Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

UCC Holding; Doha; On-site; QAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

UCC Holding in Doha, Qatar is seeking a senior FP&A leader to drive financial planning, budgeting and forecasting across the enterprise. The role requires deep upstream O&G experience and a proven track record of leading finance teams.

You will lead long-term financial plans, performance reporting and commercial analysis for management and shareholders, while advancing SAP S/4HANA and Power BI-enabled analytics. Some international travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or related discipline.
• 12+ years of FP&A / financial performance experience, including senior leadership responsibilities.
• Strong upstream Oil & Gas / E&P experience is essential.
• Good understanding of the E&P lifecycle, including exploration, development, production and decommissioning.
• Experience with JV/JOA, PSCs, WP&B, AFEs, cash calls and cost recovery.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, petroleum economics, financial modelling and management reporting.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAC Planning, Power BI or similar tools.
• Professional qualification such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA or CA is preferred.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Manage long-term financial plans, monthly forecasts and performance reporting.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support senior management and shareholder decisions.
• Review and challenge country and asset-level budgets, forecasts, CAPEX and OPEX.
• Support petroleum economics, production and reserves planning, scenario modelling and investment decisions.
• Oversee FP&A reporting, KPIs, financial data and management information.
• Drive Finance digitalisation, analytics and automation, including SAP and BI solutions.
• Lead and develop the FP&A and Digital Finance team.

Skills

FP&A Leadership

Upstream O&G

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial Modelling

Management Reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Engineering

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAC Planning

Power BI

Job description

Industry: Upstream Oil & Gas / E&P

Function: Finance

Key Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Manage long-term financial plans, monthly forecasts and performance reporting.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support senior management and shareholder decisions.
• Review and challenge country and asset-level budgets, forecasts, CAPEX and OPEX.
• Support petroleum economics, production and reserves planning, scenario modelling and investment decisions.
• Oversee FP&A reporting, KPIs, financial data and management information.
• Drive Finance digitalisation, analytics and automation, including SAP and BI solutions.
• Lead and develop the FP&A and Digital Finance team.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or related discipline.
• 12+ years of FP&A / financial performance experience, including senior leadership responsibilities.
• Strong upstream Oil & Gas / E&P experience is essential.
• Good understanding of the E&P lifecycle, including exploration, development, production and decommissioning.
• Experience with JV/JOA, PSCs, WP&B, AFEs, cash calls and cost recovery.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, petroleum economics, financial modelling and management reporting.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAC Planning, Power BI or similar tools is preferred.
• Professional qualification such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA or CA is preferred.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel internationally.

In simple terms: The ideal candidate is a senior FP&A leader with strong upstream Oil & Gas experience, who understands both corporate financial planning and the commercial/economic side of E&P operations.