Summary
Apple is hiring a Finance Business Partner to support its META Sales team from Dubai. The role provides financial and commercial support, including target setting, partner account planning, demand generation, channel development, and analysis to inform business decisions. It also involves working with channel partners and cross-functional teams while maintaining robust controls and compliance. Applicants should have a degree, strong communication and analytical skills, and proficient spoken and written English; an accountancy qualification is preferred.
The posting
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Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined - and now can’t imagine living without. If you’re motivated by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job!
You will become a member of the Sales Finance team at Apple. With approximately 150 employees based across 4 locational hubs within EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), we create value, collaborating with many teams to provide outstanding commercial and financial support. We set the bar high; go out of our way to help others; share knowledge; filter out noise to focus on the essential; encourage the very best from ourselves and the team; and drive the right course of action. To do all of this you will be an excellent communicator, collaborator and innovator, with a passion for debate and inclusion.
The purpose of this role is to provide first line business partnering to the META Sales team, to support high quality decision making with a view to improving performance and maximising return. You will also be key in developing and monitoring the strategic initiatives that will drive growth within the route to market.
Description
To be successful, you will build a deep understanding of all aspects of the business, developing both the critical goals as well as driving the operational execution. Core tasks will cover areas such as target setting, partner account planning, demand generation and other channel development and investment activities. Great communication is essential to challenge and enable your key business partners; articulate findings from financial analysis; to build and maintain external relationships with channel partners; and to support cross-functional projects. A high degree of integrity and attention to detail will be essential for insight based decision-making and ensuring robust controls and compliance.
Minimum Qualifications
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Ability to understand, evaluate and apply different business models to the right environment.
- Proven track record of value creation, leading change and performance improvement.
- Innovative team based player, with forward-thinking approach.
- Proficient in spoken and written English, with accomplished presentation skills.
- Degree level education
Preferred Qualifications
- Analytical with outstanding Finance grounding and understanding.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
- Accountancy qualification preferred