Financial Planning & Analysis (fp&a) Specialist

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

5th Floor, Building A1, Business Park, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWith a team of smart people who like working hard and having fun too, we released the most disruptive enterprise management software in the world: Odoo. Fully open source, fully featured with apps like Accounting, HR, CRM, Manufacturing, and 4,000 more. Odoo\'s solution is 3 times more affordable than traditional competitors. With 600+ employees in Dubai, we are now one of the fastest growing IT companies in the GCC and are almost doubling our size every year.Start a career with us. We offer you an extraordinary chance to learn and grow. Be involved with a very exciting product and a great team behind it.Responsibilities:Within a team of 8 people your main responsibilities will be:Financial Planning and Analysis:
  • Assist the Head of Finance in preparing monthly forecasts and reports for Management.
  • Help in preparing the annual budgets in collaboration with the HQ.
  • Conduct variance business and financial analysis to compare budgeted results against actuals and explain variances.
  • Support the preparation of business/financial reports and dashboards for management review. Make sure reports are updated and automated as much as possible.
  • Along with the Finance Team, participate in the improvement of financial processes and systems to enhance forecasting accuracy and reporting capabilities.
  • Work closely with Sales, Services and Marketing teams to build actionable reports (recurring or one-off) and challenge internal decisions.
  • Collaborate with all stakeholders (partners, auditors, etc.) on various specific analyses.
  • Conduct industry analysis and assess competitor performance in the region.
Financial Controlling:
  • In collaboration with the Accounting team, support the monthly and yearly closing with a defined set of controls.
  • Help monitor and control expenses and ensure compliance with financial policies and regulations.
  • Participate in the external audits and internal compliance checks to ensure adherence to financial and operational controls.
  • Support financial audit activities by providing necessary documentation and responses to external inquiries.
  • Assist in the evaluation of capital expenditures and investment activities to align with global strategy (R&D, Marketing, Real Estate, etc.).
Collaboration and Communication:
  • Work closely with different departments to gather financial data and insights, ensuring the data is clean.
  • Communicate financial findings and suggestions to management and non-finance stakeholders effectively.
Compliance & VAT Management:
  • Communicate financial findings and suggestions to management and non-finance stakeholders effectively.
  • Support the taxes preparation (VAT, Corporate Tax), ensuring accurate submissions in compliance with legal requirements.
Process improvement:
  • Contributing to streamlining and improving accounting processes for efficiency and accuracy.
HQ Coordination:
  • Maintaining clear and consistent liaison with the headquarters and other FP&A employees
About You:
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment with a proactive, hands-on attitude.
  • Open-minded, adaptable to change, quick, and autonomous learner.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on initiating a career in Finance.
  • Contribution to a positive company culture.
  • Keen interest in the Tech industry.
Must Have:
  • Bachelor\'s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
  • Experience in financial planning, analysis, or a similar role (ideally in a tech company)
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.
Nice to Haves:
  • Passion for software products and Odoo knowledge.
  • Multilingual capabilities.
  • Understanding of macroeconomics in the GCC.
  • Fluency in Arabic.
  • Finance related certification (CPA, CFA, ACCA, etc)
What\'s great in the job?
  • Great team of smart people, in a friendly and open culture
  • No dumb managers, no stupid tools to use, no rigid working hours
  • No waste of time in enterprise processes, real responsibilities and autonomy
  • Expand your knowledge of various business industries
  • Create content that will help our users on a daily basis
  • Real responsibilities and challenges in a fast evolving company
Our ProductDiscover our products.What We OfferEach employee has a chance to see the impact of his work. You can make a real contribution to the success of the company.
Several activities are often organized all over the year, such as weekly sports sessions, team building events, monthly drink, and much morePerksA full-time position
Attractive salary package.Trainings12 days / year, including
6 of your choice.Sport ActivityPlay any sport with colleagues,
the bill is covered.Eat & DrinkFruit, coffee and
snacks provided.CommunityOpen SourceServicesAbout us
EnglishOdoo is a suite of open source business apps that cover all your company needs: CRM, eCommerce, accounting, inventory, point of sale, project management, etc.Odoo\'s unique value proposition is to be at the same time very easy to use and fully integrated.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1690030
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
    Not mentioned