# Commercial Finance Manager - Middle East — Food People

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Location: Dubai, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 25,000 to 40,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-07-21
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## Description

About the Role:

A leading FMCG company is seeking a Commercial Finance Lead to join its regional team based in Dubai. This role, covering the Middle East, will act as a strategic business partner to the commercial organization, providing financial leadership, commercial insight, and decision support across a distributor-led business. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving profitable growth, improving distributor performance, and supporting strategic initiatives across approximately fourteen markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with regional commercial leaders to support business growth and profitability

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance reporting across the region

• Deliver commercial insight through analysis of sales, margins, pricing, trade investment, and profitability

• Evaluate distributor performance and identify opportunities to improve commercial returns

• Support route to market initiatives, distributor transitions, and business case development

• Partner on the expansion of key channels including Modern Trade, HoReCa, and eCommerce

• Monitor financial risks and opportunities while ensuring strong governance and reporting standards

• Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and distributor partners across the region

Key Ingredients:

• Must have extensive commercial finance or business partnering experience within FMCG or consumer goods

• Must have a strong knowledge of Middle East markets and distributor-led business models

• Proven ability to turn financial data into actionable commercial insights

• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and profitability analysis

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills within a matrix organization

• SAP experience, ideally SAP S/4HANA

• Commercially driven, proactive, and comfortable operating across diverse regional markets

• Arabic language skills are advantageous but not essential

*Please note, only candidates with relevant experience will be contacted to discuss the position in more detail.

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## Requirements

Must have extensive commercial finance or business partnering experience within FMCG or consumer goods. Must have a strong knowledge of Middle East markets and distributor-led business models. Proven ability to turn financial data into actionable commercial insights. Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and profitability analysis. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills within a matrix organization. SAP experience, ideally SAP S/4HANA. Commercially driven, proactive, and comfortable operating across diverse regional markets. Arabic language skills are advantageous but not essential.

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