Finance Business Partner | Commercial Mobility Solutions | Al Futtaim Finance - KSA

<div><p>Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.</p><h3>Overview Of The Role</h3><ul><li>The Finance Business Partner is a key support role that empowers the business by providing vital financial insight and coordination across various departments including Operations, Sales, and Shared Services.</li><li>This role ensures seamless daily financial operations, facilitates robust understanding of financial outcomes, assists in risk management, and supports informed strategic decisions.</li><li>The Finance Business Partner is responsible for delivering accurate financial information, maintaining compliance with group policies, and translating complex financial data into actionable insights for performance management and planning.</li><li>The role acts as a trusted advisor, ensuring financial implications are clearly communicated, issues identified proactively, and actions aligned with organizational objectives.</li></ul><h3>What You Will Do</h3><h3>Financial Operations</h3><ul><li>Support daily financial activities to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and on time.</li><li>Assist with monitoring invoices, payments, accruals, and financial postings.</li><li>Coordinate with Shared Services to help resolve issues related to billing, postings, or cost allocations.</li><li>Act as a support point for operational teams on invoice status, payment follow-ups, and general finance-related queries.</li><li>Help ensure smooth running of daily finance processes and confidence in reported financial information.</li></ul><h3>Cash Flow&Working Capital</h3><ul><li>Support the preparation and monitoring of cash flow forecasts.</li><li>Assist in tracking expected cash inflows and outflows to improve visibility.</li><li>Monitor key working capital areas such as receivables, payables, and accruals.</li><li>Highlight potential timing issues or risks to management for awareness and action.</li><li>Support initiatives aimed at improving cash collection and overall cash discipline.</li></ul><h3>Budgeting&Forecasting</h3><ul><li>Support the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.</li><li>Coordinate inputs from Operations, Sales, and other functions.</li><li>Assist in consolidating submissions and checking assumptions for completeness and consistency.</li><li>Support rolling forecasts and updates based on actual performance.</li><li>Help prepare variance analysis between budget, forecast, and actual results for management review.</li></ul><h3>Reporting&Insight</h3><ul><li>Support preparation of management reports and dashboards.</li><li>Assist with variance analysis across revenue, costs, margins, and key operational KPIs.</li><li>Provide financial information and explanations to help stakeholders understand performance.</li><li>Support development of business cases, pricing reviews, and investment proposals.</li><li>Help translate financial data into clear, practical insights for non-finance stakeholders.</li></ul><h3>Planning&Reporting Coordination</h3><ul><li>Support adherence to Group planning and reporting timelines.</li><li>Help ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of financial submissions.</li><li>Coordinate with multiple teams to support timely reporting.</li><li>Assist in preparing materials for leadership and review meetings.</li><li>Contribute to maintaining a structured and reliable finance reporting cadence.</li></ul><h3>Month-End Close</h3><ul><li>Support the monthly financial close process in coordination with Shared Services.</li><li>Assist with review of revenue and cost cut-off, accruals, deferrals, and provisions.</li><li>Help investigate variances or unusual movements and gather explanations.</li><li>Support timely completion of month-end reporting packs in line with accounting standards and Group requirements.</li></ul><h3>Accounting&Compliance</h3><ul><li>Support management of accruals, prepayments, and deferrals.</li><li>Assist in maintaining appropriate documentation and validating assumptions with business owners.</li><li>Help ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.</li><li>Support integrity and consistency of financ