Strategic Program Finance Controller | Budget & Forecast Lead

analogai; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog is hiring a Program Finance Controller to own financial control across a large delivery programme. You will track budgets, forecasts, and invoicing, ensuring a single source of truth and early visibility of risks.

You’ll work with delivery leads, the PMO, and finance to keep the programme financially healthy. You will lead budget versus actuals analysis, build rolling forecasts, and manage milestone based invoicing and contract billing, with audit ready records and clear reports for

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a finance controller or senior financial analyst on a large delivery programme or major project.
• Strong budget vs actuals analysis, forecasting, and variance reporting.
• Direct experience with milestone based invoicing and contract billing on complex programmes.
• Comfort managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders at once, without losing accuracy.
• A qualification in accounting or finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• Sharp attention to detail, and the confidence to flag issues early rather than let them grow.
• Strong Excel or financial systems skills, and clear written reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own budget versus actuals tracking by workstream, and maintain a single source of truth for programme financials.
• Build and maintain rolling forecasts, and explain variances to delivery and finance leadership in plain terms.
• Track contractual exposure and commitments across the programme, and flag risk before it becomes a variance.
• Prepare monthly and milestone financial reporting packs for programme and client stakeholders.
• Prepare itemised, milestone based invoices, and manage the process from draft through client approval and payment.
• Reconcile invoiced amounts against contract terms and delivery milestones, and resolve discrepancies quickly.
• Work with legal and commercial teams to understand contract terms that affect billing, exposure, and cash flow.
• Maintain audit ready records of budgets, invoices, and approvals across the programme.

Skills

Finance control experience

Senior financial analyst

Budget vs actuals analysis

Forecasting

Milestone invoicing

Education

Accounting or finance qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Analog is hiring a Program Finance Controller to own financial control across a large delivery programme. You will track budgets, forecasts, and invoicing, ensuring a single source of truth and early visibility of risks.

You’ll work with delivery leads, the PMO, and finance to keep the programme financially healthy. You will lead budget versus actuals analysis, build rolling forecasts, and manage milestone based invoicing and contract billing, with audit ready records and clear reports for