Senior FP&A Lead: Budgeting, Forecasting & Profitability

Wadan Developments LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Wadan Developments LLC is seeking a Senior FP&A professional to drive budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning in a dynamic real estate development environment. You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Development and Construction to ensure decisions are supported by accurate financial data and analysis.

The role focuses on preparing budgets, analyzing project profitability, monitoring variances and delivering management reports to guide strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• 5-8+ years of FP&A / Commercial Finance experience.
• CMA /CFA Certification is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial modelling.
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI experience is an advantage.
• Advanced Financial Modelling.
• Experience with Oracle/CRM systems is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the confidence to question and validate departmental numbers and assumptions.
• Commercially minded and able to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance departments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the company's annual budget and monthly/quarterly forecasts.
• Prepare department-wise budgets and work with HODs on their financial requirements.
• Monitor Budget vs Actual spending and highlight major variances.
• Maintain company and project-level cash-flow forecasts.
• Assess whether proposed departmental spending can be supported by available and forecasted cash flow.
• Review financial proposals from Sales and Marketing, including agency incentives, marketing bonuses, events and promotional campaigns.
• Analyse and validate marketing performance and ROI, including spend, leads, conversions, sales generated and actual collections.
• Verify commercial data provided by departments against CRM, Finance and Collections records.
• Analyse sales performance, collections, cancellations, discounts and commissions.
• Prepare and maintain project feasibility and profitability analysis.
• Monitor project budgets, construction costs and cost-to-complete against approved feasibility.
• Analyse the financial impact of pricing, discounts and payment plans, including post-handover plans.
• Prepare financial scenarios and sensitivity analysis before major management decisions.
• Prepare monthly management reports and dashboards covering cash flow, budgets, sales, collections, project profitability and key business KPIs.
• Identify financial risks, overspending, cash-flow gaps and underperforming activities and highlight them to management.
• Work closely with the CFO and HODs to improve financial planning and support management decision-making.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cash flow management

Advanced Excel

Communication

Education

CMA / CFA Certification

Tools

Power BI

Oracle

CRM systems

Job description

Wadan Developments LLC is seeking a Senior FP&A professional to drive budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning in a dynamic real estate development environment. You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Development and Construction to ensure decisions are supported by accurate financial data and analysis.

The role focuses on preparing budgets, analyzing project profitability, monitoring variances and delivering management reports to guide strategic decisions.