Finance Business Partner

edari; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

edari in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Finance Business Partner for a renewable 6 month contract. The role blends FP&A, business partnering, budgeting, forecasting and financial controllership to support strategic and operational decisions.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Oracle Fusion and Hyperion/Oracle EPM experience and a background across FP&A, commercial finance and contract analysis.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA or equivalent.
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance and business partnering experience.
• Hands-on Oracle Fusion and Hyperion/Oracle EPM expertise.
• Financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting & scenario analysis.
• Financial reporting, controls and governance knowledge.
• Experience in infrastructure/capital-intensive sectors.
• Ability to translate data into commercial insights.
• Experience supporting contracts, negotiations and business cases.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Power BI and data visualization skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning.
• Provide regular financial reporting, variance and gap analysis.
• Act as trusted Finance Partner to business leaders and stakeholders.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses for decisions.
• Analyze revenue, costs, tariffs, contracts and capex.
• Support commercial negotiations and contract structuring.
• Prepare management decks for executives and regulators.
• Maintain budgetary controls with profit and cost centres.
• Support month-end and year-end close and controls.
• Identify profitability and efficiency improvement opportunities.

Skills

FP&A

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

CA/ACCA/CPA/CMA

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Hyperion/Oracle EPM

Power BI

Job description

A leading semi-government company based in Abu Dhabi is looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join its Business Partnership team on a renewable 6 month contract.

This is a broad, commercially focused finance role combining FP&A, business partnering, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and financial controllership. The successful candidate will work closely with business and senior stakeholders, providing financial insight and supporting strategic and operational decision-making.

We are searching for a qualified accountant with strong commercial finance experience and hands-on expertise in Oracle Fusion and Hyperion/EPM. Candidates who have moved across different areas of finance, particularly from finance consultancy, FP&A, financial planning or commercial finance, would be well suited to the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning processes across the business.
• Provide regular financial performance reporting, variance analysis and gap analysis, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to business leaders, developing a strong understanding of their operations, objectives and financial requirements.
• Provide financial insight and consultancy to support strategic decisions, investments, business cases and commercial initiatives.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models, forecasts and scenario analyses to support decision-making.
• Analyse key business value drivers, including revenue, tariffs, contracts, operating costs and capital projects.
• Support commercial negotiations and contract structuring, providing financial analysis and recommendations.
• Build and review bottom-up budgets, ensuring assumptions are robust and aligned with business plans.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions (PRs) and purchase orders (POs) from a budget and financial control perspective.
• Maintain effective budgetary controls, including the appropriate allocation of profit centres, cost centres and natural accounts.
• Support month-end and year-end financial close and controllership activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial information.
• Assess the financial impact of regulatory, tax and other external developments and communicate implications to relevant stakeholders.
• Support audit activities, internal controls, financial governance and compliance requirements.
• Prepare clear and compelling management presentations and financial decks for business leaders, C-suite stakeholders, regulators, vendors and customers.
• Support internalisation initiatives and portfolio expansion activities, providing financial analysis and commercial insight.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, operational efficiency and long-term financial sustainability.
• Leverage financial systems and reporting tools to improve the quality, efficiency and automation of financial planning and reporting.

Requirements

• Professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA or equivalent.
• Strong experience across FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering and financial analysis.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion and Hyperion / Oracle EPM is essential.
• Strong understanding of financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Solid understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles and financial controls.
• Experience working with complex business environments, ideally within infrastructure, utilities, energy, waste management or other capital-intensive industries.
• Demonstrated ability to translate financial data into commercial insights and actionable recommendations.
• Experience supporting contracts, negotiations, business cases and investment decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively with business leaders and senior management.
• Experience preparing financial presentations and reporting packs for a variety of audiences, including C-suite, regulators, vendors and customers.
• Strong Power BI and data visualisation skills are preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working in a broad role that combines FP&A, business partnering, commercial finance and controllership.
• Experience in a consulting/finance advisory environment combined with in-house FP&A or commercial finance experience would be advantageous.

Availability: Preference will be given to candidates available immediately.

We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work in United Arab Emirates.