Senior Manager - IT Procurement Category

Finance Analyst III (Plant Operations)

Senior Accountant

Senior Legal Associate -Energy

Senior Executive – Creative and Merchandise

Senior SAP CO Consultant

Global Director FP&A

Finance Business Partner

Cost Accountant

Finance Controller

Role Description: <ul><li>The Senior Manager – IT Procurement Category Management is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and category management across Information Technology.</li><li>The role owns the end-to-end IT category strategy, including spend and demand analysis, market intelligence, business case assessment, strategic sourcing, contract development, supplier relationship management and value delivery.</li><li>The position works closely with technology and corporate stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies and commercially competitive contracts.</li><li>The successful candidate will bring strong IT procurement expertise across Software, SaaS, Cloud, Infrastructure, Managed Services, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity and IT Professional Services, with a focus on cost optimisation, service resilience, information security, data protection, compliance and total cost of ownership.</li></ul> Responsibilities: IT Category Leadership <ul><li>Lead category strategies and sourcing across Software and SaaS, Cloud and Hosting, IT Infrastructure, End-user Technology, Networks, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, Managed Services and IT Professional Services.</li><li>Evaluate commercial and licensing models, including subscriptions, consumption-based pricing, enterprise agreements, perpetual licensing, support and maintenance.</li><li>Work with technology stakeholders to assess technical requirements, scalability, interoperability and service resilience.</li><li>Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), deliverables, acceptance criteria, SLAs, service credits, milestones and payment structures.</li><li>Apply total cost of ownership and lifecycle costing to technology procurement decisions.</li></ul> Strategic Sourcing &amp; Commercial Negotiations <ul><li>Lead complex IT sourcing projects from initial requirements and market engagement through tendering, supplier selection, contract award and implementation.</li><li>Develop appropriate sourcing strategies, including competitive tenders, framework agreements, multi-supplier arrangements and direct negotiations.</li><li>Lead high-value commercial negotiations covering pricing, licensing, service levels, risk allocation, liability, intellectual property, data protection and contractual exit provisions.</li><li>Identify supplier and technology risks, including vendor concentration, technology lock-in, cybersecurity, service continuity and obsolescence.</li></ul> Spend Analysis &amp; Cost Optimisation <ul><li>Analyse IT spend, demand, utilisation and consumption to identify cost-saving opportunities.</li><li>Establish and monitor savings and cost-avoidance targets.</li><li>Lead business cases, commercial assessments and total cost of ownership evaluations.</li><li>Develop pricing benchmarks, should-cost models and commercial scenarios.</li><li>Drive demand management, licence optimisation, supplier consolidation and standardisation initiatives.</li></ul> Market Intelligence &amp; Category Strategy <ul><li>Monitor technology market trends, supplier capabilities, commercial models and regulatory developments.</li><li>Evaluate supplier financial stability, delivery capabilities, market positioning and product roadmaps.</li><li>Develop and maintain IT category strategies, sourcing roadmaps, supplier segmentation and governance frameworks.</li><li>Conduct category reviews and quarterly business reviews, tracking cost, service, risk, innovation and compliance.</li></ul> Stakeholder &amp; Supplier Management <ul><li>Act as the primary procurement partner for designated technology stakeholders.</li><li>Engage with senior technology leadership and advise on sourcing strategies, commercial options and supplier risks.</li><li>Collaborate with IT, Finance, Legal, Information Security, Data Privacy, Enterprise Architecture and Contract Management teams.</li><li>Lead strategic supplier selection, onboarding, performance management and executive-level supplier relationships.</li><li>Monitor contractual obligations, service levels, renewal timelines and supplier improvement plans.</li></ul> People Management &amp; Governance <ul><li>Lead, coach and develop a team of IT procurement professionals.</li><li>Establish team objectives and strengthen capabilities in sourcing, negotiations, contracting, analytics and supplier governance.</li><li>Ensure compliance with procurement policies, sourcing procedures, delegated authority and financial controls.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration and operational excellence.</li></ul> Financial Accountability <ul><li>Manage an IT procurement category spend portfolio of approximately AED 800 million.</li><li>Drive cost reduction, cost avoidance, demand optimisation and measurable value delivery.</li><li>Ensure compliance with approved budgets, financial controls and savings-tracking requirements.</li></ul> Requirements: Qualifications &amp; Experience Education <ul><li>Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or a related discipline.</li><li>A postgraduate or advanced degree is preferred.</li></ul> Experience <ul><li>8–12+ years of experience in procurement or category management, with substantial exposure to IT procurement.</li><li>3–5+ years in leadership roles managing complex, high-value IT procurement programmes.