Studies & Reporting Manager

alfanar Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 224,971 - 299,962; Full time

Job summary

alfanar Group in Riyadh is seeking a professional to lead data governance and reporting initiatives. The candidate will integrate high-quality data processes to drive organizational performance.

The ideal applicant will possess a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and 6 to 10 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include overseeing data platforms, conducting performance evaluations, and executing strategic analyses.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of relevant work experience in data governance and business management.
• Ability to analyze data and create actionable insights.
• Strong skills in stakeholder coordination and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and integrate data governance efforts and reporting.
• Conduct studies and investment analysis for strategic evaluation.
• Ensure data accuracy and reporting integrity.

Skills

Data governance

Data analysis

Performance monitoring

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor Degree in Business Management

Job description

Job Purpose

To lead and integrate data governance, reporting, and strategic studies, ensuring high‑quality data, aligned reporting, and actionable insights that support decision‑making and drive organizational performance.

Data Governance, Collection & Platforms

• Define and standardize data collection methods (qualitative and quantitative).
• Oversee data platforms and reporting systems to ensure integration and consistency.
• Establish data governance frameworks, quality standards, and validation rules.
• Supervise development of data collection tools, templates, and dashboards.
• Ensure alignment between data sources, reporting needs, and analytical requirements.

Reporting Development & Performance Monitoring

• Develop and maintain standardized reports, dashboards, and reporting templates.
• Consolidate reporting outputs from multiple sources into executive‑level dashboards.
• Monitor performance indicators, identify deviations, and highlight key trends.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of all reporting outputs.
• Continuously improve reporting structures to enhance decision‑making.

Studies, Investment Analysis & Strategic Evaluation

• Conduct and oversee studies related to investments, expansions, and strategic initiatives.
• Review feasibility studies and assess alignment with corporate strategy.
• Perform benchmarking and comparative analysis against industry peers.
• Evaluate business cases and provide recommendations for decision‑making.
• Assess value creation and strategic impact of initiatives.

Performance Analysis & Decision Support

• Analyze performance data and reporting outputs to identify trends, risks, and gaps.
• Translate data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Prepare consolidated reports and studies for executive management and committees.
• Support evidence‑based decision‑making across business units and sectors.
• Highlight improvement opportunities based on data‑driven insights.

Stakeholder Coordination & Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with KPI owners, data providers, and business units.
• Ensure effective communication and alignment across reporting and study activities.
• Provide guidance on reporting tools, data usage, and interpretation.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting systems and analytical processes.
• Support automation, standardization, and enhancement of reporting capabilities.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency

• Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.
• Ability to recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them.
• Ability to treat subordinates equally without any discrimination.
• Assessment criteria of subordinates is performance that leads to planned results.
• Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix to have sufficient delegations as per company policy.

Responsibility

• Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
• Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
• Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.

Delivery

• Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.
• Making a Tangible Difference: Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation and exceed business expectations.

Business Planning and Performance

• Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.
• Able to Plan, follow‑up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.

Organizational Development

• Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.

Business Process Improvements

• Develop, coordinate well‑defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.
• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
• Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.

Quality

• Quality is considered as alfanar’s prime competitive advantage as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.

Adaptation

• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Business Management or Any relevant field

Work Experience

6 to 10 Years

Technical / Functional Competencies

• Business Planning
• Business Systems Planning
• Financial Planning
• Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Feasibility Studies