Danone MENA is looking for an experienced Business Controller Maghreb for its Specialized Business in Algers, Algeria.
The Business Controller – Maghreb acts as a strategic finance partner, driving financial performance through robust forecasting, reporting, and analysis. This role ensures accurate tracking and optimization of working capital, including Capex, inventories, write-offs, fixed assets, and free cash flow. It also supports intercompany reporting alignment and balance sheet integrity, while challenging the business to deliver cost-saving initiatives and transparent progress reporting.
• Provide financial insights and decision support to senior stakeholders across the Maghreb region.
• Challenge assumptions and support data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align financial goals with business strategy.
• Lead forecasting and budgeting processes for working capital, Capex, and inventory.
• Analyze performance variances and investigate root causes across key financial metrics.
• Ensure reporting accuracy and timeliness across systems (e.g., Magnitude, SAP, Power BI).
• Prepare monthly closing and pre-closing files.
• Participate in rolling forecast cycle meetings and support strategic planning.
• Ensure compliance with internal control frameworks and audit requirements.
• Support statutory and internal audits with timely and accurate financial data.
• Maintain integrity of balance sheet accounts and ensure proper documentation.
To be successful in the role you should have:
• Graduation from a business school with a major in Finance or Accounting.
• Qualified accountant (CPA, CMA, or equivalent).
• Proven experience 4-5 years in a similar role within a matrixed or multinational environment
• Strategic thinking and influencing.
• Accountability and results orientation.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP).
• Strong financial planning and analysis capabilities.
• Data integrity and systems management.
• Business partnering and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong command of ERP and BI tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI).
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Track record of meeting reporting deadlines and ensuring data accuracy.
• Exposure to audit processes and internal control frameworks.
Location:
Algers, Algeria
Languages required:
Danone Values:
Candidates are expected to adhere to Danone’s core values: Humanism, Openness, Proximity & Enthusiasm
Mobility:
Candidate should preferably be open to moving within the region or outside the region with Danone in 3-4 years if such an opportunity will arise which will contribute to his/her career growth
Danone is a world-leading food company operating in three business divisions: Fresh Dairy Products, Specialized Nutrition, and Waters.
Danone’s mission is Bringing health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have in impacting the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.
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Danone Middle East doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where all hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, national origin, age, genetic characteristic, or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.
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