Budget Specialist

Sdeira Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 134,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Sdeira Group in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Budgeting Specialist to support development, consolidation, and analysis of the annual budget, forecasts, and long-term financial plans. You will partner with departments to gather inputs and maintain budgeting models to ensure accuracy.

You will prepare monthly and quarterly performance reports, identify variances, propose cost-saving opportunities, and help governance of budgeting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant finance/administration field.
• CMA/ACCA/CFA/CPA or equivalent preferred.
• 3–5 years of budgeting, FP&A, financial analysis, management reporting, or corporate finance experience.
• Experience in real estate, facilities management, property management, hospitality, or diversified group organizations preferred.
• Strong understanding of budgeting methodologies, forecasting techniques, and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation and consolidation of annual budgets across all business units and corporate functions.
• Coordinate with department heads to gather budget inputs, assumptions, and supporting documentation.
• Support quarterly forecasts and long-range financial plans.
• Maintain budgeting models and planning templates for consistency and accuracy.
• Monitor budget submissions and ensure alignment with objectives and targets.
• Perform variance analysis comparing actual results against budget and forecast.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual budget performance reports and dashboards.
• Support management presentations and executive reporting requirements.
• Analyze revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and key financial metrics.
• Track departmental spending and budget utilization.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements.
• Monitor performance against budgets and highlight risks.
• Support budget controls and governance processes.
• Liaise with finance teams and stakeholders to ensure accurate financial data collection.
• Provide guidance on budgeting policies, procedures, and timelines.
• Support budget review meetings and management discussions.
• Maintain budgeting databases, reports, and financial planning tools.
• Assist in enhancing budgeting processes, reporting automation, and financial models.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy within budgeting and reporting systems.
• Participate in finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

The Budgeting Specialist is responsible for supporting the development, consolidation, monitoring, and analysis of the annual budget, forecasts, and long-term financial plans for Sdeira Group. The role plays a key part in ensuring accurate financial planning, performance tracking, cost control, and management reporting to support strategic and operational decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting & Financial Planning

• Assist in the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets across all business units and corporate functions.
• Coordinate with department heads to gather budget inputs, assumptions, and supporting documentation.
• Support the preparation of quarterly forecasts and long-range financial plans.
• Maintain budgeting models and planning templates to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Monitor budget submissions and ensure alignment with organizational objectives and financial targets.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Perform variance analysis comparing actual results against budget and forecast.
• Investigate significant variances and provide insights and recommendations to management.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual budget performance reports and dashboards.
• Support management presentations and executive reporting requirements.
• Analyze revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and key financial metrics.

Performance Monitoring

• Track departmental spending and budget utilization.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and areas for efficiency improvements.
• Monitor financial performance against approved budgets and highlight risks proactively.
• Support the implementation of budget controls and governance processes.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure accurate financial data collection.
• Provide guidance to departments on budgeting policies, procedures, and timelines.
• Support budget review meetings and management discussions.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Maintain budgeting databases, reports, and financial planning tools.
• Assist in enhancing budgeting processes, reporting automation, and financial models.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy within budgeting and reporting systems.
• Participate in finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• Professional certification such as CMA, ACCA, CFA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred.

Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in budgeting, FP&A, financial analysis, management reporting, or corporate finance.
• Experience within real estate, facilities management, property management, hospitality, or diversified group organizations is preferred.
• Strong understanding of budgeting methodologies, forecasting techniques, and financial modeling.