Business Controller Levant - Roche - Lebanon

Reporting dually to the Regional Head Finance Middle East in UAE and Country Head in Lebanon, you will be leading the Finance & Procurement function across Levant countries (Lebanon, Iraq, Syria & Jordan). Your role will be extending from driving the strategic direction through to implementation of tactical financial plans, including budgeting & planning, financial analysis and timely recommendations to management while maintaining adequate financial controls in place. Acting as a people manager, your role will be also overseeing and developing the financial & accounting team.

Providing an outstanding business partnership to business and various key stakeholders while collaborating at local, regional and HQ level, you will be:
- Leading budget cycles, building tools and processes to ensure strong planning assumptions in a timely and high quality manner;- overseeing the annual budget planning and business review process
- Providing regular updates to management when needed, performing financial analyses for various stakeholders to support their business activities, aiming at improving further Roche financial performance
- Leading key projects and initiatives to achieve functional efficiency and add value across the organization;- providing timely business unit/company/corporate information in compliance with set reporting requirements and deadlines
- Ensuring that accounting/control systems and procedures are maintained in line with established company and statutory requirements; reviewing and highlighting key variances from the business plan while proposing effective solutions & action plans
- Collaborating with other operational groups while aiming at sound financial management and providing interface between business and corporate with regards to reporting and effective information flow management.

Desired Skills and Experience
This challenging role requires the following experience and skills:
- University Degree in Business Administration with finance emphasis, MBA will be considered a plus
- More than 5 years of strong experience in finance in a multinational environment with at least 2-3 years in a similar role capacity
- Sound knowledge of the Lebanese fiscal and accounting rules (relevant exposure to other Levant countries would be a strong asset);- solid experience in budgeting & forecasting processes, planning- & reporting, SAP system
- Proven people management experience and leadership skills;- team player focus, self-motivation & drive
- Project management & cross functional collaboration capabilities; proactive approach in assessing the impact of financial and legislative changes on company performance
- Ability to plan and prioritize work to meet high quality standards and tight deadlines, together with strong analytical &- planning skills
- Strong interpersonal skills to deal with sensitive and contentious matters; influencing and inspiring skills as well as excellent communication &presentation capabilities
- Fluency both in English & Arabic is required
- Lebanese nationals and/or residents with work permit would be preferred.

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