Manager, Business Intelligence

Mackenzie Jones; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned finance professional to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in delivering insights on business performance and managing CAPEX budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. With a focus on enhancing business intelligence capabilities, the successful candidate will leverage their extensive banking experience in the UAE to drive customer analytics and performance tracking. This opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a growing organization that values expertise and dedication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of banking experience in the UAE is mandatory.
• Fluent in English and holds an accounting qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide insights into business unit performance and communicate results to management.
• Manage CAPEX budgets and track spending against plans.

Skills

Banking experience in UAE

Fluent English

Business intelligence capabilities

Customer analytics

CAPEX budget management

Education

Accounting qualification

Western education

Job description

Our client is a UAE based bank with a strong presence in the UAE and an exciting blueprint for further growth over coming years.

Working with CFO and Head of Finance, the role will play an integral part in providing insight into performance and communicating its results to the Board and Executive Management team. Primary focus will be on providing insight into business unit performance (both on a segmental / product basis), tracking performance against KPIs (internal / external), developing mechanisms and tools to measure customer profitability. Measure market penetration and provide customer analytics to BU’s on a regular and ad hoc basis. The job holder will be expected to further develop the finance unit’s business intelligence capabilities with a specific emphasis on providing market / competitive information. In addition, this role will be responsible for effectively managing the CAPEX budgets for the bank, tracking spend and understanding variances to plan. To complete these responsibilities the jobholder will have 1 direct report.

Applicants must have the following:

1. MUST have worked in a bank in the UAE (MANDATORY)
2. MUST speak fluent English
3. Must have 7+ years experience
4. Will hold an accounting qualification
5. Will have worked within both commercial accounting as well as projects
6. This role would ideally suit a Western educated candidate

About The Company

Mackenzie Jones Middle East has decades of HR, Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Sales, Secretarial & Business Support, Management Consulting and Engineering recruitment expertise. Along with a deep understanding of key market sectors and regions, we never forget to treat clients, companies and candidates as individuals who have unique needs.

So we always listen, constantly learn, occasionally challenge and frequently advise. It’s all part of a service renowned for its courtesy, consideration and dedication. Based in Dubai since 2006, our office covers the GCC and Levant countries and with the right regional expertise, we are the leading specialists.

We’re growing rapidly because people appreciate our honesty, commitment and results.

Areas of specialties we recruit for are: Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Sales, Secretarial & Business Support, Executive Search, Banking & Financial Services, Management Consulting and Engineering.