Senior Financial Analyst

Abdul Latif Jameel; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global exposure

People-first culture

Job summary

Abdul Latif Jameel in Dubai seeks a skilled FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. You will build and maintain models, generate insights, and influence strategic decisions across departments.

You will partner with operations, sales, and marketing to optimize pricing, costs, and capital allocation while driving FP&A process improvements and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years' financial analysis and modeling experience.
• Proficiency in Excel and understanding of ERP workflows of general ERP systems.
• Knowledge of Oracle FCCS or something similar.
• Experience in process improvement projects and risk assessment modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Coordinate with department heads to gather assumptions and align business plans with company strategy.
• Conduct variance analysis of actuals vs. budget/forecast, highlighting risks, opportunities, and key performance drivers.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate business initiatives, investments, and strategic projects.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports with clear commentary and actionable insights.
• Support board reporting, investor presentations, and ad-hoc financial analyses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business drivers and inform decisions.
• Drive automation and standardization of reporting and planning processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Oracle FCCS

Job description

Abdul Latif Jameel… a place to realize your potentia

lThrough Respect, Continuous Improvement, Pioneering Spirit, and Empowerment, we are proud of our culture which sees ideas blossom, people thrive and success flourish. Abdul Latif Jameel is a global investor and 80-year-old network of internationally diversified businesses shaping the future of core sectors driving the global economy including, Mobility, Energy, Environmental Services, Financial Services and Health; together with land & real estate development, logistics, electronics retailing and media services.

Established in 1945 Abdul Latif Jameel has a presence in more than 35 countries employing over 11,000 people from more than 85 nationalities.The ideal candidate will be responsible for using their analytical mindset to analyze and interpret financial data, then relating it to potential business trends and issues. This candidate will feel comfortable using insights they have discovered to communicate important themes and discoveries to company leadership.

Responsibilities:

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead or support the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Coordinate with department heads to gather assumptions and align business plans with company strategy.
• Conduct variance analysis of actuals vs. budget/forecast, highlighting risks, opportunities, and key performance drivers.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate business initiatives, investments, and strategic projects.
• Include Cashflow, P&L and Balance sheet
• Intercompany reconciliation and eliminations

Regular Reporting

• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports with clear commentary and actionable insights.
• Support board reporting, investor presentations, and ad-hoc financial analyses.
• Ensuring reporting aligns with internal policies

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (operations, sales, marketing, etc.) to understand business drivers.
• Provide financial insights to support pricing, cost management, capital expenditure, and resource allocation decisions.

Process Improvement

• Enhance FP&A processes, tools, and systems to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency.
• Drive automation and standardization of reporting and planning processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance or equivalent experience
• 3 - 5 years' financial analysis and modeling experience
• Proficiency in Excel and understanding of system workflows of general ERP systems.
• Variance analysis and reporting.
• Budgeting and forecasting coordination
• Costing and profitability analysis
• Knowledge of Oracle FCCS or something similar
• Experience in process improvement projects and risk assessment modeling
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Strong communication and data presentation. (reports, presentations)

WHY JOIN ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL

• Be part of a globally respected, family-owned organization with 80 years of pioneering historyWork across diverse cultures and geographies with real international exposure
• Join a people-first culture built on Respect, Continuous Improvement, Pioneering Spirit, and Empowerment