</li><li>Demonstrated experience in developing and executing IT category strategies.</li><li>Proven track record in managing IT contracts, supplier negotiations, savings delivery and commercial risk.</li><li>Experience working with senior technology stakeholders is essential.</li><li>Middle East or UAE experience is advantageous but not mandatory.</li></ul> Preferred Certifications <ul><li>CIPS or ISM CPSM.</li><li>ITIL, COBIT, FinOps, Software Asset Management, Cloud or Cybersecurity certifications.</li><li>PMP, PRINCE2 or Lean Six Sigma certifications are advantageous.</li><li>5. Technical Skills &amp; Competencies</li><li>IT procurement and technology category management.</li><li>Strategic sourcing and complex commercial negotiations.</li><li>Software, SaaS, Cloud and IT Infrastructure procurement.</li><li>Cybersecurity, Telecommunications and Managed Services procurement.</li><li>Supplier relationship and performance management.</li><li>IT commercial models, software licensing and contract management.</li><li>Spend analysis, financial modelling and total cost of ownership.</li><li>Statements of Work (SOWs), SLAs, KPIs and performance-based contracting.</li><li>Procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba and Coupa.</li><li>Contract law, information security, data privacy and risk management.</li><li>Project and change management.</li><li>6. Behavioural Competencies</li><li>Strategic thinking and commercial acumen.</li><li>Strong communication and presentation skills.</li><li>Stakeholder management and influencing ability.</li><li>Leadership, coaching and team development.</li><li>Customer focus and solution-oriented thinking.</li><li>Collaboration and relationship building.</li><li>Innovation and continuous improvement.</li><li>Strong execution and accountability.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Planning and Budgeting&nbsp;: <ul><li>Assist on annual budget preparation.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist on monthly forecast preparation.&nbsp;</li><li>Track weekly forecast variance. In order to provide accurate and timely reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> Inventory Risk tracking/Analysis&nbsp;: <ul><li>Inventory reserve preparation&nbsp;</li><li>High light inventory risks and opportunities monthly&nbsp;</li><li>Monitor inventory physical count.&nbsp;</li><li>In order to comply with corporate policies and risk control&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> Costing&nbsp;accounting&nbsp;: <ul><li>Data prepare(Mater master/Routine/Std cost);&nbsp;</li><li>Month ending JE booking&nbsp;</li><li>PPV program and analysis&nbsp;</li><li>Mat. usage analyzing&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Production scrap report preparing&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> FA accounting&nbsp;: <ul><li>Familiar with Capital Assets policy and comply with the policy(Include local policy)；&nbsp;</li><li>Prepare FA management report(Acquisitions, disposal, transfer etc.) and leading fixed&nbsp;</li><li>assets physical count&nbsp;</li><li>Issuing Asset Tags to assets responsible department&nbsp;</li><li>Intercompany Transfers of Fixed Assets data preparing and follow to financial posting&nbsp;</li><li>Follow Open PO&amp;IO&amp;CIP tracking report by month&nbsp;</li><li>CER review and budget control with report and management.&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>At least bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting/taxation or related.&nbsp;</li><li>Over 7-10 years working experience in Finance, costing managerial position is preferred&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Good knowledge and experience in costing of manufacturing.&nbsp;Understand how to manage&nbsp;</li><li>and improve Mfg. variance.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Good knowledge and experience in SAP.&nbsp;</li><li>Fluent English Mandarin, both written and oral (Added Advantage)</li><li>Strong will to learn and develop the skills.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>Reporting to the Finance Manager, the overall purpose of the Senior Accountant role is to manage the product costing and record to report processes for effective business control.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Financial Performance&nbsp; <ul><li>Coordinating closure of financial period in SAP and ensuring timely and accurate reconciliation of General ledger accounts.</li><li>Coordination of roles/activities leading to end month reporting and preparation of Monthly Management Reports including circularization of weekly podcast numbers, sales report, and monthly EPM upload.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide support with the annual budgeting and quarterly forecast process.&nbsp;</li><li>Prepare accurate and timely product costing for review by Finance manager including vessel-wise landed costs to management/sales team to aide in pricing decisions.</li><li>Review product GR/IR clearing accounts reconciliations and follow up on timely closure of reconciling items.&nbsp;</li><li>Review and co-ordination of submission of supplier Reconciliations: Review of product supplier</li><li>&amp; transporter reconciliations and verification of supplier debit and credit notes ensuring timely supplier payment allocation. Ensure all open items are resolved and follow up for outstanding amounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> People &amp; Culture Leadership&nbsp; <ul><li>Coordination with finance team on book keeping activities leading to end month reporting i.e. sales order process completion, timely booking of suppliers/vendor Invoices.