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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

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Published on 04.25.2025

Sephora

Finance

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  • Place of employment :

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

  • Contrat type :

    Permanent Job

  • Work mode :

    Full Time

Position

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Profile

EN - JOB DESCRIPTION

 

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.

 

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.  

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • 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 Coordination
  • Financial Modelling: Develop financial models 
  • Capital investments preparation, submission and assessment

 

SKILLS, QUALITIFCATIONS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Master’ degree in Finance or Business administration
  • 10+ years as Finance Leader in multinational and large-scale companies; a previous experience in retail industry is preferred
  • Strong analytical and Finance skills
  • Proven experience as a successful team leader
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with ability to influence at various organizational levels
  • Dynamic profile, agile & proactive, problem solver, team player
  • Fluent in English, French is a plus
  • Advanced Excel and Power Point is mandatory
  • Expert knowledge of SAP & Power BI is a plus

 

HERE, YOU WILL FIND:
•    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
 

 

 

SEPHORA
MAISON

Sephora’s stores offer passionate beauty fans across the world a privileged freedom to touch and test products since 1969.The House provides a superior selection of quality products and always keeps pace with the latest trends.The house is built upon the exceptional talents of its beauty professionals who create a perfect environment for adventurous clients who want to experiment and learn.With the innovative range of products in the Sephora Collection, its distinctive stores and bold commitment to new ideas, the House is always able to surprise and delight its clients.At every touch point with its clients, in store and online, Sephora provides an unconventional approach which has made it the most loved beauty community in the world.
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