Group Head of FP&A

Client of PER; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of PER is seeking a senior FP&A leader to drive annual budgeting, multi-year planning and rolling forecasts across a diversified portfolio. You will establish an enterprise-wide performance framework linking financial outcomes to strategic priorities and operational drivers, delivering scenario analyses and forward-looking insights for executive decision-making.

You will build KPIs, partner with senior leadership, and design an FP&A operating model with governance, processes and data

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic finance, FP&A, enterprise planning or performance management at group level.
• Experience in strategic environments like strategy consulting, investment banking or corporate development would be highly relevant.
• Experience operating across a complex organisation with multiple entities/geographies.
• Strong exposure to executive and Board-level decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group's annual budgeting, multi-year planning and rolling forecasts across a diversified portfolio.
• Establish an enterprise-wide performance management framework linking financial outcomes to priorities and drivers.
• Deliver scenario analysis, sensitivity modelling and forward-looking insights for executive decisions.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and performance measures to drive transparency and accountability.
• Act as a trusted strategic finance adviser to senior leadership.
• Lead the preparation of executive and Board-level reporting with clear business narratives.
• Support strategic decision-making around capital allocation, investment opportunities and portfolio optimisation.
• Assess financial and commercial implications of major business decisions including business cases.
• Establish a consolidated Group-wide view of performance with consistent planning across entities.
• Challenge plans and forecasts while building strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Design and build the FP&A operating model with governance, processes and systems.
• Build and lead a high-performing FP&A team with automation and data quality improvements.

Skills

Strategic Finance

FP&A

Executive Stakeholders

Financial Modelling

Job description

Lead the Group s annual budgeting multi-year planning and rolling forecasting processes across a diversified portfolio of businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group s annual budgeting multi-year planning and rolling forecasting processes across a diversified portfolio of businesses
• Establish an enterprise-wide performance management framework linking financial outcomes to strategic priorities and operational drivers
• Deliver scenario analysis sensitivity modelling and forward-looking insight to support executive decision-making identifying key risks opportunities and emerging performance trends
• Develop meaningful KPIs and performance measures to drive transparency accountability and performance across the organisation
• Act as a trusted strategic finance adviser to senior leadership providing independent insight and constructive challenge
• Lead the development of high-quality executive and Board-level reporting translating complex financial and operational information into clear actionable business narratives
• Support strategic decision-making around performance capital allocation resource prioritisation investment opportunities and portfolio optimisation
• Assess the financial and commercial implications of major business and investment decisions including business cases strategic opportunities and organisational trade-offs
• Establish a consolidated Group-wide view of performance ensuring consistent planning forecasting and performance-management disciplines across individual businesses and entities
• Challenge business plans assumptions and forecasts while building strong and effective relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation
• Design and build the FP amp A and performance-management operating model including the relevant processes governance frameworks systems and ways of working
• Build and lead a high-performing FP amp A team while driving greater automation data quality and analytical sophistication across planning and management reporting
• Position FP amp A as a strategic business partner at the centre of decision-making rather than a traditional reporting or control function

Requirements

• Significant experience in strategic finance, FP&A, enterprise planning and/or performance management at Group level
• A background in a strategic environment such as strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate development or another strategic finance role would be highly relevant
• Experience operating across a complex organisation with multiple businesses, entities, geographies or asset classes
• Strong exposure to executive and Board-level decision-making
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear commercial insight, strategic recommendations and actionable decisions
• Strong understanding of capital allocation, performance optimisation and enterprise-level financial decision-making
• Experience building or materially transforming FP&A capabilities, including teams, processes, operating models and performance-management frameworks
• Highly developed financial modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis and performance-management capabilities
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to understand the broader business implications behind financial performance