</li><li>Liasing with finance team during TB review and quarterly controls reporting to ensure timely submission of inter-company reconciliations, bank reconciliations, petty cash certificates and customer account reconciliations.</li><li>Liasing with supply and distribution for timely closure of open trade payables.</li><li>Support external stakeholders with information submission (e.g. banks, tax consultants, suppliers etc) Strategy Execution &amp; Transformation&nbsp;</li><li>Review of Trial Balance with emphasis on accuracy and completeness of General Ledger Accounts and up to date reconciliations.</li><li>Digital Transformation: Optimization of SAP and process automation, ensure real time processing. Governance, Compliance &amp; Control</li><li>Fixed Asset Register: Oversee maintenance of Fixed Assets master records with the assistance and support of all assets’ owners.&nbsp;</li><li>Customer Onboarding: Support the commercial team with any analysis required during the customer onboarding process i.e. customer ratio computation.&nbsp;</li><li>Audit Compliance: Assist Finance manager to liaise with and provide information to internal and external auditors and to statutory bodies in line with statutory laws and regulations and drive for closure of identified actions. Assist with KRA Audit Matters &amp; Tax Health Checks by providing necessary support &amp; availing requested information and reconciliations.</li><li>Enhanced Controls Matrix: Ensure timely submission of GR/IR, Supplier/Transporter Accounts, Tax and accruals Reconciliations.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance: Review tax returns prior to filing by 20th monthly and Tax GL Vs Itax reconciliations and VAT account clearing on or before end month.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A first degree in Accounting/Finance or any related discipline.</li><li>Membership in either of the following professional bodies Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) or Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA)</li><li>At least 5 years of post-qualification experience.</li><li>Experience in use of modern accounting/financial techniques and software.</li><li>Must have the experience and capability to ensure timely and accurate preparation of the consolidated financial reports.</li><li>Understanding of finance and accounting principles and standards, responsibilities, code of ethics and certification.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Ability to identify audit issues, present audit findings and recommendations to the Finance Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Business Support 70% of Time: <ul><li>Provide support to the Head of Legal – Energy and the Business by implementing initiatives and processes aimed at setting standards and reinforcing a culture of excellence, ambition, ethical behaviour, sustainability, and responsibility.</li><li>Lead the provision of proactive, in-depth, pragmatic, and business-focused advice on all legal and regulatory matters, including corporate and strategic transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, inter-company relationships, complex commercial agreements, project finance, and day-to-day business matters.</li><li>Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and execution of commercial agreements for petroleum affiliates and international trading businesses, including fuel purchase and supply agreements, hospitality agreements, and transportation agreements, as well as debt collection initiatives.</li><li>Support the drafting, review, negotiation, and execution of project contracts for power and EPC businesses, including power purchase agreements, implementation agreements, grid connection agreements, wheeling agreements, concessions, gas supply agreements, and EPC contracts.</li><li>Identify legal risks and implications of business transactions, implement the legal and compliance risk strategy, and recommend operational approaches that balance commercial benefits with legal, compliance, and financial risks.</li><li>Keep senior management informed of developments in laws and regulations that may affect the Business.</li><li>Spearhead market entry studies and advise on in-country compliance and business entry requirements as part of due diligence for new business ventures and markets.</li><li>Lead negotiations and discussions with regulatory bodies and counterparties to protect business interests and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements, including licensing, HSSE, and ESG requirements across different jurisdictions.</li><li>Regularly monitor and advise on local content requirements in countries where the Business operates or intends to commence operations.</li><li>Monitor developments in petroleum and energy-related laws and regulations, communicate changes to internal stakeholders, and facilitate compliance through policies, procedures, and transaction documents.</li><li>Support external legal counsel in prosecuting or defending proceedings within the Energy Business, including advising on settlement options and preparing settlement agreements.</li><li>Manage the legal budget in line with the overall growth strategy of the Business.</li><li>Provide ad hoc and general business advice, including licensing, employment, and corporate matters.</li><li>Support business development initiatives, including corporate structuring, company incorporations, and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business agreements such as cooperation agreements, feasibility documents, consultancy agreements, gas sales and purchase agreements, gas transportation agreements, energy shipping agreements, and charter agreements.