Taste & Wellbeing Commercial Controller for AME

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

Taste & Wellbeing Commercial Controller for Africa and the Middle East

A Commercial Controller opportunity with the global leader in the creation of Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty, and an essential member of our Taste & Wellbeing Regional Controlling team for South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, while being based in our Dubai office - Your future position?

Are you an experienced Commercial Controller professional with more than 5 years of relevant experience and would like to join the Controlling team of a global and leading organisation? Then this might be the perfect opportunity for you!

Our Controlling team ensures that Givaudan can continue to offer our niche solutions and ingredients to customers at the appropriate value and price point to promote sustainable growth and is also responsible for all business controlling matters, from monthly reporting to business case modelling and contract work.

We are looking to strengthen our Taste & Wellbeing Controlling team for South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (SAMEA) region and hiring a ‘Commercial Controller' to support our increasing business needs and project pipelines in Africa and the Middle East (AME) region. The role will be based in our SAMEA regional head office in Dubai and will report to the Taste & Wellbeing Head of Controlling & Pricing for SAMEA.

You will support the Taste & Wellbeing SAMEA Controlling team with Financial analysis, KPI’s, system preparation, numeric information, business cases, and general controlling activities to maximise the purpose, sales and profitability of the business. You will partner and work closely with our commercial teams in the Africa and Middle East markets in all commercial finance activities to build strong relationships and become a vital partner for the business. 

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the food & beverage, fragrance and beauty industries. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers. Our customers in the SAMEA region have local, regional, and international profiles, bringing diversity and curiosity to your daily job.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs and provide value. 

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for -  

Financial Planning & Analysis: 

• Monitor overall functional costs (OPEX & CAPEX) and perform analysis.
• Work closely with the sales and marketing teams and deliver proactive and engaging financial and commercial insights.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency with systems requirements.
• Participate in the forecasting mid to long-term planning activities for the Africa and Middle East markets.
• Provide detailed, accurate financial reports and analysis promptly.
• Establish processes to provide revenue and profit analysis regularly and take ownership with Commercial.
• Create awareness and transparency on any business risks and opportunities to regional and local management teams.

Business Partnering:  
• Prepare and collect financial information for the sub-regions (last estimation & budget).
• Provide timely and insightful financial analysis to support business decisions.
• Extend vital business analysis support to the sales teams across the AME region.
• Effectively build close working relationships across all business functions and teams across the AME region. 

Drive commercial finance processes:  
• Participate in the preparation of training and support to staff in sales and sub-regions in the effective use of financial reporting systems to ensure effective business control.
• Provide support across several projects, including systems/process implementations, to continuously improve our business process and share best practices across Givaudan. 

Continuous improvement:  
• Seek to identify and implement improvements in the commercial reporting process, enabling efficient and accurate monthly financial reviews.
• Proactively suggest technical and process improvements.

You?

Are you someone who wants to shape your world? Who succeeds being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then join us and impact your world!

Your professional profile includes:

• Currently living or residing in the United Arab Emirates.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics, Finance, or Accounting, and keen to start or already working towards professional qualifications (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, CFA)
• 5+ years of relevant professional work experience in controlling and/or accounting role(s) in cross-cultural/international work environments. 
• Additional experience in: B2B budgeting and planning/sales/marketing/operations/FMCG work environments will be advantageous but not mandatory. 
• Excellent numerical skills.
• Customer interaction experience will be an asset.
• Excellent oral and written proficiency in the English language. Proficiency in additional languages like Arabic or French will be advantageous but not mandatory.
• Knowledge or experience with SAP (SD, CO, FI) & SAP-BI will be useful to have.

Your benefits - 

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• A creative team environment that will inspire you.
• Attractive compensation package.
• Private health insurance.
• Support for children's education*. 
• Annual flight ticket allowance for self and eligible dependents*.
• Performance bonus*.

(* As per company policy)

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.