Strategic Finance & Planning Manager

PeopleStrong; Sobha Hartland; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleStrong in Dubai seeks a senior FP&A professional to lead financial planning, CAPEX and investment analysis, and management reporting across entities. You will build financial models, drive budgeting and reforecasting, consolidate statements, and provide actionable insights to influence strategic decisions.

You will partner with business, commercial, operations and finance teams to validate assumptions, monitor performance and push standardisation and automation of reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation of business cases, strategic proposals and commercial initiatives, providing financial and commercial insights and recommendations to support management decision-making.
• Lead CAPEX and investment evaluations, including financial feasibility, ROI, payback period, NPV, IRR, scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis, and present recommendations to management.
• Own and review the monthly MIS and management reporting process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness and meaningful analysis of financial and operational performance.
• Monitor and analyse Budget vs. Actual performance across businesses and functions, highlighting material deviations, emerging trends, risks and opportunities.
• Lead and review the monthly consolidation of financial statements across entities/business units, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely closure and reporting.
• Perform and review detailed variance and profitability analysis, identify underlying business and operational drivers, and provide actionable recommendations to management.
• Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting, forecasting and periodic reforecasting processes, including review and challenge of assumptions submitted by business units.
• Develop and review financial models, long-term business plans, management presentations and analytical reports to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
• Partner with business, commercial, operations and finance teams to evaluate financial performance, validate assumptions and support achievement of business objectives.
• Drive improvements in financial planning, reporting, management information and analytical processes, including standardisation and automation opportunities.

Job description

PeopleStrong in Dubai seeks a senior FP&A professional to lead financial planning, CAPEX and investment analysis, and management reporting across entities. You will build financial models, drive budgeting and reforecasting, consolidate statements, and provide actionable insights to influence strategic decisions.

You will partner with business, commercial, operations and finance teams to validate assumptions, monitor performance and push standardisation and automation of reporting processes.