Finance & Planning Manager - Jeddah

Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate firm in Jeddah is seeking a Finance & Planning Manager to lead financial decision-making and planning functions. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, the ability to manage budgets, and experience in financial modeling. This position demands a proactive approach to problem-solving and excellent communication skills. Attractive opportunities for career development are offered in a high-pressure environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Excellent presentation and data visualization skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance & Planning function delivering strategic insights.
• Manage the budgeting process ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Supervise and mentor junior finance team members.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Company: Abdul Latif Jameel Properties

Role Purpose:

Lead and manage the Finance & Planning function by delivering strategic financial insights, comprehensive budgetary controls, project feasibility analysis, performance metrics, and planning functions. The incumbent will play a critical, hands-on role in financial decision-making, analysis, forecasting, and planning. A key resource to the SFC, this position demands high technical competence, analytical depth, business understanding, ERP and Excel literacy, and seamless cross-functional collaboration.

Key Activities

• Directly contribute in assisting SFC to strategic decision-making through in-depth financial modelling, planning, and analysis.
• Take ownership of the company-wide budgeting process, ensuring alignment with project goals, business strategies, and capital allocation.
• Manage cash flows and treasury operations to maintain liquidity while optimizing investment and financing costs.
• Provide ongoing financial insight to support investment decisions, project feasibility, and business growth initiatives.
• Ensure robust controls, financial integrity, and reporting accuracy across all departments and projects.
• Act as a financial liaison between SFC and various departments (Operations, Sales & Marketing, Projects, Leasing, Sales, Procurement, HR, Legal, and Admin).
• Prepare and present insightful reports, dashboards, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Flag critical issues, trends, risks, and opportunities through timely financial reporting and performance tracking.
• Lead regular reviews and updates on budgets, forecasts, and variances.
• Supervise and mentor junior finance team members, ensuring clear delegation and quality deliverables.
• Convince operation team on procurement/investment approaches to abide by company policy and/or logical thinking behind any actions/decisions. Discuss and amicably solve any misunderstanding policy matters between finance and other departments which have different point of views.
• Develop and refine financial models including IRR, NPV, ROI, ROE, Payback Periods, and Yield Analysis.
• Conduct real-time and scenario-based financial simulations to evaluate new investment propositions and operational changes.
• Implement, reconcile and upgrade ERP and reporting tools to ensure data-driven decision making.
• Introduce process improvements for budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and project cost management.
• Analyse market benchmarks, rental trends, and property valuations for competitive positioning and decision-making.
• Responsible for preparing and reviewing Monthly Accounts Analysis, Group Reporting Pack to ensure group compliance, and control mechanism is installed and implemented in all departments.
• Supplier balance confirmation and reconciliation across several continents and borders ensuring that all financial transactions are conducted as per company policies and procedures by way of comprehensive check list across all activities.
• Providing/satisfying all internal as well as external auditors queries and consultant requirements.
• Review Supplier contracts to ensure conformity with all accepted norms & conditions of the organisation and its strategies.
• Manage, mentor and develop associates and ensure they are provided opportunities for development and that career paths and succession plans are charted out through a Succession & Progression Development.

Qualifications / Skills

• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and commercial acumen.
• Excellent presentation and data visualization skills for executive reporting.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
• Sound judgment in reviewing financial data, project documents, and payment certifications.
• Initiative-driven with a proactive, problem-solving approach.
• Comfortable with extended hours during deadlines or peak financial cycles.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
• Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• The ability to deal and work with people and compromise diversity in views and opinions.
• The ability to do mathematical computations and analytical calculation to solve simple and complex problems.
• Able to convey ideas and opinions with clarity and conciseness, straightforward and emphatic.