Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Confidential Jobs; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced FP&A leader to oversee planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting governance. The role includes developing financial models, KPI analysis, and presenting to executives and the Board.

You will lead a team and drive continuous improvement across planning processes. The ideal candidate has a minimum of a bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance with 10+ years of total experience and at least 4 years leading FP&A activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 10+ years of total experience.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in leading Financial Planning & Analysis activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Company's financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment of financial targets, business assumptions, and operational plans with organizational objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate financial and operational performance through KPI tracking, variance analysis, trend analysis, benchmarking studies, and other analytical reviews, providing insights and recommendations to support management decision-making and performance improvement.
• Manage the development, maintenance, and enhancement of financial models, forecasts, projections, and scenario analyses to support business planning and evaluation of financial outcomes.
• Ensure the integrity, consistency, and reliability of financial planning and reporting information through effective governance, controls, compliance with applicable reporting standards, and coordination of reporting-related audit activities.
• Manage financial planning and reporting systems and related data infrastructure to ensure effective reporting, data integrity, process efficiency, and continuous improvement of planning and reporting capabilities.
• Oversee the preparation and delivery of timely, accurate, and meaningful management reports, performance analyses, and financial reporting packages that support business monitoring and decision-making.
• Manage the preparation and coordination of financial reports, analyses, and presentations for Shareholders, Executive Management, Executive Committees, and the Board, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements and established timelines.
• Lead, develop, and manage the performance of Planning & Reporting personnel, ensuring effective execution of departmental objectives and continuous development of functional capabilities.
• Promote compliance with environmental, health, safety, quality, and operational excellence requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function and across the organization. Performs any other relevant task as directed by direct manager.
• Undertake other assignments and responsibilities within the scope of the function as directed by direct management.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

The job will manage the Company's Financial Planning & Analysis function, encompassing financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, management and shareholder reporting, financial modeling, reporting systems, and reporting governance, to support executive decision-making, enhance organizational performance, ensure reporting integrity, and achieve Business and financial objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Company's financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment of financial targets, business assumptions, and operational plans with organizational objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate financial and operational performance through KPI tracking, variance analysis, trend analysis, benchmarking studies, and other analytical reviews, providing insights and recommendations to support management decision-making and performance improvement.
• Manage the development, maintenance, and enhancement of financial models, forecasts, projections, and scenario analyses to support business planning and evaluation of financial outcomes.
• Ensure the integrity, consistency, and reliability of financial planning and reporting information through effective governance, controls, compliance with applicable reporting standards, and coordination of reporting-related audit activities.
• Manage financial planning and reporting systems and related data infrastructure to ensure effective reporting, data integrity, process efficiency, and continuous improvement of planning and reporting capabilities.
• Oversee the preparation and delivery of timely, accurate, and meaningful management reports, performance analyses, and financial reporting packages that support business monitoring and decision-making.
• Manage the preparation and coordination of financial reports, analyses, and presentations for Shareholders, Executive Management, Executive Committees, and the Board, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements and established timelines.
• Lead, develop, and manage the performance of Planning & Reporting personnel, ensuring effective execution of departmental objectives and continuous development of functional capabilities.
• Promote compliance with environmental, health, safety, quality, and operational excellence requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function and across the organization. Performs any other relevant task as directed by direct manager.
• Undertake other assignments and responsibilities within the scope of the function as directed by direct management.

Required Qualifications:

• Academic background includes a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• +10 years of total experience.
• +4 years of progressive experince in leading Financial Planning & Analysis activities.