Oversee corporate accounting and financial operations in the UAE/Middle East region. Contribute to accurate reporting, compliance, and informed decision - making while managing financial governance and operations.
About the role
- Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at Lyka, focusing on budgeting and financial performance for a pet wellness company. Leading analysis and financial processes in a high-growth environment.
Responsibilities
- Deliver core cyclical FP&A processes, including annual budgeting, re-forecasting and ongoing forecast updates.
- Own Lyka’s financial performance and analysis cadence, reviewing actuals vs budget and identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities.
- Deliver regular financial reporting across ELT, Board and investor audiences, translating insights into clear actions and decisions for budget owners and senior leaders.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to support planning and decision-making through commercial and ad-hoc analysis across key business drivers.
- Identify opportunities for automation and lead projects that uplift FP&A processes and the broader Finance experience.
- Lead and support two FP&A team members, building capability and a strong commercial mindset
Requirements
- Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, corporate finance or commercial finance, ideally within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Experience in inventory-based, manufacturing, FMCG or supply-chain-led businesses, with a strong understanding of margin, cost and volume drivers.
- Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret data, understand underlying drivers and translate insights into clear actions and decisions.
- Tech-savvy and comfortable working with financial systems and new tools, including budgeting, forecasting and reporting platforms.
- Comfortable juggling priorities, getting hands-on and driving process improvement in a scaling business.
- People leadership experience, with a track record of coaching and developing team members.
Benefits
- Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes on behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!
- Growth and Development – Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expand. We provide an annual L&D budget for you to continue your personal development.
- Work for a sustainability-focused company – we care about the health of our dogs and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet wellness company and we’re always looking at ways for us to improve sustainability practices.
- Be part of a diverse top-talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
- Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up
- Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work
- Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends – flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training and care to help them live their best life!
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