Strategic FP&A & MIS Lead for Banking

Confidential; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential, a UAE-based institution building a digital-first, AI-enabled financial services organisation, seeks an MIS / Management Reporting & Planning Lead to deliver management information, budgeting, forecasting and business analysis to support executive decisions.

You will partner with Finance, Business and Executive stakeholders to produce management packs, analyse financial performance, develop models, and help shape a modern, data-driven finance function from day one.

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A, Management Reporting, MIS, Business Finance, or Financial Planning.
• Banking experience is essential.
• Strong analytical skills to understand and interpret financial performance.
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for senior management.
• Ability to explain financial results to audiences not from a finance background.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business performance drivers.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare management reports, executive dashboards, and Board MI.
• Analyse financial performance, key trends, variances, and business drivers.
• Deliver insightful commentary and recommendations to senior management.
• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analysis to support strategic initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organisation to explain financial results and performance trends.
• Build scalable management reporting processes, KPIs, and reporting frameworks.
• Contribute to the development of a modern, data-driven finance function.

Skills

FP&A

Management Reporting

MIS

Business Finance

Financial Planning

Stakeholder management

Banking awareness

Education

Finance/Economics/Business degree

Job description

Confidential, a UAE-based institution building a digital-first, AI-enabled financial services organisation, seeks an MIS / Management Reporting & Planning Lead to deliver management information, budgeting, forecasting and business analysis to support executive decisions.

You will partner with Finance, Business and Executive stakeholders to produce management packs, analyse financial performance, develop models, and help shape a modern, data-driven finance function from day one.