FP&A Associate Director, Education: Growth & Strategy

Aldar Education LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldar Education is seeking an Associate Director - Financial Planning & Analysis for our HQ in Abu Dhabi. This role leads the FP&A function, owning budgeting, rolling forecasts, and performance insight for schools and HQ.

You will drive corporate finance analysis, investment appraisal and strategic modelling to support growth and expansion decisions. You will partner with the CFO and Executive Leadership to deliver governance, data standards and robust financial planning across our UAE education

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or CA strongly preferred; master’s desirable.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years leading FP&A, budgeting, forecasting or management reporting teams.
• Experience with ERP, planning and BI tools; multi-site environments preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken English; diverse stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the group-wide FP&A function across the school portfolio and HQ functions.
• Own the annual budget, rolling forecast, five-year plan and in-year reforecasting cycles.
• Provide clear, timely management information and performance insight to the CFO and executive leadership.
• Strengthen budgetary control, cost discipline, financial accountability and corrective-action tracking.
• Lead school and functional performance reviews, translating financial and operational data into actionable recommendations.
• Develop FP&A capability through effective team leadership, standardised processes, planning tools and data governance.
• Lead Corporate Finance analysis, funding assessments, investment appraisal and strategic financial modelling for growth and expansion initiatives.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Financial modelling

Budgeting & forecasting

ERP systems

Stakeholder communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA/CA)

Tools

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle alike)

Job description

Aldar Education is seeking an Associate Director - Financial Planning & Analysis for our HQ in Abu Dhabi. This role leads the FP&A function, owning budgeting, rolling forecasts, and performance insight for schools and HQ.

You will drive corporate finance analysis, investment appraisal and strategic modelling to support growth and expansion decisions. You will partner with the CFO and Executive Leadership to deliver governance, data standards and robust financial planning across our UAE education