Strategic FP&A Lead — Board-Level Performance & Growth

Michael Page; Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a senior FP&A finance leader in Dubai with board exposure to drive strategy and performance across a diversified group. You will oversee forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, KPI frameworks, and actionable insights for senior management, partnering with heads of functions to support strategic decisions and performance improvement.

This role offers high visibility with the CFO and Board, leadership over an FP&A team, and opportunities to influence strategic

Qualifications

• Professional accountant with CA/CPA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CMA or equivalent.
• 12+ years of FP&A, management reporting, commercial finance, and performance management.
• Strong UAE experience in large, diversified organisations.
• Experience leading group consolidation across entities.
• Proven experience presenting to Boards and senior leadership.
• Senior finance leader with team management and stakeholder influence.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, planning and management reporting.
• Strong financial modelling, business case evaluation and scenario planning.
• Experience operating within multi-entity group structures.
• Strong commercial acumen and decision-making influence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and oversee financial forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Develop performance measurement frameworks and KPIs.
• Analyse financial data to provide actionable insights for senior management.
• Monitor and assess financial performance of business units.
• Collaborate with department heads to align financial and operational goals.
• Prepare detailed financial reports and presentations for decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
• Lead annual budgeting across the Group with robust planning and consolidation.
• Manage periodic forecasting and rolling forecast cycles.
• Develop medium/long-term financial plans aligned to strategy.
• Partner with business leaders on revenue, cost, capex, cash flow plans.
• Drive group-wide financial performance analysis and recommendations.
• Produce monthly/quarterly/ad-hoc management reporting packs.
• Analyse actual vs budget/forecast/prior year.
• Lead variance analysis and identify drivers.
• Facilitate regular business performance reviews.
• Assess profitability by customer/contract/service line.
• Support strategic initiatives with modelling and scenario analysis.
• Provide commercial insight for investments, M&A and business cases.
• Assess investment opportunities and monitor post-investment performance.
• Analyse working capital, cash conversion, and efficiency metrics.
• Develop executive presentations for Board meetings.
• Drive improvements in planning, reporting, performance management.
• Enhance reporting frameworks, dashboards, MIS.
• Ensure data integrity across the Group.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR, Procurement, IT and operations.
• Strengthen governance and reporting standards.
• Lead and develop the FP&A team; mentor staff.
• Act as trusted partner to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

Skills

Board presentation

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Chartered/Certified Accountant (CA/CPA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CMA)

Tools

Excel

Hyperion/Oracle Planning

Job description

Michael Page is seeking a senior FP&A finance leader in Dubai with board exposure to drive strategy and performance across a diversified group. You will oversee forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, KPI frameworks, and actionable insights for senior management, partnering with heads of functions to support strategic decisions and performance improvement.

This role offers high visibility with the CFO and Board, leadership over an FP&A team, and opportunities to influence strategic