Finance Director
Job Description
URGENT REQUIREMENT
Position: FINANCE DIRECTOR – F&B / Retail
Salary: AED 45000
Nationality: Any
Location: Abu Dhabi
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
• Direct the financial strategic planning of the business units by evaluating their performance and potential risks.
• Manage financial reporting and general accounting operations in accordance with the regulatory, legal, and financial standards.
• Manage the company’s liquidity and cash flow position, optimize cash conversion cycle, streamline
• business processes, assure the most efficient cash flow management and the banking and borrowing arrangements.
• Monitor and control the budget performance and ensure that all financial variances are analyzed, sources are identified, and corrective plans are actioned.
• Influence and lead the budgeting process to deliver business plans focused on meeting the strategic
• objectives and future state of the business.
• Perform feasibility studies, costing and profitability analyses, and other financial analyses to support business expansion, portfolio optimization, new product launches, new business set-up and capital investment decisions.
• Monitor and control all data entry and information management in the MS Dynamics (ERP System to ensure high levels of accuracy and diligence in managing financial reporting and business representation.
• Manage the implementation and control of business intelligence dashboards offering dynamic
• financial reporting that enables real-time, data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks and opportunities associated with the commercial delivery/ execution of budgets.
• Build data-driven insights providing advice and guidance on performance management, investment decisions, and other value creation initiatives.
• Instill a high level of financial governance and control across the business and drive a process compliance mindset within the team to preserve business value.
• Assess, develop, and implement fit-for-purpose process improvements to maximize value creation.
• Foster a ROIC improvement culture that encompasses marketing investments, pricing decisions, product portfolio optimization, SKU management, and commercially driven capital expenditures.
• Lead effective collaboration and coordination with external stakeholders to drive governance, value
• creation and value preservation initiatives.
• Lead the accounting and finance team, implement digital best practices and train people to
• successfully manage change in the finance function.
Qualification and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Management/ Finance or a related discipline or extensive experience as a Finance Manager.
• 15+ years of expertise in FMCG, Retail and/or F&B business in a dynamic commercial finance
environment.
• Experience in managing banking credit lines and financing arrangements and in digital transformation
• initiatives to automate workflows driving finance operations excellence.
• Proven ability to drive negotiations and exposure to contract negotiations and legal/regulatory affairs will be an added value.
• Certification in CPA/CIMA/CMA/ACCA preferred.
• Proven expertise in managing capital investments, setting up business operations and fostering collaborative relationships consistently with integrity and trust.
• Expert knowledge of accounting software, corporate principles, and financial analysis.
Key Skills and Competencies:
• Strategically minded with strong analytical, critical thinking, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong people management skills, including ability to manage conflicts and negotiations with diverse
• stakeholder base.
• Excellent communicator with exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent Financial and Business Modelling skills.
• Proficient in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and other reporting tools.