Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Project Management Institute; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

The FP&A Manager will report to the Commercial Finance Director. The candidate must have prior experience in handling FP&A function and possess excellent communication skills for working with management, peers, and information users (for gathering requirements/requests for information). They should be a team player, able to manage multiple detail-oriented projects simultaneously, and able to adjust to changing priorities and meet deadlines.

What will you do?

• A key contributor to the forecast/plan cycles working with divisional business teams to deliver reliable projections with insight into trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Effectively and expertly manage rolling monthly forecasting processes, including financial modelling, scenario analysis, and clearly articulate the sales, margins, and cash flow roadmap compared to prior forecast, plan, and prior year along with business drivers.
• Be proactive in identifying and mitigating risks along with identifying opportunities in consultation with Finance and wider business teams.
• Engage extensively with the business units to understand variances and provide insightful analysis on the key drivers behind the growth or decline in revenue, cost of sales, fixed costs, and cash flows.
• Own annual budgeting process and evaluate variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Focus and drive on working capital improvement/cash flows and ROI as per agreed targets and report the performance.
• Act as the analytical engine of the company to provide insights and support optimal business decision-making.
• Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions.
• Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and predictive analytics to provide visibility into the business along with relevant KPIs and clearly outline the financial impact of strategic decisions.
• Act as an analytical resource to operational leaders, assisting in value-added ad hoc projects such as supply chain optimization, capex, new business cases, M&A transactions, and operational efficiency improvements among others.
• Build a culture and practice of continuous improvement within Finance and with the wider business.

What you must have

• 5 - 7 years of managerial experience in financial planning and analysis or other relevant experience.
• High proficiency in financial modeling techniques.
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills along with understanding of business and commercial needs.
• Familiarity with data analytics and visualization tools like Power BI.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with data query/data management tools will be extremely helpful.
• Communication skills to articulate and present business situations to executive leadership.
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships across all levels of the organization to drive projects across an organization.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant, MBA (along with Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance).