Assistant FP&A Manager

Confidential; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in the United Arab Emirates seeks an FP&A leader to drive actionable insights through Power BI dashboards, automated management reports and robust financial modeling across the organization.

You will own budgeting, forecasting and long‑term planning, perform variance analysis (actual vs budget vs prior year), develop sales and product mix analyses, and push AI‑enabled forecasting and intelligent reporting in collaboration with Sales, Operations, Procurement, HR and Finance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of FP&A and financial reporting experience.
• Proficient in SAP/SAP Analytics Cloud and Power BI.
• Strong financial modeling and scenario planning.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enhance Power BI dashboards and automated reports.
• Develop financial models, scenarios and sensitivity analyses.
• Coordinate annual budgets, forecasts and long-term plans.
• Perform variance analysis (actual vs budget vs prior year) and identify drivers.
• Prepare P&L and profitability analyses across units and products.
• Drive AI-enabled forecasting and intelligent management reporting.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and business insights.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

DAX

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Education

CA/ACCA/CMA

Tools

SAP

SAP Analytics Cloud

Advanced Excel

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Implementation and continuous enhancement of Power BI dashboards and automated management reports.

Develop and maintain financial and operational data models, SQL, DAX measures and Power BI reporting solutions.

Automate manual reporting processes and identify opportunities for FP&A process improvement and digital transformation.

Coordinate and prepare annual budgets, forecasts and long-term financial plans.

Perform monthly actual vs. budget, forecast and prior-year variance analysis and identify key business drivers.

Prepare and analyse sales performance by business unit, brand, branch, product and customer.

Analyse revenue, sales volume, ASP, gross profit, GP%, discounts and product mix to identify trends and opportunities.

Prepare P&L and profitability analysis across business units, branches and products.

Develop Flash reports, monthly management reports and executive performance dashboards.

Monitor key financial and operational KPIs and highlight risks, opportunities and corrective actions.

Support business units with financial analysis, commercial insights and decision-making support.

Develop financial models, scenarios and sensitivity analysis for business planning and strategic decisions.

Ensure accuracy, integrity and reconciliation of financial and operational data used in management reporting.

Work closely with Sales, Operations, Procurement, HR and Finance to understand performance and business drivers.

Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and management insights as required.

Continuously improve FP&A reporting to shift from data reporting to actionable business insights.

Drive AI transformation within FP&A by identifying and implementing AI use cases for reporting, forecasting, variance analysis, data interpretation and management insights.

Leverage AI tools to automate repetitive FP&A activities, enhance analytical capabilities and improve the speed and quality of decision-making.

Explore and implement AI-enabled forecasting, predictive analytics and intelligent management reporting.

Qualification

CA, ACCA, CMA

Experience

7+ Years

Competence

SAP,PBI,SQL, SAP Analytics Cloud, Advanced Excel & Financial Modeling