Business Planning and Performance Manager

Oman Investment Authority; Muscat; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Oman Investment Authority in Muscat seeks an experienced leader to orchestrate corporate planning, performance management, and investment evaluation. You will drive end-to-end budgeting, develop KPI dashboards, and coordinate cross-departmental forecasting to optimize resources and support strategic objectives.

The role emphasizes financial modeling, capital planning, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners to sustain growth and value creation for the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in corporate planning, performance management, or investment evaluation.
• Skilled in KPI development, strategic planning models, and financial analysis.
• Strong financial modeling and budget management; leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end annual business planning and budgeting aligned with strategic priorities.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and KPIs for executive reviews and departmental performance.
• Oversee feasibility studies for investments and capital structuring in collaboration with investors and bankers.
• Collaborate with departments to forecast resource needs and allocate budgets accordingly.
• Drive continuous improvement by updating templates, tools, and processes.

Job description

1. Job Purpose Leads, integrates, and oversees Company's performance management and business planning functions. Ensures that planning processes and performance measurement systems are strategically aligned to support corporate objectives, resource optimization, and continuous improvement. Managing the full budget cycle, conducting investment feasibility studies, engaging with investors and bankers for capital structuring and fund raising, and identifying growth opportunities to drive long-term business success.

2. Main Tasks & Accountabilities

Business Planning & Budgeting:

• Own end-to-end annual business planning and budgeting processes in coordination with all departments and in alignment with strategic priorities.
• Develop the corporate budget framework, templates, and timelines, and ensure adherence across departments.
• Consolidate and validate departmental budgets and ensure accuracy and completeness of submissions.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations during the planning cycle to ensure resource optimization and cost efficiency.
• Track and report budget performance throughout the year, including variance analysis and budget reforecasting where required.
• Coordinate budget presentations to executive management and support the Strategy Director in preparing materials for board and shareholder reviews.
• Ensure integration of business planning activities with long-term strategic objectives and capital expenditure planning.
• Collaborate with department heads to develop forecasts, assess resource needs, and ensure appropriate budget allocations aligned with business goals.
• Maintain and improve planning and budgeting tools, templates, and processes for continuous improvement.

Performance Management:

• Oversee the development and implementation of company-wide performance management tools, such as Balanced Scorecards and KPIs.
• Ensure accurate performance tracking, variance analysis, and timely reporting across departments and subsidiaries.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and scorecards for executive review and departmental performance discussions.
• Recommend to the management improvements and transformation initiatives based on performance gaps.
• Challenge business managers and improve performance interpretation and actions to be taken.
• Support the management on decision making using analytical and reporting tools to address specific problems requiring analysis and resolution.
• Support the development of business targets by facilitating the definition of appropriate KPIs.

Business Development & Opportunity Management:

• Oversee the business analysis exercise to identify new growth opportunities, market trends, and strategic initiatives.
• Analyzes past and current financial performance data.
• Continuously hunt for and evaluate business development opportunities to enhance the company s market presence and profitability.
• Work closely with relevant departments to develop and implement plans to capture identified opportunities, ensuring they align with overall business objectives.
• Collaborate with external partners and internal teams to explore innovative business models and new market segments.

Investment & Feasibility Studies:

• Conduct detailed feasibility studies for new business opportunities, potential acquisitions, and investments to assess profitability and strategic fit.
• Liaise with investors and bankers for debt and capital restructuring, fund raising, ensuring that financing arrangements align with the company s growth and strategic objectives.
• Develop financial models for evaluating new investment opportunities, focusing on risk and return assessments, ROI projections, and financial stability.
• Provide strategic financial insights to leadership on how to optimize capital structure and secure funding for long-term initiatives.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures:

• Drives the development and the implementation of department policies, systems, processes, procedures, and controls covering all areas of function so that all relevant procedural/ legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service in a consistent manner.
• Facilitate a process to identify and share lessons learned best practices.

Reporting:

• Conducts analysis and generates reports as required using the appropriate tools, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, technical reports etc.
• Work closely with Strategy team and other cross functional teams to produce suite of reports and documents, including annual Budget, business plan, forecast, Business analysis commentary, reforecasts, key business lines and corporate KPIs.

HACCP/other compliances:

• Maintain prescribed hygiene standards.
• Ensure all local environmental requirements are adhered to.
• Knowledge of regional council compliance requirements.

People management and reporting responsibilities:

• Produce end of month departmental report, on time, and as required by the management.
• Ensure accurate and up to date, daily, weekly, monthly records as required by the management.
• Ensure tasks are understood by the team members and performed responsibly and diligently.
• Help others in the team if needed.
• Support relief staff in their duties.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager.

Other Tasks:

• Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• Perform all the other tasks and activities assigned.

Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment:

• Responsible and be in alignment with the safety rules and procedures as per MAZOON QHSE Policy.
• Ensure all relevant quality, health, security, safety, and environmental policies, procedures and controls are adhered to so that employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality service and a responsible environmental attitude can be guaranteed.
• Ensure that incidents and hazards are reported in a timely manner and reduce consumption of natural resources to assist in protecting the environment and ensuring a healthy and safe work environment.

Be a Team Player:

• Effective communication within and outside the team.
• Create a supportive environment for the team members.
• Contribute to the team, letting others know information that may be useful or important.
• Help to create a fun, supportive work environment.

3. Main Contacts and Working Relationships

• Internal: All Department Heads and Line Managers.
• External: Stakeholders, customers, agencies etc.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience demonstrated experience in corporate planning, performance management, project leadership, and investment evaluation.
• Skilled in KPI development, strategic planning models, and financial analysis.
• Strong financial modeling and budget management skills
• Ability to lead feasibility assessments and investment case development.
• Adaptability to changing structures or situations.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills in written and verbal communications.
• Computer proficiency in word, excel and PowerPoint software programs.
• Excellent reporting skills, excel, word, PowerPoint etc.
• Strategic mindset with high analytical, creativity and innovative capability.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills in written and verbal communications.
• Leadership ability with a collaborative and coaching approach.
• High standards of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Challenging approach to Teamwork & Cooperation.
• Planning and Organizing.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English.
• Must be alert, strive for accuracy, and have ability to exercise independent thinking and judgment, be a self- motivator, and attention to detail
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Integrity, discretion and loyalty.