Assistant Vice President - Group Financial Planning and Analysis

Aldar Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the real estate sector seeks a Financial Analyst with over 8 years of experience in FP&A. This role involves developing financial reports, coordinating budgets, and performing extensive analyses to support strategic growth. A bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting is required, with proficiency in ERP systems like Hyperion preferred.

Qualifications

• Min of 8+ years of experience in accounting and FP&A function.
• Experience in real estate or similar industry with revenues ≥ AED 5 billion.
• Experience in large ERP systems and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, forecasting, and performance analyses for Finance.
• Coordinate the budgeting process across Aldar and perform variance analysis.
• Implement financial improvements and analyze business opportunities.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Variance Analysis

Cost Structure Analysis

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Hyperion

ERP Systems

Job description

• Develop financial reports and analysis supporting the SVP – FP&A and operations along with the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Assist in the production, review, and analysis of the Group’s consolidated budgets.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting

• Support the planning, forecasting, and performance analyses for Finance and communicate coordinating management actions among entities.
• Implement financial improvements, deep dive on cost structures, and analyze business opportunities and / or investments with a keen eye on scaling for future growth and improving customer experience.
• Perform different types of analysis including variance analysis, Line-of-Business analysis, trend analysis, customer, vendor, and item profitability analysis, and support the line manager.
• Assist in the development of financial analysis policies and procedures.
• Maintain consistency and standardization of all service line metrics, reporting, and analysis.

Budget Planning & Process

• Coordinate the budgeting process across Aldar, review budget submissions, identify patterns, understand rationale, link to strategic objectives, and support the line manager.
• Coordinate reforecast exercises and variance analysis against the budget.
• Perform iterations of submissions and identify patterns on the budget for further validation.
• Support automation of budget / forecasting processes through Hyperion, variance analysis, and potential scenario planning.
• Perform budgetary controls (validation of budgets) through ERP and recommend to confirm the availability of budgets as required.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

RELATED YEAR OF EXPERIENCE :

Min of 8+ years of experience in accounting and FP&A function.

YOE IN MANAGERIAL POSITION

FIELD OF EXPERIENCE

• Real estate company or relatable industry with annual revenue of at least AED 5 billion.
• Experience in a multi-location environment to effectively communicate with and influence all levels of the organization and drive change.

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Strong technical accounting understanding and a solid understanding of, and experience with, quantitative and qualitative financial analysis.
• Experience with Hyperion or other large ERP systems and report writing systems.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.

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