Banking FP&A Lead: Budgeting, Forecasting & Strategy

athGADLANG; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

athGADLANG is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and business planning for the bank. The role supports the CFO and Executive Management with reliable financial insight to drive strategy, pricing and performance decisions.

You will manage annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial models for new products and investments, while maintaining strong controls and delivering accurate PIRs.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of FP&A or budgeting experience, with at least 3 years in banking.
• Hands-on experience with bank budgeting and forecasting: net interest income, balance sheet, funding and key ratios.
• Familiarity with Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) reporting, PIR preferred.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling; Power BI or similar dashboard tools an advantage.
• Based in Bahrain or able to join at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget and multi-year strategic plan with business units and senior management.
• Prepare rolling forecasts and re-forecasts of income statement, balance sheet and key ratios.
• Build and maintain financial models for new products, initiatives, investments and pricing.
• Perform monthly variance analysis and explain drivers, recommending corrective action.
• Prepare MIS packs, KPI dashboards and performance reports for the CFO and Executive Management.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analyses on rates, growth, and macro factors affecting financial performance.
• Improve planning processes and tools, adding automation and reducing manual work.
• Maintain strong controls over planning data, financial models and key assumptions.
• Prepare the quarterly PIR and supporting schedules.
• Work with core banking data for planning and reporting.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial Modelling

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

ACCA/CA/CPA/CMA

CFA (advantage)

Tools

T24

Finacle

Flexcube

Job description

athGADLANG is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and business planning for the bank. The role supports the CFO and Executive Management with reliable financial insight to drive strategy, pricing and performance decisions.

You will manage annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial models for new products and investments, while maintaining strong controls and delivering accurate PIRs.