Commercial Finance Manager

International Locations  |  Permanent

Published 02/02/2010

• Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR)
• Based in Dubai

About Our Client

Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR), a division of the high profile Emirates Group, is a highly successful company that is growing rapidly through the strength of its brands and the innovation, commitment and talent of its people. Headquartered in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, ELR is focused on establishing, managing and franchising a wide ranging portfolio of restaurants, cafes, bars and leisure facilities locally and internationally. Our recent expansion into Singapore and Australia (predominantly via the acquisition of the Hudsons Coffee business) provides the strategic platform to grow the business significantly in the Asia Pacific region.

As a result of this expansion, a number of high profile opportunities have presented themselves for those finance professionals who are ready to take on the challenge of taking this business to the next phase of its evolution.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the CFO, you will partner the business streams in ensuring that sales & contribution are optimized and effectively managed. You will provide strong commercial & financial advice on margin management, capital investment and other operational issues as well as ensuring that the senior management team is keep informed with on actual & forecast performance. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Contribute to the formulation of Corporate Strategy by developing medium to long-term operational (including capital expenditure) forecasts and leading the Group's annual strategic planning & budgeting process
• Management of Board Reporting & forecasting for the operational aspects of the business, including management of operations risks & opportunities
• Develop 'objectives-based' system & process enhancements to enable more effective day-to-day management of business profitability
• Partner the back-office accounting team to ensure all reporting is effectively managed and accounting disciplines are maintained
• Play a lead role in coaching the finance & operational teams (including management) to become more financially competent in their approach to business decisions
• Challenge existing modus operandi, questioning processes and structures which are currently embedded in the Company culture.

The Successful Applicant

We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join this exciting and rapidly growing Food and Beverage Company. You will be a finance graduate candidate with a recognised accounting qualification, such as ACA /CPA/ACCA/CIMA.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate they have a proven track record within a Commercial Finance Manager position, ideally from a Blue Chip / MNC Retail or Food and Beverage organisation.

You will need to express excellent interpersonal skills, including outstanding communication skills as you will need to be able to build strong relationships with both finance and operational people and show the ability to influence and challenge both with internal and external partners.

Presenting at a senior level is a key part of this role and requires a candidate with a professional, accurate and confident style.Previous experience within events and project accounting is extremely advantageous for this role.

What's On Offer
TAX FREE SALARY of AED 25000 - 30000 per month plus family private medical, family annual flights, annual bonus and 22 days holiday

Apply for this job
Apply online using the form below or phone Matthew Newman  on  +612 8292 2125  quoting job reference  A107167418

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