</li></ul> Strategy Implementation 30% of Time: <ul><li>Consider and recommend suitable M&amp;A structures, including share swaps, share purchases, business acquisitions, and asset purchases.</li><li>Prepare and negotiate transaction documents, including confidentiality agreements, letters of offer, subscription agreements, share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, and ancillary documents.</li><li>Manage end-to-end approvals from Competition Authorities in relevant countries, including application processes and necessary appeal management.</li><li>Lead and advise on due diligence exercises involving corporate mergers, asset acquisitions, and divestitures.</li><li>Provide guidance and documentation on employee-related matters arising from M&amp;A and restructuring transactions.</li><li>Advise on corporate and project financing matters, including the suitability, advantages, and disadvantages of equity and debt financing structures.</li><li>Handle intellectual property protection and enforcement, including trademark registration, renewal, assignment processes, and protection of the Businesss intellectual property.</li><li>Undertake any other tasks, functions, and/or authority as delegated by the Head of Legal – Energy.</li></ul> Financial Performance: <ul><li>Coordinating closure of financial period in SAP and ensuring timely and accurate reconciliation of General ledger accounts.</li><li>Coordination of roles/activities leading to end month reporting and preparation of Monthly Management Reports including circularization of weekly podcast numbers, sales report, and monthly EPM upload.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide support with the annual budgeting and quarterly forecast process.&nbsp;</li><li>Prepare accurate and timely product costing for review by Finance manager including vessel-wise landed costs to management/sales team to aide in pricing decisions.</li><li>Review product GR/IR clearing accounts reconciliations and follow up on timely closure of reconciling items.&nbsp;</li><li>Review and co-ordination of submission of supplier Reconciliations: Review of product supplier</li><li>&amp; transporter reconciliations and verification of supplier debit and credit notes ensuring timely supplier payment allocation.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure all open items are resolved and follow up for outstanding amounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> People &amp; Culture Leadership: <ul><li>Coordination with finance team on book keeping activities leading to end month reporting i.e.&nbsp;</li><li>sales order process completion, timely booking of suppliers/vendor Invoices.</li><li>Liasing with finance team during TB review and quarterly controls reporting to ensure timely submission of inter-company reconciliations, bank reconciliations, petty cash certificates and customer account reconciliations.</li><li>Liasing with supply and distribution for timely closure of open trade payables.</li><li>Support external stakeholders with information submission (e.g. banks, tax consultants, suppliers etc) Strategy Execution &amp; Transformation&nbsp;</li><li>Review of Trial Balance with emphasis on accuracy and completeness of General Ledger Accounts and up to date reconciliations.</li><li>Digital Transformation: Optimization of SAP and process automation, ensure real time processing. Governance, Compliance &amp; Control</li><li>Fixed Asset Register: Oversee maintenance of Fixed Assets master records with the assistance and support of all assets’ owners.&nbsp;</li><li>Customer Onboarding: Support the commercial team with any analysis required during the customer onboarding process i.e. customer ratio computation.&nbsp;</li><li>Audit Compliance: Assist Finance manager to liaise with and provide information to internal and external auditors and to statutory bodies in line with statutory laws and regulations and drive for closure of identified actions.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist with KRA Audit Matters &amp; Tax Health Checks by providing necessary support &amp; availing requested information and reconciliations.</li><li>Enhanced Controls Matrix: Ensure timely submission of GR/IR, Supplier/Transporter Accounts, Tax and accruals Reconciliations.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance: Review tax returns prior to filing by 20th monthly and Tax GL Vs Itax reconciliations and VAT account clearing on or before end month.</li></ul> Requirements: Job Knowledge: <ul><li>Strong drafting and negotiation skills</li><li>Ability to understand, interpret, explain and resolve diverse and challenging legal matters</li><li>Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills</li><li>The ability to simultaneously progress multiple projects / matters</li><li>Team player with the ability to persuade others for compliance</li><li>Willingness to learn with a desire to develop self and others</li><li>Organized, task and detail oriented</li><li>Consistent delivery on time in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.</li><li>Motivated, confident and creative problem solver, with a strong work ethic, who instinctually pushes projects forward to completion</li><li>Excellent communication skills - both written and oral</li><li>Consensus building</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>5+ years of relevant legal work experience in a law firm or in-house legal team</li><li>Corporate/commercial experience and exposure to a broad array of transactions</li><li>M&amp;A projects counsel experience</li><li>Experience with regulatory matters specifically for petroleum and energy projects</li><li>Point of contact for legal advice to a broad group of internal clients</li><li>Contract negotiation and provision of legal advice to a diverse client group</li><li>Prior successful experience in negotiations of complex, high value contracts.