
Financial Controller
- Kuwait City
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure and assess timely preparation and review of monthly MIS, P/L, BS, KPI and other operational activities including Cash Management, CAPEX & Working Capital Management.
- Strive to improve revenue and profits of all departments by focusing on topline growth as well as scouting for various cost saving initiatives.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting that is compliant with statutory regulations and is free of financial irregularities.
- Prepare monthly budgets and financial statements within timelines.
- Continuously review and recommend changes to policies and procedures to exercise effective financial controls. Ensure compliance with the same by the Operating Management.
- Interpret and analyze financial statements for meaningful comparison (trend analysis, variance analysis, benchmarking, KPIs, etc.)
- Review financial statements and ledgers; work with the team to resolve any discrepancies.
- Review financial implications and payouts of incentive schemes and provide feedback on their feasibility and effectiveness.
- Prepare monthly MIS reports and generate the same from ERP system (Auto line)
- Assess performance of various Business Units and generate financial statements for the same.
- Understand the cost component nuances in Automotive industry, ensure appropriate inventory costing is performed.
- Ensure adequate provisions for doubtful debts & obsolescence inventory is created in line with the applicable policies
- Manage supplier incentives/ rebates and ensure timely recovery in line with Annual target agreements.
- Maintain audit trails and implement audit report recommendations issued by internal and external auditors.
- Liaise with external auditors to ensure that financial results are reported on time.
- Project cash flow requirements and submit to Corporate Finance.
- Perform routine activities in accordance with agreed deadlines, standards and discharge any other task assigned by superiors in a timely and effective manner.
- Reviewing company’s balance sheets and supporting finance team with invoicing and capital expenditure.
- Fair knowledge of financial modeling, hedging & forex updates.
- Manage and handle grievances raised by subordinates in a prompt and effective manner and escalate as required.
- Monitor performance of finance personnel on financial and non-financial parameters such as cost savings achieved, internal customer responsiveness, teamwork, and technical acumen.
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