Finance Controller

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Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities for the UAE legal entity, ensuring compliance with Bosch financial guidelines and reporting requirements.; Prepare, analyze, and review financial statements, management reports, and key performance indicators, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.; Drive the planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes, including monthly sales forecasts, profitability projections, and cash flow outlooks.; Monitor financial performance against targets, analyze deviations, and identify risks and opportunities to support proactive business steering.; Partner closely with Sales, Operations, Logistics, and regional management to provide financial insights and decision support.; Develop recommendations and support the implementation of corrective actions to achieve business and financial objectives.; Ensure transparency of sales performance, gross margin development, operating expenses, working capital, and overall P&L performance.; Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses, business cases, profitability evaluations, and scenario simulations for management decision-making.; Maintain and continuously improve financial reporting, forecasting, and controlling processes.; Support internal and external audits as well as statutory and corporate reporting requirements.; Ensure data consistency and process integrity across ERP and reporting systems, primarily SAP and iScala.; Actively contribute to process optimization, automation, and digitalization initiatives within Finance and Controlling.; Collaborate with local, regional, and global stakeholders in an international business environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.; Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Controlling, Finance Business Partnering, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), or a comparable finance function.; Strong understanding of month-end closing, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and management accounting processes.; Proven experience in sales forecasting, financial planning, and business performance analysis.; Solid knowledge of financial statements, P&L management, balance sheet analysis, and cash flow steering.; Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP and iScala.; Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting/BI tools (e.g., Power BI, SAC, OneStream).; Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations.; Business-oriented mindset with the ability to act as a trusted finance partner to management.; Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills in a multicultural environment.; Self-driven, proactive, and able to work independently while managing multiple priorities.; Fluent English, written and spoken.