Assistant Commercial Finance Manager

dmg events is an international exhibitions and publishing company. We attract more than 425,000 visitors to our global portfolio of 80 exhibitions each year. Through our global events, our aim is simple. We want to accelerate business through face-to-face events, which is why we work so hard to bring people together, creating opportunities for them to network, learn and do business. dmg events is part of the Daily Mail Group Trust (DMGT). DMGT Manages a diverse, multinational portfolio of companies with total revenues of £2bn, that provide businesses and consumers with compelling information, analysis, insight, events, news, and entertainment.

Role Purpose

• Responsibility for the financial management, business planning and budgetary processes of the Middle East (MEAA) portfolio
• Business Partnering, improving business efficiency and commercial decision making by enhancing management information and financial forecasting
• Providing and maintain a strong financial management and control environment with appropriate processes
• Working with the VP of Finance and portfolio heads in the Middle East to implement and execute business strategy

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Working with commercial teams to track performance of events and report them at month-end

Liaising with London / Middle East finance teams to ensure journals are corrected posted for monthly management accounts

Providing quality, value added commentary and analysis

Managing the budgeting and forecasting process across the Middle East portfolio

Developing, implementing and managing on-going measures to enhance financial and management information including appropriate KPIs and metrics

Ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained and that DMG Event policies are communicated, implemented and complied with

Preparing business plans and monitoring performance against them

Calculating / reviewing commission / bonus payments to ensure compliance with individual schemes

Carrying out any reasonable project work / ad hoc task as requested

Attending training and development as required

Management of two analysts Dubai

Relationships

Internal Customers :

Direct report - Dubai

Finance teams – Dubai, UK

Senior management and budget holders – Dubai

Sales teams – Middle East

Commercial teams; Operations, Marketing, Content, HR – Middle East

Other staff, as necessary

External Customers :

Auditors

Other professional advisors

Other divisions of DMGT

Customers

Key Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

Technical / Functional :

Membership of a recognized accounting professional body preferred (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CPA) with 5-7 years post-qualified experience

Experience in managing and developing a direct team

Experience of working with overseas offices

Commercially focused with commercial finance experience

Proven track record in developing, cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with senior business leaders that enables open and collaborative communication

Advanced Excel skills to the Macro and pivot table level,

Experience in relevant systems is useful (Salesforce, PowerBI, FinancialForce)

Personal Attributes / Interpersonal

Excellent analytical and organizational skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills, friendly approachable manner

Self-motivated, conscientious and driven

Administration and Organisation

Time Management

Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

Ability to work within a target driven marketplace

Self-motivated / Innovative / Creative

Good team working ethics

A flexible, pragmatic and common-sense approach

Patience and an ability to communicate clear and concise instructions

Enthusiastic with a strong desire to succeed

Strong attention to detail

A willingness to travel

Language capabilities – desirable but not mandatory

A familiarity with CRM software such as Salesforce - advantage but not essential

Key Success Criteria

Ability to work with all departments

A team player

Ownership

Willingness to succeed

Please take the time to read the job description, you must meet all the criteria set out above for your application to be considered. We do check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 days. If you are not contacted by us within 5 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time."

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