Objective

Coordinate the finance and controlling activities for the KSA Jeddah factory. Acting as a business partner to the local and regional teams through management reporting, analysis, highlighting risks and opportunities and leading the finance team for both the units.

DIMENSIONS

Finance: 

• The volume of ~37ktons in KSA Jeedah factory translated in more than $220M of revenue.
• Cost management of more than $120M.
• Controlling the inventories of ~$20M.
• Managing Fixed Assets of ~$160M.
• Managing inbound and outbound operations.

Non-Finance: 

• Managing a diverse team based at KSA.
• Responsible for the SOX and Internal Controls at the factory
• Responsible for the External Audit of the factories
• Ensure qualification for government benefits.

Academic Background

Graduation/Scholarship:

• Bachelor’s in Finance or Business Management or related areas MBA / CA / CMA equivalent qualification

Experience:

• 5 Years experience FMCG preferably manufacturing plant 

Specific Knowledge and Skills

• SAP ERP
• Knowledge in IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards and Financial Consolidation
• Managing diverse teams and excellent communication skills
• Effective and efficient problem solving
• Business partners and Stakeholders relationship management
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI

RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Work closely with various departments to understand their financial needs and provide support and recommendations with active business partnering.
• Monitor budget vs actual performance of Opex and losses along with forecasting and scenario analysis. Manage annual budgeting process. 
• Analyze financial statements, reports, operating matrices, and data to identify trends, variances, opportunities, and areas of improvement
• Build and maintain complex financial models to project future financial performance and evaluate new businesses and investment opportunities and Ad-hoc scenario analysis 
• Ensure compliance with relevant financials regulations and reporting requirement such as SOX, IFRS etc.
• Manage inbound and outbound operations, map processes and finance routines ensuring smooth operations & unify controls for both factories.
• Ensuring proper treatment of slow, non-moving, obsolete, and idle assets by robust Inventories and Fixed assets management
• Lead and manage a diverse team of factories finance function to ensure their growth and performance

MEASURE CRITERIA

• Reporting & analysis relevant to business decisions .
• Matrix of expenditure within budget [(Expenses ($/T)].
• Forecast accuracy
• Production cost deviation
• Financial routines
• MIRR
• Profitability Simulations
• Statutory & SOX Audits
•  Certifications
• Operational Efficiencies
• Physical verification
• DIO
• People KPIs

HSE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take the HSE Policy and Principles in account in discussions and operational and business decisions.
• Comply with and enforce compliance with HSE Policy and Principles.
• Audit the understanding at all several operational levels. Sustain the process of dissemination and awareness-raising on HSE Policy and Principles for the entire organization.
• Allocate responsibility for HSE management and delegation of authority.
• Ensure appropriate HSE supervision of employees.
• Monitor indicators and take adjustment measures when necessary.
• Motivate the participation of the organization.
• Draw from your major activities the targets and objectives of your area of operation.
• Know and disseminate targets, objectives and indicators of your area of operation.
• Develop and implement action plans to comply with the targets set up.
• Demonstrate, by example, commitment to HSE.
• Promote the explicit recognition of HSE highlights and achievements.
• Participate visibly in activities for implementing and improving the HSE management system.
• Begin all and any meeting with a message about HSE, including the disclosure of procedures to be followed in emergencies, and attend HSE meetings and take part in HSE Tool Box Talks.
• Regularly discuss HSE issues at meetings of departments, divisions or senior management.

HSE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Not willfully or recklessly endanger anyone's health and safety.
• Ensure adequate budget and resources for HSE management.
• Analyze and make available human, material and financial resources, required for HSE actions.
• Efficiently use the resources available.
• Report all HSE hazards, accidents, incidents and deviations with actual or potential loss.
• Encourage reporting and review all accidents, incidents and deviations with actual or potential loss.
• Ensure appropriate hazard and incident investigation.
• Train and lead the group / committee of investigation.
• Monitor the enforcement of recommendations deriving from accident investigations.
• Evaluate the quality of investigations.
• Ensure that the results from investigations and from accident, incident and deviation reviews are reported to the organization and to government.
• Set up, maintain and comply with an audit program.
• Carry out behavioral observations according to the program set up.
• Implement and maintain a program for inspecting and testing the integrity of equipment and facilities.
• Make sure there are management processes to third party activities.
• Set forth and enforce requirements for contracting services.
• Comply with and enforce legislation compliance by the organization.
• Make HSE legislation known in your areas of responsibility, and ensure compliance with it.
• Maintain operation activities consistent with government licenses.
• Promote management by formal procedures and instructions (Operational Discipline).
• Participate in and provide workforce to attend training and qualification programs.
• Ensure the entity has effective system for the provision of HSE information, training and supervision.
• Set forth the training needs and the qualification matrix of your staff in relation to activities and risks.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training undertaken.
• Make sure there is a working system for emergency and contingency response.
• Participate in and promote training and drills in the organization.
• Promote critical evaluation of drills and emergency procedures, seeking to continuously improve the system.
• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures.
• Make sure there are control systems for risk management, including new projects and management of process safety information.
• Ensure implementation of the risk management program.
• Make sure there are processes for controlling change management when it comes to technology, facility and people.
• Make sure there are systems for monitoring the proper use and disposal of products, waste and packaging.

FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate, by example, commitment to FSQ by reinforcing the Policy and Quality Golden Rules;
• Ensure that legal and customer’s requirements and international standard's requirement's are communicated in the entire organization, ensuring the resources for the compliance with it;
• Ensure allocation and re-allocation of the responsibilities and authorities in case of the changes in FSQ management system or/and personnel changes;
• Provide resources for the employees’ awareness, meeting the FSQManagement, achieving the Plant Objectives and Targets;
• Make sure that departmental KPI’s and targets  related the FSQ are achieved;
• Follow the Food Safety Golden Rules and FSQ Policy
• Develops corrective and preventive actions in the process(es) and makes sure that those are closed within the defined time frame;
• Communicate FS and Q issues to the external parties through the established communication channels and responsabilities assigned in regards
• Comply with company’s procedures, work instructions and guidelines and ensure that respective employees/subordinates are trained and retrained;
• Encourages the continuous improvement of the processes in their area;
• Comply with all current and applicable personnel / food safety regulations and  procedures and participate actively in food safety program instituted by the company;
• Participate/initiate in revision of procedures and work instructions, whenever required;
• Ensure that Non-conforming product is handled properly and not released to the market.
• Take all reasonable measures to maintain food integrity and keep customers safe
• Implement and communicate requirements and its changes in respective areas and processes to ensure the full compliance
• Report problems /changes related to FSQ management system to direct supervisor and FS team;
• Establish, implement and maintain procedures to manage potential emergency situations and accidents related to FS;
• Participate in activities of Crisis Management Committee, as per  Crisis Management procedure
• Comply with the Food Fraud and Food Defense requirements established.
• Report suspicious acts as per Food Defense and Food Fraud Procedur.