Written by admin on 2008-10-19
Jobs in UAE – The Commercial Business Manager serves as the senior F&A officer of the business group and operates as an equal and trusted member of the Business Group’s management team, providing a financial and business perspective to improve management decisions in order to achieve the business objectives while still maintaining fiscal responsibility. They will be intimately familiar with the operation of the business and will keep executive and senior management informed on the issues facing the business while anticipating and preventing “surprises.”
•Manage the budget and forecasting processes for the Business Group
•Serve as an “early warning” clearing house to senior management for significant business deviations from plan and forecast. The objective will be to conduct sufficient planning and subsequent monitoring to know how the business is performing and forecast to perform.
•Interface regularly with the Senior VP of Finance to discuss issues facing the BG including significant risks and opportunities
•Serve as the point person from a business standpoint for all potential BG investments and acquisitions
•Interface regularly with Business Managers across the enterprise to share best practices, provide/receive mentorship and facilitate continuous improvement in risk management and operational approaches.
•Responsible for providing oversight on major proposals from a pricing, cash flow, contract and risk perspective.
•Coordinate with Corporate F&A departments (Legal, Insurance, Tax, Treasury, etc.) on issues related to BG activities
•Ensure that company policy and risk management procedures are understood and implemented.
•Actively participate in major project reviews
•Review and provide guidance on all teaming agreements and Joint Ventures in the Business group.
•Communicate regularly with Regional / Theatre Business managers to ensure alignment between and accountability for BG and regional/theatre goals.