Financial Planning Analyst

Bridgestone

Job Purpose

The Financial Planning Analyst will be based in Dubai and report directly to the FP&A Manager, AME. The role supports financial planning and analysis across the Middle East and Africa region, providing insights to drive strategic decision-making and business performance. You will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and regional finance teams.

Responsibilities:

• Financial planning and analysis operations:
  
  • Consolidate and interpret company s financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
  • Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
  • Manage the preparation of the company s budget and rolling forecasts
• Finance and business partnership
  
  • Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement One sentence about main responsibility
  • Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
  • Engage in ongoing cost efficiency in all areas of the company
  • Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
  • Support decision making process at operational level with the area managers and department heads.
  • Assist in the determination of product pricing and value chain analysis
• Strategic guidance
  
  • Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction
  • Lead business cases for strategic initiatives

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification:

Bachelor s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

MBA / MSc is a plus

Experience (years):

• Minimum 5 years of experience
  Experience in Middle East markets required

Technical Skills:

• Strong financial analysis and forecasting
• Advanced SAP and Excel skills
• Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI)
• IFRS knowledge

Languages Skills:

Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work in a fast-paced matrix organization
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ownership and accountability
• Ability to simplify complex financial concepts