Finance Specialist

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

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis professional to work onsite in Abu Dhabi. This 3-month contract position involves supporting executive leadership through financial modelling, reporting, and strategic business planning. Candidates must have experience in FP&A, strong financial skills, and effective communication abilities. The role requires onsite presence and offers a chance for engagement extension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) within complex, multi-entity environments.
• Strong skills in financial modelling, scenario planning, and variance analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial modelling, stress-testing, and consolidation across entities.
• Drive business planning with stakeholders, preparing analyses.
• Manage monthly reporting, including close processes and variance commentary.

Skills

Financial modelling

Variance analysis

Scenario planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Excel

SAP

ThinkCell

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Finance Specialist

3-month initial contract - with extensions

Abu Dhabi

Arabic speakers required

I am looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) professional to join my client onsite in Abu Dhabi. This is a high-visibility role supporting executive leadership with financial modelling, reporting, and strategic business planning. The initial engagement is for 3 months, with the possibility of extension on a rolling monthly basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial modelling, stress-testing, and consolidation across entities.
• Drive business planning with stakeholders, preparing base, upside, downside, and scenario analyses.
• Streamline data quality, reporting packs, and forecasting mechanics to enable CEO and shareholder-level discussions.
• Manage monthly reporting, including close processes, management packs, and variance commentary.
• Oversee forecasting and reforecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy of key drivers and headcount assumptions.
• Track cost control, overheads, manpower productivity, and efficiency metrics.
• Provide daily financial performance visibility, highlight risks, and prepare talking points for management.
• Own data preparation and reporting using Excel, SAP, ThinkCell, and PowerPoint.
• Deliver detailed driver-based variance analysis across volume, yield, manpower, and other costs.
• Prepare and validate budget submissions across cost centers.
• Support board preparations with backup schedules, fact packs, and appendices.
• Ensure all financials are clean, accurate, and aligned with ADQ expectations.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) within complex, multi-entity environments.
• Strong skills in financial modelling, scenario planning, and variance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, SAP, ThinkCell, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Abu Dhabi and deliver under tight timelines.

Please apply to be contacted with further information.