Senior Finance Analyst

Petrofac; Sharjah; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Petrofac is seeking a senior FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes. You will analyze complex financial data, prepare variance explanations, and drive cash flow forecasting to support strategic decisions.

The role requires strong Excel skills, excellent communication, and the ability to engage with stakeholders across the organization. You will be responsible for delivering accurate financial packs and maintaining robust budgeting controls.

Qualifications

• Post qualification degree in accounting, preferably Chartered Accountant.
• Five years of experience in a similar position in large organizations.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with strong analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Execute budget, forecast, management reporting and cash flow analysis.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual financial reporting packs with variance analysis.
• Provide oversight for internal cost budgets and ensure expenses align with approved budgets.
• Challenge operations on forecast inputs and explain variances clearly.
• Support weekly cash flow forecast and perform variance analysis.
• Ensure forecasts and budgets are loaded on Oracle Planning Module and reconciled.
• Supervise personnel, allocate work, train, and evaluate performance.
• Perform other duties as required by supervisor.
• Interacts with stakeholders to communicate financial insights and recommendations.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Challenging assumptions

Innovative solutions

Education

Post qualification degree in accounting

Chartered Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Responsible for executing the budget, forecast, management reporting and cash flow analysis. Responsible for preparing the detailed variance analysis and capture explanations for variances.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze complex financial data and extracts and defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or to project a financial probability.
• Execute the planning and budgeting activities and develop financial reports for forecasting, trending, and results analysis.
• Prepare Monthly / Quarterly / Annual financial reporting packs along with variance analysis
• Provide oversight for the internal cost budgets, ensuring that expenses are in line with approved budgets
• Challenge the Operations team on forecast inputs and review variances with clear explanations
• Support the weekly cash flow forecast and perform variance analysis
• Ensure forecast and budgets are loaded on Oracle Planning Module and are reconciled
• Oversee the supervision of personnel, which includes work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluate performance and make recommendations for personnel actions; motivate employees to achieve peak productivity and performances
• Performs any other duties as and when required by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Post qualification degree in accounting (preferably Chartered Accountant)
• Significant previous experience out of which five years in similar position in large organizations
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft, including Excel, is critical
• Understanding of financial impact of actions and active stakeholder engagement
• Good communication skills – verbal, written; good presentation skills
• Excellent analytical skills, and ability to think on feet / identify salient points
• Capacity to challenge assumptions and come up with innovative solutions