Financial Controller

2 weeks ago


Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia Talent Pal Full time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands.

Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role
The Financial controller will participate in the planning, performance management and controlling cycle of the business. He/she will be a trusted business partner to Managing Director o and his operations team.

He/she will be responsible to develop the (financial) reporting process with state-of-the-art tools to provide both internal and external stakeholders with insightful, accurate and timely financial information.


What you will do

  • Review and analysis of monthly financial statements of all business operations and dispersion management across all brands within business units
  • Partner with Finance Leadership and to establish business unit P&L (Profit & Loss) performance review and develop reporting to review with key stakeholders
  • Perform detail costing for cost to serve and provide visibility on financials KPI (Key Performance Indicator) to drive business and operational accountability
  • Understand individual market dynamic on return and business opportunity
  • Translate to financials implication to drive P&L (Profit & Loss) and Cashflow optimization
  • Analysis of forecasts and budgets of all activities, locations, of business operations, including consistency checks
  • First line support of business operations and local financial controllers on finance related questions
  • Development, maintenance and analysis of divisional specific reports and dashboards;
  • Optimizing financial processes and performance through data analysis (e.g., process mining, business intelligence)
  • Analysis of consolidated product contribution margins
  • Preparation of accounting position papers
  • Support in development and delivery of extensive KPI (Key Performance Indicator) pyramid across business locations and brands/companies
  • Lead initiatives to improve financial decision making and visibility regarding inventory, demand, and supply at region.
  • Be the voice of finance in business and operations reviews. Challenge business case from a profitability and cashflow perspective
  • Manage the control environment for inventory and develop best practices
  • Prompt support to get adhoc data and analysis for General Manager and his Brand Lead / planning team.
  • Active role with Planning team on endtoend forecasts, annual budget, strategic plans preparation
  • Financial ownership of all business activities with responsibility to provide effective and timely Management Reports on all Warranty and retention products
  • Develop detailed business MIS to encapsulate all the key performance indicators for endtoend business operations and performance covering all financial, commercial & operational dimensions

Required skills to be successful

  • Qualified Accountant or equivalent post graduate qualification
  • Minimum 1215 years relevant experience
  • Excellent numeracy skills, Analytical skills, Positive leadership, Teambuilder, Commercial awareness

About the team
The role will report to the Senior Financial Controller.

What equips you for the role

  • Principal and customer negotiations
  • Stakeholder management
  • Strong understanding of P&L (Profit & Loss) and Balance sheet
  • Commercial understanding (contracts and commercials)

About Al-Futtaim Automotive

A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies,
Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world's most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.

We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers - right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors.

Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences.
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