CW - Senior Finance Manager

Career Category Finance Job Description Senior Finance Manager – Maghreb Cluster Reports into the MEA Finance Director & the General Manager covering Maghreb Cluster Accountabilities Selects, trains, coordinates and coaches’ adequate staff with capability to perform required assignments Manages preparation of forecasts and budgets Provides recommendations to BU based on analysis of deviations from budgets Provides leadership, consultancy and financial support to various company functions, teams and departments Acts as link between Finance and Business Units Ensures data integrity between Business Units, Finance and Supply Chain Manages the reporting processes (analytical management) Responsibilities Leads business planning and decision-making processes; ensures all required financial analysis, modelling of "what if" scenarios is provided Ensures timely production of monthly forecasts of sales trends in coordination with business analysts; supports production planning Oversees monitoring of actual and forecasted cost and revenues (on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis). Tracks activity based OPEX. Coordinates and consolidates budget, latest estimate and variance analysis Leads long-term planning support activities Ensures there is no overdue receivables working with Customer Finance. Ensures all company data is collected, derived and consolidated data from all departments to produce reliable forecasting and plans. Ensures efficient processes and procedures are in place to monitor contracts (insurances, leasing, rents, etc.) Leads FP&A projects locally and may participate in MEA / ICON projects Communicates and provides direction to BU Managers about financial trends and their business implications Provides decision support to various stakeholders (BU’s, project teams, functions). Analyses and prepares reports to support management. Ensures data integrity across platforms (Hyperion, Anaplan, Budget/LE decks) Ensure implementation and adherence to corporate and local guidelines Coach and mentor Finance department staff Response to Audits/Controls from internal/external entities Ensure Finance Review of Payments SOP and Shipping Guidelines SOP are followed. Qualifications Minimum Requirements Degree in Economics or Business Administration or Finance Experience of more than 6 years’ work in similar position in an international environment Experience in accounting, budgeting and planning Fluency in English, French is a pre-requisite both in written and oral communication Arabic language skills would be highly preferred Excellent user of Office Programs as Word, Excel, PowerPoint Preferred Requirements Studies specialized in Finance (financial analysis, controlling, accounting, consolidating) MBA would be an advantage Experience in various areas of finance and accounting Experience of 2 to 3 years in a Management position within an international finance department would be an asset Industry knowledge Basic know-how of applicable laws concerning business admin, taxes (esp. VAT), accounting and consolidation Basic knowledge of US GAAP Experience with SAP FI/CO Experience with BI systems (Power BI, Tableau etc.) Competencies Demonstrates advanced communication skills and abilities Regularly represents the company and function internally and externally Collaborates, negotiates and persuades others, both internally and externally Demonstrates a strong customer focus in all activities Analyses complex problems; integrates disciplinary and business strategy knowledge to develop recommendations Demonstrates strong project management and planning skills Learns quickly; motivates other to adapt quickly to new systems, processes and tools Demonstrates strong leadership and coaching skills Demonstrates strong management and delegation skills Serves as a role model for Amgen Values .