Director Financial Planning & Reporting

du; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

du is seeking a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning in Dubai. You will drive enterprise-wide reporting, scenario analysis and data-driven insights for EXCO and the Board, while coaching a high-performing finance team.

Role requires deep financial modelling, strong communication skills and experience in complex, regulated industries. A strategic partner to operations, you will link financial performance to business drivers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or related field.
• Mandatory professional qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA).
• 12–15 years of progressive FP&A/ corporate finance experience in large, complex organisations.
• Proven experience supporting EXCO level decision-making.
• Desirable experience in telecoms, regulated environments, or capital-intensive industries.
• Strong leadership of finance professionals.
• Advanced financial modelling, forecasting and scenario analysis capabilities.
• Ability to link financial performance to operational drivers.
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills.
• Proficiency with financial systems, planning tools and analytics platforms.
• Strong problem-solving with a pragmatic mindset.
• Oracle EPMS experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end annual budgeting, medium-term forecasting and 5-year business planning aligned with strategy.
• Provide forward-looking forecasts, scenario analysis, and risk/opportunity assessments.
• Support the Head in translating strategic priorities into robust financial plans and scorecards.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide management reporting (KPI dashboards) for EXCO, Board and regulators.
• Drive governance, data integrity and adherence to internal controls and policies.
• Lead inputs across the company to create a single source of truth for planning and reporting.
• Act as the primary interface for financial planning with auditors and governance forums.
• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team and advance analytics, automation and modern planning tools.

Skills

Financial modelling

Scenario analysis

Forecasting

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Oracle EPMS

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Professional qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA)

Tools

Oracle EPMS

Job description

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Financial Planning & Business Advisory

• Coordinate the end-to-end annual budgeting, medium-term forecasting and 5-year business planning processes, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
• Facilitate the regular forecasts and financial projections, providing forward-looking insights, scenario analysis, and risk/opportunity assessments for the company.
• Support the Head in translating strategic priorities into robust financial plans, balance scorecards, and performance commitments.

Management Reporting & Performance Insights

• Coordinate and enhance enterprise-wide management reporting, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and non-financial KPI dashboards.
• Ensure accurate, timely and insightful reporting to EXCO, Board, and regulator, highlighting performance drivers, value creation, and corrective actions.
• Drive consistent performance narrative across business units by integrating financial outcomes with operational and strategic metrics.

Forecasting and Analytics

• Establish best-in-class forecasting models, incorporating scenario planning, sensitivities, and stress testing.
• Provide decision support on major investments, CapEx/OpEx trade-offs, cost optimization initiatives, and strategic business cases.
• Proactively identify performance risks and opportunities and recommend data-driven actions to improve outcomes.

Governance, Controls & Stakeholder Management

• Ensure strong financial governance, data integrity, and adherence to internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate inputs across the company to ensure a single source of truth for planning and reporting.
• Act as the primary interface for financial planning and performance matters with auditors, regulators, and internal governance forums.
• Coordinate the Investment Committee's meeting agenda, action points closure and presentation submissions.

Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing financial planning and reporting team, fostering a culture of accountability, insight, and continuous improvement.
• Drive capability uplift through advanced analytics, automation, and modern planning tools.
• Embed best-practice planning and performance management standards across the organization.

Qualifications, Experience And Skills

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Mandatory Professional qualification (e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA).
• 12 - 15 years of progressive experience in financial planning, management reporting, or corporate finance within large, complex organizations.
• Proven experience supporting EXCO level decision-making.
• Demonstrated track record in leading enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Experience in telecoms, regulated environments and/or capital-intensive industries is highly desirable.
• Strong people leadership experience managing and developing medium level finance professionals.
• Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis capabilities.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to link financial performance to operational drivers.
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to influence medium/senior stakeholders.
• High proficiency in financial systems, planning tools, and performance analytics platforms.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong people management skills
• Proficiency in use of Oracle EPMS tool.