Company Description
Kandil Glass is a leading producer of glass containers for food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics in the Middle East and Africa, serving markets across Africa, Asia, and Europe. With a history dating back to 1865, Kandil Industries Group has grown from manufacturing agricultural machinery to becoming a trusted name in steel and glass production. Kandil Glass specializes in manufacturing jars, bottles, cups, mugs, and tumblers, offering diverse solutions to meet global market demands. The company prides itself on delivering high-quality products crafted to meet customer needs.
Role Description
- Build and maintain advanced financial models for scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, investment appraisal, and operational planning.
- Automate financial models and reporting processes to improve efficiency and data reliability.
- Lead the preparation and consolidation of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-term business plan.
- Collaborate with department heads to gather assumptions, validate inputs, and ensure alignment with company strategy.
- Design and maintain driver-based budgeting models to improve forecasting accuracy.
- Monitor all operating and capital budget expenditures in accordance to company policy.
- Assess, measure and enhance the performance of revenue generation activities connected with counter sales effectiveness.
- Analyze financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods, and provide insights on variances.
- Perform deep-dive analysis on revenue, cost drivers, profitability, and cash flow.
- Develop periodic financial performance reports and dashboards for management.
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and clarity in all reporting outputs.
- Provide insights and recommendations to support strategic decisions, cost optimization, and business growth.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities using financial and non-financial KPIs.
- Support preparation of presentations for executive leadership, and board meetings.
- Evaluate the financial feasibility of new projects, pricing changes, and business initiatives.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the FP&A function.
- Support process improvements and system enhancements across planning and analysis functions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics
- 3-5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within the manufacturing industry.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in financial modeling, including experience with Excel and ideally additional tools (e.g., Power BI).
- Experience with ERP systems a plus.
