Finance Business Partner

Velora Aviation; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Velora Aviation seeks a senior finance professional to lead management reporting, forecasting, and budgeting. You will develop forecasts, analyze variances, and support the budgeting cycle to drive strategic decisions across the company.

The role requires a Master’s in Finance/Business and professional qualifications (CA/CIMA/MBA/ACCA), with at least 6 years in accounting/finance and strong Excel modeling. Airline experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business/Finance is required.
• Professional qualification such as CA, CIMA, MBA or ACCA.
• Minimum 6 years in finance/forecasting; airline experience preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and proficiency in large Excel models.
• Advanced English communication (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Manage reporting of company performance and track results vs targets.
• Provide analysis of actual vs budget and forecast; explain variances.
• Support budget cycle, prepare estimates, and long-term forecasts and business plans.
• Model financial scenarios and assess cashflow impact for decisions.
• Coordinate monthly consolidation and distribute reports to stakeholders.
• Track historical trends and KPIs; benchmark financial and operating performance.
• Collaborate with finance teams to optimize balance sheet and reporting processes.
• Automation of reports to reduce manual tasks and speed up outputs.

Skills

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Budgeting

Excel modelling

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/Business

CA/CIMA/MBA/ACCA

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Planning tools

Job description

Job Purpose

Responsible for effective management reporting of financials to internal and external stakeholders within stipulated timelines, as required – includes but is not limited to actuals tracking, ad-hoc analyses, as well as accurate and reliable development of short and long-term forecast development against board and internal targets

Job Accountabilities

• Overall management Reporting of Company performance and periodic tracking of performance against planned targets:
• Support with the financial planning, analysis, and reporting function by providing comprehensive reports detailing actual versus budget and forecasted results which includes clear and concise variance explanations - drive cost analysis and highlight key variances to targets and historical trends
• Preparation & provision of various management reports, support on the budget cycle, preparing current estimates, long term forecasts and business plans.
• Supporting in the financial modelling for projects and investment decisions together with the maintenance of budget and budgetary controls by prepare ad-hoc analysis on restructuring scenarios and impact on cashflows for the management
• Manage the generation, review, delivery and release of monthly consolidated financial data to business stakeholders & other Finance teams.
• Provide historical trend analysis reviewing current performance and KPIs versus historical data
• Recommend and track benchmarks for measuring financial and operating performance
• Work closely with Financial Reporting to identify opportunities to restructure balance sheet and provide economical value to the business
• Set-up projects in an objective to be agile in producing outputs (eliminate manual intervention) to senior management by flexing key operational and performance indicators. Set up system & templates to provide reports detailing actual versus budget and forecasted results which includes clear and concise variance explanations.

Education & Experience

• Must have at least a master’s degree in Business/Finance and a professional qualification such as CA, CIMA, MBA or ACCA
• Minimum of 6 years of work experience with at least 4 years in accounting, finance, budgeting and/or forecasting (preferred 3 years airline experience)
• Rigorous and analytical thinking
• Proficient in building and managing large MS Excel models, detailed PowerPoint and other planning system toolsBig four experience is a plus
• Strong experience in financial planning and control
• Advanced communication skills – English (verbal and writing)