Sr. Financial Controller

Job Description

Overview of the role:Global Aftersales operations encompasses aftersales operations of all brands and companies covering all UAE, GCC and International geographies of Group?s Automotive Division including specialized Body & Paint and Tier-2 company ALAC.ÿSenior Financial controller will participate in the planning, performance management and controlling cycle of the Global Aftersales. He/she will be a trusted business partner to Managing Director of Global aftersales 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. Within his/her role as Senior Financial Controller, he/she has a lot of autonomy and responsibility. He/she, together with Business Control oriented staff, part of the Global Aftersales finance department and will report to the General Manager of Finance.ÿWhat you will do:?ÿÿÿReview and analysis of monthly financial statements of all Global Aftersales operations and dispersion management across all brands, ALAC;?ÿÿÿPartner with Sr. FCs of ALAC and other businesses to establish Global aftersales P&L performance review and develop reporting / KPIs to review with key stakeholders.?ÿÿÿPerform detail costing for cost to serve and provide visibility on financials KPI to drive business and operational accountability?ÿÿÿUnderstand individual market dynamic on return and after sales opportunity; translate to financials implication to drive P&L and Cashflow optimization.?ÿÿÿAnalysis of forecasts and budgets of all activities, locations, of Global aftersales operations, including consistency checks;?ÿÿÿFirst line support of Global aftersales operations and local financial controllers on finance related questions;?ÿÿÿFirst line support of Global aftersales operations and local financial controllers on finance related questions;?ÿÿÿDevelopment, maintenance and analysis of divisional specific reports and dashboards;?ÿÿÿOptimizing financial processes and performance through data analysis (e.g., process mining, business intelligence);?ÿÿÿAnalysis of consolidated product contribution margins;?ÿÿÿPreparation of accounting position papers;?ÿÿÿSupport in development and delivery of extensive KPI pyramid across all Global aftersales locations and brands/companies?ÿÿÿLead initiatives to improve financial decision making and visibility regarding inventory, demand, and supply at region.?ÿÿÿBe the voice of finance in business and operations reviews. Challenge business case from a profitability and cashflow perspective?ÿÿÿManage the control environment for inventory and develop best practices?ÿÿÿParticipate, own, and deliver all Global aftersales M&A and unwind projects;?ÿÿÿSupport operational leaders and GMsÿ?ÿÿÿLiaise with peers (Sr. FCs) of all the businesses to build and deliver a monthly performance culture by also keeping strong focus on working capital and cashflows improvements?ÿÿÿSupport in consolidating information for Brands and active point of contact with Brand Finance team.?ÿÿÿCollect data from both internal and external resources on various types of costs. Income and expense projection and variance analysis?ÿÿÿHelp in preparing or sharing the site level P&L view on monthly basis.?ÿÿÿReview of P&L with Brand Lead / Performance office / GM on risk and opportunities?ÿÿÿPrompt support to get ad-hoc data and analysis for General Manager aftersales and his Brand Lead / planning team.?ÿÿÿActive role with Planning team on end-to-end forecasts, annual budget, strategic plans preparation?ÿÿÿFinancial ownership of all warranty and retention products across Global aftersales portfolio with responsibility to provide effective and timely Management Reports on all Warranty and retention productsÿ?ÿÿÿDevelop detailed business MIS to encapsulate all the key performance indicators for end-to-end global aftersales operations and performance covering all financial, commercial & operational dimensions

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