</li></ul> Education: <ul><li>Bachelors’ of Law degree (LLB) from a recognized institution</li><li>Member in good standing of the relevant Law Society / Professional body</li><li>Advocate of the High Court of Kenya (for Kenya based employees)</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develop seasonal and core merchandise concepts aligned with each park, attraction, brand identity, guest profile and approved commercial plan.</li><li>Prepare creative briefs, mood boards, product specifications, artwork directions, packaging concepts and presentation materials for internal and external review.</li><li>Manage the product-development process from initial concept and supplier briefing through sampling, costing, approvals, production follow-up and launch readiness.</li><li>Coordinate intellectual-property, brand and stakeholder approvals, ensuring designs, logos, characters, colours, materials and product claims comply with applicable guidelines.</li><li>Partner with Sourcing and suppliers to obtain commercially competitive quotations, suitable materials, quality samples and achievable production and delivery timelines.</li><li>Review product costs, recommended retail prices, margins, minimum order quantities and commercial viability, recommending changes to protect sales and profitability.</li><li>Create and maintain visual-merchandising standards, planograms, product stories, launch displays, signage and promotional presentation across assigned retail locations.</li><li>Conduct store visits and visual audits, identify presentation or assortment gaps and coordinate corrective actions with Retail Operations teams.</li><li>Maintain accurate trackers for concepts, samples, approvals, purchase orders, production milestones, deliveries, artwork files and launch status.</li><li>Support range reviews using sales, margin, inventory, sell-through and guest feedback, recommending repeats, improvements, markdowns or discontinuations.</li><li>Coordinate closely with Retail Operations, Warehouse, Finance, Marketing, Procurement, IT and other teams to ensure merchandise and creative readiness for reopening, new stores and campaigns.</li><li>Protect brand consistency, product quality and creative standards while ensuring all work is delivered within approved budgets, timelines and governance requirements.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Product Design, Graphic Design, Fashion, Visual Merchandising, Retail Management, Marketing or a related discipline.</li><li>Minimum 5–7 years of experience in retail merchandise development, creative production, visual merchandising, product design or a closely related role.</li><li>Demonstrated experience managing products from concept through sampling, approvals, costing, production and retail launch.</li><li>Experience with licensed products, character merchandise, leisure, entertainment, theme-park or destination retail is strongly preferred.</li><li>Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent design tools, Microsoft Office and merchandise or project-tracking systems.</li><li>Good understanding of materials, printing, packaging, product quality, supplier production processes, costing and retail margin princi</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Strategic Execution: Orchestrate end-to-end SAP CO solution design to meet global finance requirements, while fostering strategic alignment with upstream and downstream IT workstreams to ensure holistic aligned solution.</li><li>Analytical Expertise: Apply deep analytical skills to evaluate complex business requirements, modeling gaps and data into sound architecture E2E solutions across a multi-workstream and multi-region transformation programme.</li><li>Clear communication: Translates complex SAP CO technical concepts into business-friendly language, ensuring stakeholders share a clear and common understanding.</li><li>Collaborative Teamwork: Partner with Finance, Accounting Shared Service, Supply chain functions, manufacturing, and IT teams across Europe, India, APAC to ensure seamless integration of SAP solutions and business processes</li><li>Coaching &amp; Development: Actively pursues personal growth by seeking feedback and embracing learning opportunities, while providing leadership and coaching to team members on complex SAP/Non-SAP topics. Aligns team technical and professional development with broader organizational goals to build sustainable internal capability.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>3+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelors degree or 5+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.</li></ul> Functional Knowledge: Apply proficient SAP CO knowledge with a strong emphasis on: <ul><li>SAP S/4 HANA Universal Journal (ACDOCA), Fiori apps</li><li>Product costing in cost estimates, cost variants both in legal and group valuation</li><li>Material Ledger actual costing</li><li>Revenue accounting in context of intercompany sales</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>We are partnering with a leading global manufacturing organization to appoint a Global Director, Financial Planning &amp; Analysis (FP&amp;A).</li><li>Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving financial planning, business performance, commercial insights, and business intelligence across a global footprint.