Manager-FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis)

About This Role

About the Company

One of IFFCO Group’s Core Values is “People”. IFFCO Group* provides immense career and development opportunities, with benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity. With all roles in IFFCO Group*, whether an internship, graduate opportunities, or job opening to progress your professional career within IFFCO Group*, you can shape your own career path as you work with the brands and people that drive our vision and business growth. IFFCO Group* encourages our people to be entrepreneurs and we believe that our “people” make the big difference.

About the Role

This role is a high-level finance professional who oversees multi-companies budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning, and is forward-looking and focuses on maximizing future profitability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Steward performance of companies under the Culinary, Oils & Fats and Beauty verticals, highlight gaps and suggest corrective actions.
• Act as a business partner to Business finance teams and CEOs to identify risk and opportunities to proactively support value creation.
• Support the Director Finance in managing the group as well as Business finance matters.
• Actively participate in development of Annual Business Plans of assigned Business Units.
• Help develop and monitor forward-looking business metrics.
• Help ensure financial discipline and working capital management, monitor capital expenditure and help enforce strict credit control.
• Monitor effective management of foreign currency, interest and counter party risks.
• Help devise risk management strategies.
• Support with strategizing and implementation of group-wide special initiatives.
• Critically examine existing systems, workflows, procedures, policies, controls and suggest improvements.

Qualifications

• 7 -10 years of progressive finance experience in FMCG / manufacturing environment, with at least 5 years in a dedicated FP&A management role.

Required Skills

• Highly preferred professional qualification: CPA, CMA, ACCA, CA, or CIMA.

Preferred Skills

• Leading and Managing Change.
• Ownership & Result Orientation.
• Planning & Decision Making.
• Self and Team Management.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Business Acumen – Financial and Commercial.
• Financial planning and Analysis.
• Financial Risk Management.

IFFCO Group* is Top 100 Most In-demand Employer in MENA*.