Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

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At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful. Since its inception in 1969 in Limoges, France, and as part of the LVMH Group since 1997, Sephora has been disrupting the prestige beauty retail industry. Today, Sephora continues to break with convention to drive its mission: champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty. With 56,000 employees in 35 countries, we connect customers and beauty brands within the world’s most passionate beauty community. With a curation of nearly 500 brands, and our own label, Sephora Collection, we offer the most unique and diverse range of products: fragrances, makeup, hair care, skincare... and much more. Reporting To: Finance Director.Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Position Purpose: To lead the financial planning and controlling department, coordinating a team of 4 people. To oversee the overall financial performance of the middle east region (6 retail countries and 7 legal entities), through insightful analysis, proactive risk management, and providing decision support to both local management and the headquarters in France. You will excel and enjoy this position if you are ready to actively handle the following missions:Financial Planning Oversight: Manage and improve key financial planning processes.Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the development of annual budgets, estimates, in collaboration with retail managers and department heads.Business Review Support: Assist in the preparation of market-level business reviews.Weekly and Monthly Reporting & Analysis: Deliver accurate sales and financial reports, including KPIs. Provide insightful analysis of variances against budget and prior year performance. Profitability Management:Investigate and address significant budget overspends and deviations, recommending corrective actions.Conduct gross margin and stock depreciation analysis, offering optimization strategies.Analyse market performance to identify opportunities for improvement.Team Development: Coach and mentor finance team members.Project Leadership: Lead financial projects as required.Process Improvement: Optimize existing financial processes and tools to support business development.Pricing process CoordinationFinancial Modelling: Develop financial models Capital investments preparation, submission and assessment Do not hesitate to apply if you have:Master’ degree in Finance or Business administration10+ years as Finance Leader in multinational and large-scale companies; a previous experience in retail industry is preferredStrong analytical and Finance skillsProven experience as a successful team leaderExcellent interpersonal and organizational skills with ability to influence at various organizational levelsDynamic profile, agile & proactive, problem solver, team playerFluent in English, French is a plusAdvanced Excel and Power Point is mandatoryExpert knowledge of SAP & Power BI is a plus Here, you will learn:

• Community, in which authenticity is embraced, and the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit
• Culture of empowerment, learning & growth, that offers you the tools, space and opportunity to learn, innovate and lead
• Work that brings fulfillment. From delighting clients every day, to inspiring our industry at large, every action makes a difference Join us and belong to something beautiful