Budgeting and MIS Manager

Michael Page; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership exposure

Career development

Job summary

Michael Page seeks an experienced Budgeting and MIS Manager in Dubai to lead financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis across a diversified group within the services sector.

You will partner with senior leadership to deliver data-driven insights supporting strategic decisions and business growth, driving automation and ERP/BI initiatives while ensuring robust governance and data quality.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of FP&A, budgeting, management reporting, or business performance management.
• Minimum 3 years in a managerial/leadership role.
• Strong MIS reporting and performance analysis background.
• Advanced financial modelling and scenario planning capabilities.
• Hands-on ERP/BI experience with SAP, Oracle, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end annual budgeting across the group, including consolidation, reviews, and approvals.
• Develop budgets covering revenue, costs, headcount, capex, and cash flow.
• Manage regular forecasting cycles and rolling forecasts with risks/opportunities.
• Enhance planning models, cost allocations, budget controls, and reporting structures.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/ad hoc management information for senior leadership and board.
• Design executive dashboards and standardized reporting methodologies.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

MIS reporting

Financial modelling

Variance analysis

ERP systems

Power BI

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA/CMA)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Budgeting and MIS Manager to lead financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and business performance analysis for a large and diversified organisation. Based in Dubai, UAE, this role will partner closely with senior leadership to deliver data-driven insights that support strategic decision-making and business growth.

Client Details

An organisation that is a well-established and highly respected organisation operating across multiple business lines within the services sector. With a strong market presence and a focus on operational excellence, the business continues to invest in innovation, financial discipline, and long-term sustainable growth across the region in the industrial/manufacturing sector, located in Dubai.

Description

• Lead the end-to-end annual budgeting process across the group, including planning timelines, assumptions, consolidation, reviews, and final approvals.
• Collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders to develop detailed budgets covering revenue, costs, headcount, capital expenditure, and cash flow.
• Manage regular forecasting cycles and rolling forecasts, identifying business risks, opportunities, and key assumption changes.
• Enhance and maintain financial planning models, cost allocation frameworks, budget controls, and reporting structures.
• Support financial planning for strategic projects, business transformations, new contracts, investments, and expansion initiatives.
• Ensure budgets are accurately maintained and integrated within ERP and reporting systems.
• Prepare and deliver monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc management information reports for executive leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Develop insightful reporting covering revenue performance, profitability, EBITDA, overheads, working capital, cash flow, capital expenditure, and operational KPIs.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, historical performance, and business targets, providing clear recommendations.
• Establish and maintain standardised reporting methodologies, governance frameworks, and data quality controls.
• Design executive-level dashboards and visual reporting tools that simplify complex financial information.
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, pricing reviews, business cases, investment decisions, and operational improvements.
• Analyse business performance trends and identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency, productivity, and cost management.
• Partner with leadership teams to improve forecasting accuracy and support commercial decision-making.
• Prepare presentations, briefing packs, and financial analyses for senior executives and key stakeholders.
• Monitor approved business cases and track the delivery of expected financial benefits.
• Strengthen budgeting and reporting governance through robust controls, accountability, and compliance processes.
• Work closely with Finance, Treasury, HR, Procurement, IT, and operational teams to align financial and business data.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives across planning, reporting, and dashboarding processes.
• Support the implementation and optimisation of ERP, BI, and reporting technologies.
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity of commercially sensitive financial information.
• Lead and develop finance team members while fostering a high-performance culture

Profile

• Must be currently based in the UAE.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting or finance qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CMA, or equivalent is mandatory.
• 8 to 12 years of experience within FP&A, budgeting, management reporting, commercial finance, or business performance management.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a managerial or leadership capacity.
• Proven experience leading annual budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Strong background in executive-level MIS reporting and performance analysis.
• Advanced financial modelling and scenario planning capabilities.
• Experience working within a diversified group or multi-business environment is highly desirable.
• Hands‑on experience with ERP and reporting platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Power BI, or similar tools.

Job Offer

• Opportunity to join a market‑leading organisation with a strong regional presence.
• High visibility role with regular exposure to executive leadership.
• Strategic position influencing business performance and growth initiatives.
• Opportunity to drive reporting transformation and automation projects.
• Collaborative and fast‑paced working environment.
• Clear scope for professional development and career progression.
• Exposure to complex, multi‑business operations.

Skills

Budgeting, financial planning and analysis, variance analysis, forecasting, reporting, audit, compliance