Finance Analyst - UAE National, Automotive

About the role

Al-Futtaim Automotive is looking for a proactive, detail-oriented Finance Analyst to support the financial controlling activities of the Group Director Automotive (GDA). The role centres on month-end reporting, financial controls, reconciliations, cash flow reporting, cost governance and stakeholder support, with long-term exposure to FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and CFO-level reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Support month-end close, including Pre-Flash, Flash and management reporting.
• Analyse financial performance and give variance commentary against budget and forecast.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and maintain financial control schedules.
• Manage intercompany transactions, recharge processes and cost allocations.
• Submit cash flow forecasts and support working capital reporting.
• Review purchase requisitions, budgets and approval workflows through Ariba.
• Support GIAMS and governance reporting for CFO approvals.
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders on headcount and cost center reporting.
• Drive reporting improvements through automation, Power BI and AI-enabled solutions.
• Support annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting within FP&A development.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Experience in financial controlling, management reporting or accounting.
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting and business partnering is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of financial controlling, accounting and reporting principles.
• Good working knowledge of SAP ERP.
• Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and reconciliation capabilities.
• Ability to investigate variances and provide meaningful financial insights.
• Attention to detail, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive, organized and able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Exposure to Anaplan, Ariba, Power BI or SAP Analytics Cloud is advantageous.