Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Majid Al Futtaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in a Senior Manager role focused on Financial Planning & Analysis. Responsible for developing financial plans, performing complex analyses, and supporting strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance with exceptional analytical and presentation skills.

Benefits

Positive, friendly work environment

Opportunity to spread happiness

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in budgeting and financial planning at an enterprise level.
• Exceptional analytical skills with keen detail orientation.
• Proven ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Perform analyses to identify value creation opportunities.
• Manage annual budget and strategic planning processes.
• Prepare executive storyboards and business review presentations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or applied mathematics

Qualified finance professional – ACA, CPA, CFA preferred

Job description

JOB TITLE
Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis | Holding | Finance

ROLE SUMMARY
The position is responsible for developing efficient, effective, and comprehensive financial plans and analytics that align with corporate strategic objectives and target settings. It involves performing in-depth, complex financial analysis, issuing recommendations, and providing executive commentaries for senior management to support strategic decision-making. The role manages the Holding Consolidated budgeting and strategic planning process.

ROLE PROFILE

• Analysis and Value Creation: Perform analyses to identify value creation opportunities across the business.
• Data Coordination: Coordinate with OpCos for timely data collection and prepare analyses on Bleeders/loss-making stores, various returns (e.g., ROIC, ROCE, ROE, ROA), forecasts, budgets, and post-investment evaluations.
• Business Insights & Strategic Support: Conduct independent and robust financial analyses for monthly management reports, quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-term strategic plans.
• Performance Monitoring: Formulate and monitor key business indicators, analyze trends, identify causes of variances, and recommend actions to facilitate superior decision-making.
• Financial Control & Stewardship: Manage the annual budget and strategic planning processes, including setting assumptions (inflation, FX rates), consolidation, analyzing OpCo/BU submissions, and communicating financial targets.
• Alignment & Analysis: Ensure OpCo/BU plans align with corporate strategy and business goals, perform SWOT analysis, and recommend strategies to enhance shareholder value.
• Reporting & Presentations: Prepare executive storyboards, business review presentations, and updates for management and the board on forecasts, budgets, and strategic financial plans.
• Talent Development: Act as the central point of contact for all FP&A resources across the group (OpCos/BUs).

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or applied mathematics.
• Qualified finance professional – ACA, CPA, CFA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading and managing budgeting and financial planning at an enterprise level, preferably in real estate or retail industries.
• Exceptional analytical skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and Excel skills.
• Proven ability to work independently as an individual contributor.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Join Majid Al Futtaim to be part of a mission to create memorable moments and spread happiness.
• Work in a positive, friendly environment with over 45,000 talented colleagues guided by our Leadership Model.