Financial Controller at Ferrero

Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Controlling, Commercial Controlling, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Forecasting, Performance Analysis, SAP, Order-to-Cash Cycle, ROI Analysis, Variance Analysis, Financial Reporting, Cross-functional Collaboration, Data-driven Decision Making, English Fluency, Arabic Fluency, Analytical Skills

Industry

Manufacturing

Description

About the Role: The Financial Controller plays a key role in supporting the Commercial organization by providing financial insights, performance monitoring, and analytical guidance to drive profitable and sustainable growth. Acting as a strategic business partner to Sales and Trade Marketing teams, the role ensures that commercial investments, pricing strategies, and promotional activities are aligned with company financial objectives and Group guidelines. The position also contributes to strengthening financial discipline across commercial operations by enhancing forecasting accuracy, monitoring trade spend effectiveness, and improving reporting tools and processes to support data-driven decision making.Main Responsibilities: Act as a key business partner to the Commercial team by providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to support profitable and sustainable growth. Collaborate closely with Sales, Trade Marketing, and Channel teams to evaluate commercial initiatives, assess financial implications, monitor performance, and ensure alignment with company financial targets and strategic objectives. Support the development and management of sales and commercial investment forecasts, track trade investments and promotional spending, and conduct variance analysis against budgets and forecasts to enable informed, data-driven decision making. Contribute to monthly closing activities related to commercial performance, including reviewing commercial accruals and analyzing key financial variances. Additionally, assess the effectiveness and return on investment (ROI) of commercial initiatives, prepare regular financial reports and performance dashboards for management, and continuously improve tools, processes, and reporting frameworks to strengthen commercial planning, tracking, and financial visibility.About You: The ideal candidate holds a university degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. You have around 5 years of experience in financial or commercial controlling, ideally within FMCG companies. You demonstrate strong analytical and financial modeling skills and have experience supporting commercial teams through budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. Hands-on experience with ERP systems, particularly SAP, is essential, as most pricing maintenance, claims booking, and promotional activations are processed through SAP. Familiarity with the Order-to-Cash cycle is also important due to the close interaction with Sales and Trade Marketing teams. As a proactive and agile professional, you are able to work effectively in fast-paced environments and support data-driven decision making. Your strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, along with proficiency in SAP systems and financial reporting tools, will enable you to make a valuable contribution in this role. Fluency in English is required, and Arabic would be considered an advantage.Our Benefits & Perks: Careers with caring built in - discover our benefits here.About Ferrero: Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com. DE&I at Ferrero: Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding. Find out more here.

Responsibilities

The Financial Controller acts as a strategic partner to the Commercial team, providing financial insights and monitoring performance to drive sustainable growth. Key duties include managing commercial investment forecasts, analyzing ROI on promotional activities, and improving reporting tools for data-driven decision making.