Financial Controller

Edenred is the leading digital platform for corporate services in the areas of benefits, professional mobility, and B2B payments.

Operating in 44 countries, it connects more than 60 million users to over 2 million partner merchants through more than 1 million client companies.

Edenred offers solutions dedicated to employee engagement (meal vouchers, commuting, gift vouchers, wellness, rewards, and preferential offers to boost purchasing power), mobility (multi-energy solutions, including EV charging, fleet management services, maintenance, toll, and parking), and corporate payments (virtual cards). In addition to its own solutions, Edenred also distributes offers from more than 120 partners on its platform.

True to the Group's purpose, "Enrich connections. For good.", these solutions enhance users' well-being and purchasing power and simplify the lives of professional drivers while promoting access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products, and more sustainable mobility. They improve the attractiveness and efficiency of businesses and vitalize the employment market and the local economy.

Edenred’s 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day.

In 2024, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group generated a business volume of nearly €45 billion, mainly through mobile applications, online platforms and cards.

Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC Next 20, CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good, DJSI Europe Index, DJSI World Index, and MSCI Europe.

The UAE Context

Edenred UAE is a fast growing payroll service provider serving more than 15,000 business and more than 2.2 million unbanked employees. We service over 10 banks and 35 financial institutions. We offer a unique value proposition for companies to manage their payroll and for employees to receive their salaries and use it in the simplest way offering multiple value added services via our mobile app (money transfer, mobile recharge and card services).

Reporting to the Head of Finance and Operations, you will initially lead the FP&A function, overseeing planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis while covering for the FP&A Manager during maternity leave. Upon completion of this assignment, you will transition into the Financial Controller position, taking ownership of the Finance & Accounting function and providing leadership to the team to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong governance, and operational excellence.

• Prepare reports for the product team showing income split by product, explaining key variances and trends

• Review monthly profit and loss statements prepared by the Finance Manager, ensuring accurate cost allocation and performing detailed variance analysis across revenue and operating expenses

• Lead the annual budgeting and bi-annual forecasting processed and support the 3 year strategic planning process for the UAE PSNM business unit

• Review monthly capex for intangible assets to ensure costs are correctly allocated in line with IAS38

• Prepare executive-level financial presentations and performance packs for senior management and group finance

• Calculate and validate quarterly sales commission payments in accordance with approved incentive schemes

• Partner with Sales, Product, Operations and other business functions to provide financial insights, challenge assumptions and support strategic decision-making that drives business performance

• Monitor financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior-year results, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions

• Drive continuous improvements in FP&A processes, reporting quality and operational efficiency

• Develop and enhance automated reporting and dashboards using Power BI and other data visualisation tools

• Undertake financial modelling, scenario analysis and ad hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives

• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards and applicable regulatory requirements

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring timely completion of financial reporting, account reconciliations, accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reviews.