</li><li>The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting executive decision-making, leading FP&amp;A activities, enhancing business intelligence capabilities, and partnering with senior leadership to drive sustainable business growth.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Financial Planning &amp; Performance Management <ul><li>Lead the Groups annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes.</li><li>Develop robust financial models and scenario planning to support strategic decision-making.</li><li>Partner with senior leadership to establish financial objectives, KPIs, and multi-year operating plans.</li><li>Deliver timely, accurate and insightful financial analysis to support commercial and operational decision-making.</li><li>Monitor business performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.</li></ul> Executive Reporting &amp; Business Partnering <ul><li>Prepare executive-level financial reports and presentations for senior leadership, Board members, investors and lenders.</li><li>Lead monthly business performance reviews and provide actionable insights on financial performance, risks and opportunities.</li><li>Partner closely with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain and other functional teams to support business performance and strategic initiatives.</li><li>Build strong cross-functional relationships and influence decision-making across the organisation.</li></ul> Strategic Projects <ul><li>Support key strategic initiatives including M&amp;A, investments and corporate development projects.</li><li>Conduct financial analysis and scenario modelling to support investment decisions.</li><li>Contribute to organisation-wide strategic planning and transformation initiatives.</li></ul> Business Intelligence &amp; Finance Transformation <ul><li>Lead the Business Intelligence function and drive improvements in reporting, analytics and data accessibility.</li><li>Champion automation, AI-enabled reporting and continuous improvement initiatives across Finance.</li><li>Partner with IT and business stakeholders to improve data governance, reporting capabilities and financial systems.</li><li>Drive the adoption and optimisation of SAP and integrated reporting platforms.</li></ul> Leadership <ul><li>Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of Finance Business Partners and Business Intelligence professionals.</li><li>Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making.</li><li>Build organisational capability across financial analysis, business partnering and digital finance.</li></ul> Requirements: Essential Experience <ul><li>Professional Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent).</li><li>Minimum 15 years of Finance experience with at least 10 years in senior leadership positions.</li><li>Demonstrated expertise in Financial Planning &amp; Analysis within a multinational organisation.</li><li>Strong background in manufacturing finance, including standard costing.</li><li>Experience leading regional or global finance teams.</li><li>Proven experience in executive-level business partnering and stakeholder management.</li><li>Exposure to Board reporting, investor presentations and executive financial reporting.</li><li>Experience driving strategic finance initiatives and organisational performance improvements.</li></ul> Preferred Experience <ul><li>Business Intelligence leadership experience.</li><li>Finance transformation and process improvement experience.</li><li>Exposure to M&amp;A, investments or corporate development activities.</li><li>Experience working with SAP and modern reporting platforms such as Power BI.</li><li>Experience leading data governance, reporting automation or AI-enabled finance initiatives.</li></ul> Skills &amp; Competencies <ul><li>Strong commercial and business acumen.</li><li>Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>Excellent communication and presentation skills.</li><li>Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively.</li><li>Strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex financial information into actionable business insights.</li><li>Proven leadership capabilities with experience developing high-performing teams.</li><li>Strong project management and change management skills.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>The Finance Business Partner, Operations will be providing timely, relevant and accurate information and insightful analysis to facilitate decision-making of senior management.</li><li>Developing the capability to drive swift data extraction and visualization bringing visibility and transparency of key business metrics.</li><li>Focused on finding meaningful insights to support continued and sustainable profitable growth of the our client business.</li><li>Drive improvement in the conversion cost and site fixed overhead vs budget and historical periods.</li><li>Also, bringing actionable insights, identity focus areas and run simulations for site management to optimize the cost level, in line with forecasted business activity.</li><li>Need monthly tracking and action monitoring, working collaboratively with site teams across different functions, and create visibility with global manufacturing team on the improvement actions.</li><li>Drive digital transformation journey of finance function and be instrumental in increasing utilization of BI tools, especially Power BI.</li><li>To include developing the dashboards and power query models required to achieve efficiency in data extraction and visualization.</li><li>Understand diverse internal and external data source and its architecture.</li><li>Able to integrate various data source for seamless automation of business analysis resulting in optimization of core financial workflows, enhancing efficiencies.