Senior Manager - FP&A

Al Ghurair; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Ghurair is seeking an FP&A leader to drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across the BU. You will provide deep financial analysis to guide management decisions and ensure alignment with the Group’s objectives.

You will lead a team of finance professionals, collaborate with commercial and operations teams, and work with the Group FP&A and Advanced Analytics CoE on analytics initiatives. Experience in the Middle East is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, accounting or similar.
• CA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA/CFA or equivalent qualification.
• Master's degree in related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand macroeconomic trends impacting the BU and provide insights to leadership.
• Drive performance review and analysis with retrospective and prospective insights.
• Support M&A, portfolio analysis and strategic development activities.
• Develop financial strategies for the BU aligned with Group vision and long-term objectives.
• Collaborate with commercial & operations to add value with FP&A outputs.
• Lead LT planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes within Group FP&A frameworks.
• Prepare advanced analyses and reports for BU leadership.
• Establish recurring management reporting for financial and operational KPIs.
• Coordinate with Group FP&A/Advanced Analytics CoE on analytics rollouts.
• Collaborate with IT and stakeholders on FP&A technology tools.
• Manage large, complex projects and advise senior management on financial implications of investments.
• Build and sustain relationships with external finance community.

Skills

Financial planning

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Financial modelling

Corporate Finance

Presentation skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Economics/Finance/Accounting

CA/ACCA/CPA/CMA/CFA qualification

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for leading and managing the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function, including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, business performance management and MIS reporting. Provide insightful financial analysis to support management decision-making and drive business performance. Develop and ensure business strategies and financial plans are aligned with the Company’s overall objectives.

Strategic

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand broader macroeconomic trends impacting the BU and provide relevant insights to business leadership.
• Drive the business performance review and analysis agenda by provide retrospective and prospective insights to business leadership.
• Support M&A, portfolio analysis and corporate strategy development activities in the Group (provide relevant BU inputs).
• Contribute to the development of financial strategies for the BU that align with the Group's overall vision and its current and long-term business objectives.
• Work in close coordination with commercial & operations to share insights and enhance FP&A with real value-add outputs.

Operational

• Collaborate with BU teams regarding project feasibility studies and development planning.
• Orchestrate LT planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes in the BU, within the respective frameworks set out by Group FP&A.
• Prepare advanced analyses and reports for BU leadership.
• Set recurring management reporting frameworks for BU (, financial, and operational metrics, KPIs), within the broader framework set out by the Group FP&A.
• Collaborate with Group FP&A / Advanced Analytics CoE on the progress of advanced analytics in BU ( design and roll out of analytics use cases).
• Collaborate with IT and other relevant stakeholders regarding the roll out of technology tools that impact the FP&A remit.
• Manage large, complex projects evaluate findings, prepare reports, and make recommendations to senior management about the financial implications of the proposed investments and transactions.
• Establish and maintain positive, ongoing relationships with the external finance community.

People Management

• Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of financial professionals to ensure financial planning and analysis projects are conducted credibly and that recommendations and reports are accurate and timely.

Product/Process Improvement

N/A

Qualifications

Education & Certifications

• MINIMUM :
• Relevant Bachelor's degree , Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting or similar.
• Relevant professional qualification , Chartered Accountant (CPA / ACCA / CA and similar), CIMA/CMA, CFA.
• PREFERRED :
• Master's degree in related field.

Knowledge & Skill

• Financial planning.
• Strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting financial analysis and modelling.
• Financial analysis and modelling (, capital budgeting, business case analysis, advanced analytics).
• Corporate Finance.
• Conducting development projects feasibility study, DCF / cost of capital modelling etc. funding and project cash flow preparation and monitoring.
• Strong business acumen and end to end understanding of the BU value chain.
• Familiar with advanced analytics, quantitative and econometric methods and tools, data etc.
• Strong critical thinking and strategy development skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Personal gravitas and ability to interact with senior leadership of an organization.
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams.

Experience

• MINIMUM : 7 years of total work experience with 3 years of experience in an FP&A role
• PREFERRED : Experience in the Middle East.