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Systems & Services Business Finance Lead – Gulf
Job Description:
Mission: Advisor for stakeholders about financial targets achievements to take proper decision on key areas, contributing to strategic growth, customer development for Systems & Services BUs.
Main responsibilities :
Management, Strategic and Business advisor:
- Relationship Management with BU, FO, Marketing & Operation.
- Take Lead role in critical Change Management.
- Support deployment of Global/Zone/Local Initiative.
- Support & Challenge BU VPs on performance.
- Support upskilling of team- “Finance for Non-Finance”.
- Challenge management on mix management & segment approach.
- Work closely with all stakeholders including Finance team, SRM, Legal, Credit….
- Review Pipeline & Customer Portfolio Analysis.
- Perform Segment wise analysis for Topline & GM.
- Recommendation to Business deep dive.
- Perform Adhoc Analysis.
- Support request from Zone/Corporate/LOB.
- Coordination with ETO on New Offers & costing.
- Periodic meeting with Customer / Partner.
- Share Monthly Performance with Management & FO team.
- Monthly Performance Cadence Review
- Support & Challenge Execution Team.
Month end activities:
- Weekly follow-up on Orders & Sales.
- Ensure Topline & margin landing as per Monthly Plan.
- Collaboration with FP&A, ETO, rest of Finance.
- Monitor & challenge Labor recovery and Utilization rate.
- Prepare deep dive & Analysis of Performance by providing key insights to VPs.
- Support in Balance Sheet reviews & actions.
Forecast:
- Lead role in RF activities with BU, FO, Marketing, and Execution.
- Review & Challenge bfo Pipeline.
- Support & Challenge Backlog Liquidation and Book & Bill assumptions.
- Review Forecast with VP.
- Anticipate potential Risk & Opportunity to deliver forecast.
- Collaboration with Stakeholders to mitigate Risk.
- Lead role in Commercial and Weekly Call file simulation.
Annual Activities:
- Discuss Yearly Target to Business & Execution teams.
- Support Marketing/FO for Annual Marketing Strategic Plan (AMSP).
- Challenge ETO for CSC/TP campaign.
- Lead Role in Annual Labor Rate Finalization.
- Support External Audit cycle – Quarterly / Annual.
- Identify and drive action plan to achieve target.
Governance:
- Support Project Controlling transformation.
- Ensure deployment and adoption of Processes and Tools (GCP) and Financial specific Rules.
- Contribute to GCP finance Community and animate System Communities within the Territory.
- Ensure Delegation of Authority enforcement and KiCs compliance.
- Make sure that revenue and booking rules are implemented.
- Support Business Risk and Compliance management.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years in Business finance/controlling experience.
- Leadership skills.
- Structured & organized.
- Great Communication Skills.
- English Proficiency is a must, Arabic or French is a plus.
- Excellent Stakeholder and Time management skill.
- Team Player.
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