Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

OSN; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Dubai seeks a Finance professional to join their Commercial Finance team. You will drive financial planning, manage budgets, and provide analytical support to senior management. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of experience, preferably in a digital media environment, and a solid background in financial modelling and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Prior FP&A and business partnering experience.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in FP&A within a digital/streaming media business.
• Experience in planning, budgeting, and financial modelling.

Responsibilities

• Drive the annual budgeting process and long-term financial planning.
• Build and maintain rolling forecasts and analyze variances.
• Evaluate new business opportunities and provide recommendations based on ROI.

Skills

Financial modelling/accounting

Communication skills

Organization skills

Excel Modelling

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Economics

MBA or CPA

Job description

Job Purpose

The Commercial Finance team at OSN Group provides financial decision-making support to the organization. The position will support the business in all finance aspects, on a pre-defined scope of work (Revenue, Cost area business partnering, working capital management, cash flow management and ad-hoc business cases).

Key Accountabilities

Planning & Organization

• Drive the annual budgeting process and long-term financial planning, working closely with the Director, VP of Finance and CFO and key stakeholders across the organization.
• Build and maintain rolling forecasts, providing real-time insights into performance against targets, and analyzing variances.
• Business partner with Senior Management to provide financial and analytical support to the business.
• Support the business by providing commercial assessments of ad-hoc projects and business proposals as and when required.
• Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, and strategic investments, providing recommendations based on ROI and strategic alignment.
• Support the business teams by analyzing and recommending promotional campaign activity, pricing decisions and partnerships.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to set KPIs, track progress, and drive accountability for financial performance.
• Partner with Finance team to manage cash flow forecasting and optimize working capital to support rapid growth. Managing monthly reporting process on Working Capital lines and performing variance analysis.
• Analyze monthly Balance Sheet performance, identify drivers and perform variance analysis.
• Prepare detailed financial presentations for board meeting and senior leadership to communicate financial performance, trends, and business outlook.
• Review, scope and financially model complex areas of the business to identify and recommend improvements to existing processes.
• To pick up and assess existing processes and business streams, understand the cost and revenue drivers in order to provide analysis and recommendations to enhance business decision-making processes.
• The role requires clear understanding of media / subscription business and its cost structure / nature.

Financial Excellence (budgets, revenue/profit and costs)

• Strong financial modelling / accounting ability is essential.
• The candidate must be able to understand the impact of their recommendations on the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow.
• Working Capital knowledge is key requirement for the position.

People Excellence (internal/external customer engagement and relationship management)

• Work with a team of ambitious and motivated people and ideate across multiple departments of the group
• To create an environment which is a great place to work for you and your colleagues through your dedication, enthusiasm, sharing of knowledge and desire to support others.
• To display confidence, self-belief and openness to new ideas, adapting and embracing challenges and opportunities with a determination to excel.
• Continuously develop own skills by attending all required training courses and maintaining an up to date knowledge of products, services, systems and work processes.

Qualifications, experience, skills and competencies

Experience required:

• Prior FP&A and business partnering experience.
• Planning, budgeting and financial modelling experience.
• Proven track record of commercially evaluating competing courses of action and providing considered and balanced recommendations.
• Able to handle pressure within a changing and fast paced commercial environment.

Education requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
• 5 to 8 years of progressive experience in FP&A, preferably within a digital/streaming media business.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced level on Excel Modelling.
• Excellent prioritization skills and the ability to work across different teams.
• Strong organization skills, attention to details and the ability to prioritize self and others to deliver to deadlines.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Tech savvy

Competencies:

• Excellent communicator able to concisely convey financial results.
• Keen attention to detail and with an analytical approach to all work undertaken.
• An ambitious, self-driven individual with an appetite to drive this role forward.