Head - Business Finance (Jaleel Cash & Carry)

Key Responsibilities:

Lead a Business Finance function with operations spread across GCC region with a Top line of 1 Billion+

Business Partnering & Strategic Finance

1. Collaborate with Group CEO, BU Heads, and Commercial teams to drive growth and profitability for GCC region
2. Provide financial leadership for strategic planning, annual budgets, and long-range forecasting.
3. Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to evaluate ROI of key initiatives, pricing strategies, and promotional investments.

Performance Management

• Lead monthly business reviews and variance analysis (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Drive operational efficiency through margin analysis, SKU profitability, and cost control.
• Benchmark performance across regions/stores to identify improvement areas.

Commercial Finance

• Support commercial negotiations with suppliers, vendors, and partners.
• Lead financial modeling for new store openings, format changes, and CAPEX investments.
• Implement robust controls over working capital (inventory, receivables, and payables).

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Manage the FP&A team for robust data analytics, dashboards, and forecasting.
• Oversee pricing and discounting strategies with commercial logic and financial justification.
• Use data to guide strategic decisions (e.g., store performance, customer profitability).

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of finance professionals across locations.
• Ensure clear communication between finance and non-finance teams.
• Function as a key liaison for external auditors, consultants, and group stakeholders.

Preferred candidate profile

- Commercial Acumen - FMCG (Preferably Retail setup)

- Financial modelling skills

- SAP FICO/ERP hands on experience

- Preferably managed GCC / UAE region

- Age (between 30 - 43 years)

- Qualified CA only apply

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