Finance BP Officer - UAE National

Etihad Airways; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in the UAE is looking for a Financial Analyst in Abu Dhabi. This role involves analyzing financial performance, generating reports, and participating in budget finalization. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Finance and at least 2 years of experience. Proficiency in Excel and knowledge of BI tools are essential, with familiarity in the airline industry preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a financial analyst or related financial systems and reporting.
• Experience with airlines preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial performance and prepare summaries.
• Generate management reporting packs monthly.
• Consolidate operational data for annual budgets.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Financial analysis

Business Intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI)

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance

Working towards ACA / ACCA / CPA / CIMA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Synopsis

Be part of the UAE’s global success story — join Etihad Airways and take your finance career beyond borders.

Responsible for providing the line manager, the SM FBP, the VP Financial Planning and Strategy and the relevant business area stakeholders with the financial information, tools, analyses, and insight to help them make more informed decisions and drive business strategy, while challenging their thinking and seeking further financial improvements. To be done through partnering with Business (and Finance), analyzing financial performance vs. set targets, financial planning and supporting in the revision of processes and tools.

This role will be responsible for having a deep understanding of the costs of certain business areas (assigned portfolio) and of the underlying tools and processes, for supporting the line manager and SM FBP in deepening their understanding of the costs associated with the assigned portfolio, and for establishing trust-based relationships with the relevant stakeholders within the portfolio business areas (likely Officers or Managers).

Accountabilities

• Analyse the financial performance of the department, prepare relevant summaries, commentaries and presentations
• Analyse and summarize large of amounts of financial data extracting information relevant for reporting, decision making and
• Generate and circulate the monthly management reporting packs.
• Consolidate operational data for the preparation on the current estimates of the full year’s results
• Participate in building up and finalization of the annual budget [consolidate data, prepare presentations, post budget journals]
• Conduct regular analysis of Business KPIs for monthly reporting presentations

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field

Working towards a professional qualification in Finance such as ACA / ACCA / CPA / CIMA etc. preferred

Min 2 years of experience as a financial analyst or related financial systems and reporting

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel; experience with BI tools is a plus (e.g., Tableau / Power BI)

Experience with SAP and other accounting systems

Fluent written and spoken English is required; additional languages will be a plus

Preference for experience with airlines

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more.All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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