Senior Financial Analyst

UCC Holding; Lusail; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

UCC Holding in Qatar seeks a highly analytical Senior Financial Analyst to join our finance team. The role focuses on FP&A, IFRS, financial reporting, and strategic analysis to support executive decision-making across construction, real estate, and infrastructure projects.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis, develop financial models, deliver monthly reports and dashboards, and partner with business units to improve profitability and cash flow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
• ACCA, CPA, or CA professional qualification.
• 8–10 years of FP&A, financial analysis, or corporate finance experience.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and financial reporting expertise.
• Advanced Excel and ERP systems experience (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Develop models and provide insights for strategic decisions.
• Prepare monthly management reports and dashboards.
• Conduct variance analysis and communicate drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure IFRS compliance and assist financial reporting.
• Support month- and year-end closing, audits, controls.
• Analyze project profitability, cash flow, and KPIs.
• Partner with units and senior management to improve performance.
• Provide insights for investments and expansion.
• Drive reporting process improvements and automation.

Skills

FP&A

IFRS

Financial reporting

Strategic analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

Job description

We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially focused Senior Financial Analyst to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in FP&A, IFRS, financial reporting, and strategic analysis, with professional qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, or CA.

Experience within a construction, real estate, infrastructure, or holding company environment will be highly preferred, with the ability to support complex business operations, budgeting cycles, financial performance analysis, and executive decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes.
• Develop financial models and provide insights to support strategic business decisions.
• Prepare monthly management reports, dashboards, and financial performance analysis.
• Conduct variance analysis and communicate key financial drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and support financial reporting requirements.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes, audits, and financial controls.
• Analyse project profitability, cost performance, cash flow, and operational KPIs.
• Partner with business units, project teams, and senior management to improve financial performance.
• Provide financial insights for investment decisions, business expansion, and operational improvements.
• Drive improvements in reporting processes, automation, and financial analysis capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification: ACCA, CPA, or CA.
• Minimum 08-10 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, management reporting, or corporate finance.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with IFRS and financial reporting.
• Proven experience in financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience in a construction company, real estate group, infrastructure business, or holding company.
• Experience managing financial analysis across multiple business units, subsidiaries, or projects.
• Exposure to project-based accounting, cost control, CAPEX analysis, and consolidated reporting.
• Experience working with senior leadership teams and supporting strategic planning.

Preferred Skills

• FP&A and business partnering
• IFRS reporting
• Financial modelling
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Management reporting
• Project financial analysis
• Consolidation and group reporting
• Power BI / data analytics
• ERP systems experience