Business Controller Junior

Primary objective/General overview:

• The Business Controller Junior supports the Business Controller & Finance Director in overseeing the
• business and financial operations of MENA region and shares responsibility for the organization’s economic
• and financial performance. Support the Business with a focus on commercial planning & controlling
• activities and reporting activities.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Coordinate all Planning cycles with a focus on the Top-line including a 3-year plan, 1-plan and all
• quarterly forecast including coordination of different stakeholders (Commercial, Marketing Team)
• involving in the process
• Work on Planning cycle as far as concern Top-line including 3-years plan, 1-plan and all quarterly
• forecast including modeling, checking, and uploading in systems
• Prepares the budget, forecast, long-term plan, variance analysis between budget, forecast and
• actuals
• Monitoring the managerial P&L data and business performance on a monthly basis, outlining and
• commenting on main trends and differences vs BDG or PY and identifying possible improving action
• with focus on the Top-line
• Participation in the Monthly Business Review flow & updated for Top management & corporate,
• providing all the Sales data in collaboration with the Sales director
• Ensure the timely and accurate reporting and controlling of business results by organizing and
• summarizing controlling reports for all assigned countries, ensuring accurate and insightful business
• follow up with profitability analysis and variance reports in order to suggest cost efficiency
• measures and initiate corrective actions
• Management of the credit notes issued on the period for all the perimeter
• Perform Discounts analysis and manage Target Bonus accrual for customers at the brand level
• Provide insights at the request or at own initiative regarding quantitative and qualitative developments
• by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and/or analyses, based on reporting guidelines
• Reporting re-design, and optimizing reports to assist Marketing and Commercial teams in tracking
• actual results