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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai

Dubai

Responsible for the business controlling function for a business team spread across the vast area in Near East and North Africa (NENA) with an annual turnover of 750M$. Responsible To lead the budget planning process for the region, gathering input and developing an understanding of budget profile, including customer volumes, marketing investment and.

Dubia

• Near East and North Africa (NENA), being the second largest Area in Nokia world, encompassing 17+ countries with five Local Offices – Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco. As Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Leading the budget planning process for the area including marketing investment and other operating expenses.
• Setting marketing and other Opex targets for all the five Local Offices.
• Ensuring that the guidance on marketing investments from Global is followed in all the LOs.
• Monthly calls are held with the LO Marketing managers to follow up on their spend vs forecast and budgets and giving feedback to region on the same.
• Assisting marketers in planning in the tools.

Dubai

• As a business analyst, Near East comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, main responsibilities include:
• Sales back end margin analysis and maintenance: Maintaining budgets, planning, accruals and trackers for sales back end margin and responsible for arranging monthly review meetings with sales managers.
• Responsible to issue all rebate credit notes to partners and making sure that rebate payment requests are backed by all approvals and are verified with proper evidence.
• Ensuring good ROI for all rebate and Opex investments.
• Operational expenses (Opex) Budgeting: Managing monthly Opex planning and variance analysis and supporting functions of sales area with the similar activities. Assisted cost center managers in planning for the same.
• Responsible for maintenance of monthly KPI scorecards for the Area and preparation of management letter.

Dubai

This position is to lead budget planning process and setting Opex targets for the Areas and then making sure that as a region we are not overspending vs our targets. Also responsible for preparing monthly scorecard & supporting Regional Head of Finance with comments, analysis and preparation of management letter.Additionally responsible for providing.

Islamabad

Responsibility included accounting activities for Nokia and Nokia Siemens Network in Pakistan and Afghanistan, ensuring accuracy and completeness of accounting data with timely and accurate statutory reporting.Worked in conjunction with global tax team, local tax advisor and global accounting teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of all corporate and.