Job Description

Join a global innovator in food ingredients and play a key role in driving smarter financial decisions and sustainable growth!

Role: ME FP&A Analyst

Location: Dubai, UAE

Function: Finance – Financial Planning

Reports To: ME FP&A Manager / FP&A Partner

About the Role

An FP&A Analyst role focused on budgeting, forecasting, reporting, variance analysis and financial insights across the Middle East.

Key Responsibilities:

Budgeting & Forecasting: Support AOP and rolling forecasts; consolidate country-level revenue, contribution margin and OPEX; maintain budgeting models and track forecast accuracy.
Management Reporting & MIS: Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual reporting packs, KPI dashboards and MBR/QBR presentations covering revenue, gross margin, OPEX, headcount and working capital.
Variance & P&L Analysis: Analyze actuals vs budget/forecast/prior year; identify volume, price, mix and FX drivers; perform P&L deep-dives and highlight overspend.
Month-End Close: Review accruals, reclasses and journal entries; reconcile FP&A reports with GL and investigate variances.
Data & Analytics: Maintain Excel/Power BI models, automate recurring reports and deliver ad-hoc financial analysis.
Stakeholder Coordination: Work with country finance teams and stakeholders on financial data, methodologies and reporting; maintain FP&A processes and documentation.
Financial Systems: Use Advanced Excel, Power BI/Power Query and ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or MS Dynamics.

Key Skills & Requirements:

2+ years in FP&A, financial analytics or corporate finance.
Advanced Excel – Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, IFERROR & financial modelling.
Power BI / Power Query and ERP exposure – SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics or similar.
Strong understanding of P&L, gross/contribution margin, accruals, revenue recognition, cost structures and profitability analysis.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce or Engineering.
FMCG, Food, Manufacturing or Distribution experience preferred.
Multi-country experience is an advantage.
MBA Finance / CA / CMA / CFA preferred.