Business Controller - Not managerial role

Job Purpose

• Monitor and Analyze Sell-Out and Sell-In performance.
• Lead the pricing process, ensuring accuracy and consistency of price setting across systems.
• Manage the Closing & Reporting cycles up to Gross margin level.
• Oversee and validate the impact of returns, rebates & trade discounts, ensuring proper controls and alignment with business objectives.
• Conduct variance analysis of COGS vs budget, providing comments and recommendations to improve margin performance.
• Track and report inventory levels, excess and obsolete, highlighting financial impact and risk on gross margin.
• Organize monthly Gross Margin performance reviews.
• Participate actively in the regional budget execution and make suggestions to improve the performance.
• Act as a strong liaison between the Finance team and other departments.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of reporting processes as per Group deliverables.
• Ensure implementation of dedicated reporting/controlling requirements.
• Ensure business controls are in place to safeguard business activities and that procedures and processes are documented and conform to Group standards and rules.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects.

• Monitor and Analyze Sell-Out and Sell-In performance.
• Lead the pricing process, ensuring accuracy and consistency of price setting across systems.
• Manage the Closing & Reporting cycles up to Gross margin level.
• Oversee and validate the impact of returns, rebates & trade discounts, ensuring proper controls and alignment with business objectives.
• Conduct variance analysis of COGS vs budget, providing comments and recommendations to improve margin performance.
• Track and report inventory levels, excess and obsolete, highlighting financial impact and risk on gross margin.
• Organize monthly Gross Margin performance reviews.
• Participate actively to the regional budget execution and make suggestions to improve the performance
• Act as strong liaising agent between Finance team and other departments.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of reporting processes as per Group deliverables.
• Ensure implementation of dedicated reporting/ controlling requirements.
• Ensure business controls are in place to safeguard business activities and that procedures and processes are documented and conform to Group standards and rules.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects.

• Qualitative: Autonomy & Agility; Quality of internal and external relations; Relevance of information/reports/forecasts; Positive attitude and proactive approach
• Quantitative: Timely and accurate delivery of monthly KPIs, reporting and comments; Postings accuracy in Middle East entities; Accuracy of information/reports/forecasts

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Controlling or Accounting
• CPA or ACCA certification is an advantage
• 5/6 years of experience in Finance, ideally with Finance operational experience and high business acumen
• Communication skills and assertiveness/agility and business acumen
• Exposure to multi-cultural environment

High attention to detail and accuracy

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing