletion and depreciation, and provide recommendations for optimization.
• Timely investigate significant overspends and deviations vs Budget, and provide recommendations for remediation.
• Optimize existing processes and tools to support Business development.
• Coach and develop Finance talents.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration.
• 10+ years as Finance Leader in multinational and large-scale companies; a previous experience in retail industry is preferred.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Strong analytical and Finance skills.
• Proven experience as a successful team leader.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to influence at various organizational levels.
• Dynamic profile, agile & proactive, problem solver, team player.
• Fluent in English; Arabic and French are a plus.
• Expert knowledge of SAP, BO / BI, Advanced Excel and Power Point is mandatory.