</li><li>Able to perform analysis using large complex dataset, enhance the reports to improve performance tracking against targets and trend identification.</li><li>Effective contribution in annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process, such as developing templates for end-to-end budget planning and forecasting process.</li><li>Build and foster strong cross-functional relationships across business constituencies and stakeholders specially group support functions like Supply Chain, Manufacturing Ops and Procurement. Help the company understand how the pieces fit together to drive performance and strengthen the team’s partnership and influencing skills in pursuit of growth.</li><li>Price, Mix and Volume Analysis for Margin Improvements</li><li>Proactive participation in various business improvement/ad hoc projects.</li><li>Manages the overall Financial Reporting and Analysis activities in the production and delivery of all standard reporting (including template and chart updates), ad hoc reporting, presentation materials; and non-pricing / profitability (costing) analysis for the business, in accordance with defined standards.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>At least 8-10 years’ work experience in Finance with at least 6 years’ experience in FP&amp;A</li><li>Experience working in manufacturing environment is a must</li><li>Strong business acumen.</li><li>Strong financial, technical, and quantitative analytical skills</li><li>In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, practices and regulatory issues and their application to a wide variety of areas</li><li>Ability to take ownership of a task or process, and see it through from inception to completion</li></ul> Preferred Skills <ul><li>Proven track record of developing and implementing value-added financial analysis</li><li>Self-awareness and ability to handle tight deadlines and manage complex business challenges</li><li>Demonstrated experience in analyzing and synthesizing complex financial data into meaningful executive summary statements</li><li>Excellent verbal and written skills, analytical thinker / problem solver, interpersonal skills, attention to details</li><li>Advance Excel skill, MS office and data management, Power BI skill is added advantage</li></ul> Key Relationships with Internal and External Stakeholders <ul><li>Operational Leadership</li><li>Site Finance Controllers</li><li>Group Finance Team</li><li>Site GMs and Operation team</li></ul> Additional Notes <ul><li>Sound financial knowledge with Chartered Accountant background</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Product Costing <ul><li>Calculate and maintain standard costs for products.</li><li>Determine labor rates and overhead absorption rates.</li><li>Maintain costing sheets and databases, including new product costing and pricing support.</li><li>Perform quarterly standard cost updates (cost roll).</li></ul> Cost Analysis <ul><li>Analyze and explain variances including:</li><li>Purchase price.</li><li>Material usage.</li><li>Labor and machine rates.</li><li>Efficiency and overhead.</li><li>Compare actual costs to standard costs and investigate deviations.</li><li>Identify root causes of cost fluctuations.</li><li>Analyze cost trends and evaluate cost behavior (fixed vs. variable).</li></ul> Month-End Activities <ul><li>Support month-end close with cost accounting entries.</li><li>Prepare journal entries with appropriate documentation.</li><li>Ensure accurate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) reporting in P&amp;L.</li><li>Reconcile general ledger accounts with subledgers.</li></ul> Budgeting &amp; Forecasting Support <ul><li>Support preparation of cost budgets for operations/production.</li><li>Provide historical cost data for planning and analysis.</li><li>Calculate standard costs for budget models.</li><li>Monitor actual performance vs. budget.</li><li>Support forecasting through cost projections.</li></ul> Cost Optimization &amp; Business Partnering <ul><li>Identify cost reduction opportunities through data analysis.</li><li>Track and validate savings from cost improvement initiatives.</li><li>Partner with procurement on material cost updates.</li><li>Work closely with production on labor and overhead rates.</li><li>Provide cost insights to support operational decision-making.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Education &amp; Experience.</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.</li><li>Professional accounting qualification is a plus.</li><li>Minimum 3+ years of experience in cost accounting (manufacturing environment preferred).</li><li>Experience in product costing and standard costing methodologies.</li><li>Exposure to SAP or similar ERP systems.</li></ul> Technical Skills <ul><li>Strong understanding of cost accounting principles and practices.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.</li><li>Knowledge of Power BI and/or VBA is an advantage.</li><li>Familiarity with integrated systems and costing modules.</li></ul> Functional &amp; Industry Experience <ul><li>Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment.</li><li>Understanding of production processes, cost drivers, and operational workflows.</li><li>Hands-on exposure to plant-level costing and operational finance.</li></ul> Core Competencies <ul><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.</li><li>High attention to detail and accuracy.</li><li>Structured and organized approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities.</li><li>Ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with operations and supply chain teams.</li><li>Strong communication skills in English (written and verbal).</li></ul>

