Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Auckland Office+64 (0) 9303 9093

Cobalt Recruitment Salary Negotiable + Competitive Package plus Other Allowances Location Middle East & North Africa, Dubai and the Northern Emirates Sector Accounting, Financial Analysis Date 31st December 2015 Job Type Permanent

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A leading Logistics business is looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

  • Responsible for the Financial and management reporting , capex , working capital budgeting
  • Approval of balance sheet reconciliation
  • Manage the capital request, budgeting and forecasting processes
  • Support the Head of Finance with pricing negotiations
  • Coaching accountants on process improvements in all aspects of the financial / budgeting and related accounting process .
  • Engage and collaborative with senior management at distribution centres and corporate division leads on developing assumptions for budgets and forecasts
  • Coaching accountants on process improvements in budgeting process.
  • Support the financial operations of all related business units
  • Manage the company’s transaction processing systems
  • Implement operational best practices
  • Ensure proper issuance and accuracy of all financial information internal and external on timely basis with variances analysis explanations.
  • Prepare and report financial results as required and in accordance with the established reporting calendar.
  • Support Head of Finance to provide management and other departments with information for decision making in their respective scope of operations 
  • Prepare summary financial results for the customer as required and in accordance with the established reporting calendar, ensuring credibility and trust.
  • Manage inventory landed cost and customers sales pricing process
  • Monitor cash balances and forecasts
  • Manage internal cash transfer processes
  • Managing activities related to Capital Authorization Requests
  • Ensure an efficient team of accounts payable/receivable is operating.
  • Ensure receipts and payments are made within agreed terms
  • Ensure internal control processes such as Purchase Orders are being followed
  • Maintain direct debit facility for accounts receivable and strive to convert all customer outlets to the system
  • Develops team towards accomplishing work objectives and overall department goals,
  • Participate in recruitment activities as and when necessary – employee selection, career development, succession planning.
  • Performance management of staff as required
  • Active participation in annual Performance Review processes
  • Responsible for ensuring the work related health, safety and wellbeing of all direct reports and for contributing to the overall safety focus of the business.

 The Ideal candidate will have the following:

Education – ACA/ACCA/MBA finance ( reputed university ) with at least 4 years in Big Four firm

Experience – At least 4 – 5 years in supervisory role where he/she is managing team focsuing on financail planning analysis and also has financial accounting background especially worked on process improvement

Soft skills – excellent / advance stage excel skills , good verbal/ written communication , should be able to cope strong deadline finance environment

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