Senior FP&A Leader: Strategy, Forecasting & BI Insights

SHARJAH AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EST (EKTIFA); Sharjah; On-site; AED 420,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SHARJAH AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EST (EKTIFA) seeks a seasoned FP&A leader to drive budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range planning across business units. You will own BI reporting architecture and KPI frameworks, and lead ZBB and cost-management initiatives to optimize performance.

The role requires 12–15 years of FP&A experience, strong ERP/BI skills (Oracle Fusion, Power BI, Hyperion, Tableau, SAP) and a proven ability to translate data into strategic insights while guiding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline; Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Professional qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, or CFA strongly preferred.
• Minimum 12–15 years of progressive FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business performance management experience.
• Proven experience leading annual budgeting cycles, rolling forecasts, long-range planning and financial modeling initiatives.
• Strong expertise in BI, KPI frameworks, dashboards, and performance analytics.
• Experience with ZBB, Balanced Scorecards, and performance management frameworks.
• Knowledge of profitability analysis, intercompany reporting, transfer pricing and cost allocation.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting cycles, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning across all business units.
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models linking operational and financial performance drivers.
• Establish and drive ZBB framework and cost management methodologies.
• Lead CAPEX planning, investment evaluations and post-investment reviews.
• Consolidate budgets/forecasts and prepare executive variance analyses and presentations.
• Own BI reporting function, reporting architecture and management dashboards.
• Deliver monthly management reports, KPI analysis and performance recommendations to senior leadership.
• Design and implement corporate performance management framework and Balanced Scorecard.
• Develop KPI libraries, performance measurement standards and periodic reviews.
• Establish segmented profitability, value-chain reporting, transfer pricing and cost allocation methodologies.
• Drive reporting automation, ERP/BI enhancements and data governance for a single truth source.
• Partner with BU leaders and exec management to support strategic decisions and growth.
• Lead, coach, and develop FP&A, Reporting and BI teams, with governance and planning standards.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA preferred

CA/ACCA/CPA/CMA/CFA strongly preferred

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Power BI

Hyperion

Tableau

SAP

Job description

SHARJAH AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EST (EKTIFA) seeks a seasoned FP&A leader to drive budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range planning across business units. You will own BI reporting architecture and KPI frameworks, and lead ZBB and cost-management initiatives to optimize performance.

The role requires 12–15 years of FP&A experience, strong ERP/BI skills (Oracle Fusion, Power BI, Hyperion, Tableau, SAP) and a proven ability to translate data into strategic insights while guiding