&nbsp;ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Financial Controller is responsible for the overall financial management of the manufacturing business as well as the regional office in the UAE. Leading a team of 4, the role focuses on business partnering, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, audit, tax and treasury functions. Financial Accounting &amp; Reporting • Lead the Finance team to deliver accurate and timely accounting and reporting • Ensure compliance with local regulations, IFRS and Group policies • Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes • Provide stakeholders with reports and response to information requests. Business Partnering • Be a strong business partner to the site management team, working closely to grow the business, increase profitability and cash and achieve the Group’s business objectives. • Support the General Manager in analyzing business results and drivers, preparing slides for business reviews with local management team and Group. • Support the Commercial team in securing business including fast turnaround for quotations, new customer set up, having efficient processes as well as collections. • Support the Operations team with analysis and valuable insights, cost and variance reports. Compliance &amp; Controls •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ensure compliance with local regulations and Group’s policies and procedures such as Code of Ethics, Know Your Customer/Supplier, trade compliance regulations with a high level of integrity •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Implement key controls in accordance with the Groups standards •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Evaluate business processes for efficiency and internal control improvement •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ability to identify risk and work with stakeholders to mitigate them •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Work with external and internal auditors to deliver desired outcomes Treasury &amp; Secretarial •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with the Group’s Treasury policy •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provide accurate cash-flow forecasting •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor and manage working capital, capex and cash •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oversee banking, insurance and company secretarial matters Cost Recharge &amp; Transfer Pricing •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oversees financial operations for both the Dubai manufacturing site and regional office. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lead the cost recharge process for global support activities, ensuring transparency and compliance with intercompany agreements. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Collaborate with finance teams in Indonesia, Thailand, and Hungary to align cost allocation methodologies. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maintain robust transfer pricing documentation and ensure alignment with OECD guidelines. Tax Grant Compliance •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Act as the gatekeeper for business activities under the 0% tax grant, ensuring operations remain within approved scope. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor and document business transactions to demonstrate ongoing compliance with grant conditions. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liaise with legal and tax advisors to manage risks and respond to regulatory inquiries. Risk Management &amp; Governance •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conduct regular risk assessments across financial operations, including cost recharge, transfer pricing, AR, and banking. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proactively identify and escalate financial risks, and lead cross-functional resolution efforts. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Support internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and transparency. Strategic Collaboration •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Partner with global and regional finance teams to drive operational efficiency and financial integrity. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Facilitate knowledge sharing and process harmonization across sites. QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Degree in Accounting •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;More than 15 years of experience with recent years as a Financial Controller in a manufacturing MNC •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hands on experience in costing and manufacturing finance, •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Strong working knowledge of accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, audit, tax and treasury functions. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Familiarity with IFRS and UAE regulations •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hands on experience reporting in Hyperion/Cognos •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Strong business partner to General Manager, Operations Manager and other functional heads •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills, strong drive for results, analytical, good organization and with the ability to work with different cultures and all levels of an organization. •&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proficiency in ERP systems - SAP and advanced Excel. •Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.

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