Senior Finance Business Partner
Chalhoub Group
Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months
• Prepare the Monthly Tableau de Board (Financial Statements) including P&L Statement, Balance sheet, Cash Flow and Working capital management compare to Budget, revised Budget and previous year.
• Develop Financial Strategic Planning as 3-Y Plan, strategic plan, Annual Plan & Quarterly Plan updates.
• Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry and economic conditions for use in making decisions.
• Prepare monthly gross margin analysis report by customers and by brands compare to budget and last year and also prepare P&L statement by customers, by Business units and by brands.
• Work closely with commercial team and develop excellent knowledge of the business units’ including market size, industry trends, competitors, brands, gross margins, retail outlets as well as marketing spend etc.
• Provide Internal Control, ensure compliance with all Group Policies & Procedures and assist departments in running their businesses.
• Analyze monitor and control all cost accounting activities to be in line with Budget. E.g. Marketing expenses, Back office expenses, Travel expenses, General and administrative expenses etc.
• Develop and improve processes related to expenditure, appropriate financial methods to better evaluate and measure performance
• Support monthly closing process, preparation of journal entries, review accruals & prepayments and compilation of financial statements and analysis of financial activity.
• Prepare analysis and recommendations on monthly financial figures from business units compared to budget and last year and develop reports as required by the management.
• Assemble spreadsheets and draw charts and graphs used to illustrate technical reports.
• Build and manage a comprehensive KPI’s model (Financial & Business) in line with Company’s objectives and captures all relevant info needed to manage the business.
• Take the data generated by the Accounting Department (input) and transform it into meaningful management information
• Support Marketing & Sales Teams in preparing P&L projection for promotions and launches, analyze financial viability or ROI of new promotions and launches and follow up on marketing budget.
• Analyze monthly stock study reports by each business unit and align with commercial team on liquidation action plan to be taken to control stock level and duration.
• Conduct monthly meeting with commercial & division managers to analyze the financial performance of the business unit to ensure that business is running smoothly & achieving the targets as per the plan. in case of deviations, agreed on the action plans to be taken.
I am responsible for complete Financial Reporting, Budgeting and Manufacturing costing. The main responsibilities include Preparation of Monthly Financials and analyzed variances between Budget and previous year. Preparation of Annual Budget. Responsible for all Cost accounting activates and method in the company to deliver the Final Cost. Responsible for estlabshing Standard cost in the ERP. Handle all Financial Project and Financial Feasibility report and all report on ad hoc basis. Previously worked as Internal Auditor in FMC ULKER
The selected pattern of professional and academic qualifications has equipped me with in depth knowledge of, Corporate Reporting, Financial Management, Performance Managemet, Audit & Assurance and Cost Accounting
The Major subjects included Accounting and Auditing