Senior FP&A & Strategic Planning Specialist

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

MBZUAI in Abu Dhabi invites a senior FP&A professional to lead strategic financial planning across multi-year budgets and capital project analyses. You will build robust models, monitor variances, and present insights to administrative stakeholders.

You bring 5–7 years in FP&A or financial performance analytics, strong communication, and expertise with ERP systems and data tools to drive informed decisions in a university setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting or related field.
• 5–7 years experience in financial reporting, FP&A, or analytics.
• Advanced proficiency in strategic financial planning and multi-year budgeting.
• Strong experience advising senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office; English working proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Act as FP&A subject matter expert for Special Projects, providing strategic financial insights
• Develop multi-year financial models and scenarios for the capital project pipeline
• Drive end-to-end multi-year budgeting process (OPEX, CAPEX)
• Monitor budget utilization, identify risks, and elevate issues with supporting analysis
• Prepare and summarize financial information for administrative stakeholders
• Review financial reports and variance analysis prior to senior FP&A leadership submission

Skills

Financial modelling

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Excel/Office

Data analytics tools

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting or related field

Postgraduate degree

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

MS Excel

Job description

MBZUAI in Abu Dhabi invites a senior FP&A professional to lead strategic financial planning across multi-year budgets and capital project analyses. You will build robust models, monitor variances, and present insights to administrative stakeholders.

You bring 5–7 years in FP&A or financial performance analytics, strong communication, and expertise with ERP systems and data tools to drive informed decisions in a university setting.