Manager Strategy

Sobha Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Sobha Group is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial planning, analysis and strategic investment decisions. The role concentrates on evaluating business cases, CAPEX proposals and driving robust management reporting.

The candidate will lead budgeting processes, consolidate financial results across units, and develop long-term financial models to support strategic initiatives and management decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience leading financial planning and analysis in a corporate environment.
• Ability to build and review financial models and long-term plans.
• Strong liaison with commercial, operations and finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation of business cases, strategic proposals and commercial initiatives with financial insights.
• Lead CAPEX and investment evaluations including ROI, payback, NPV and IRR analyses.
• Own and review monthly MIS and management reporting for accuracy and timeliness.
• Monitor Budget vs. Actual performance and highlight deviations, trends, risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate annual budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes with assumptions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

CAPEX evaluation

ROI/IRR analysis

Management reporting

Financial modelling

Job description

• Lead the evaluation of business cases strategic proposals and commercial initiatives providing financial and commercial insights and recommendations to support management decision-making.
• Lead CAPEX and investment evaluations including financial feasibility ROI payback period NPV IRR scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis and present recommendations to management.
• Own and review the monthly MIS and management reporting process ensuring accuracy completeness timeliness and meaningful analysis of financial and operational performance.
• Monitor and analyse Budget vs. Actual performance across businesses and functions highlighting material deviations emerging trends risks and opportunities.
• Lead and review the monthly consolidation of financial statements across entities/business units ensuring accuracy consistency and timely closure and reporting.
• Perform and review detailed variance and profitability analysis identify underlying business and operational drivers and provide actionable recommendations to management.
• Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting forecasting and periodic reforecasting processes including review and challenge of assumptions submitted by business units.
• Develop and review financial models long-term business plans management presentations and analytical reports to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
• Partner with business commercial operations and finance teams to evaluate financial performance validate assumptions and support achievement of business objectives.
• Drive improvements in financial planning reporting management information and analytical processes including standardisation and automation opportunities.

• Support ad-hoc financial and strategic analysis required by senior management Requirements

Required Experience

Manager