Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Job Description : FP & A MANAGER UAE Responsible for various Financial Planning and Analysis activities for Group Finance. As part of the FP&A team, responsibility would be to own assigned management (internal) reporting deliverables to the GCEO, GCFO, and Board, alongside managing all budgeting and forecasting cycles. Accountabilities · Responsible for assigned FP&A activities and Management Reporting · Aggregation/Consolidation of: Budgets, Forecasts, Monthly Reporting · Preparation and ownership of the monthly GCEO pack · Responsibility for owning the consolidated Profitability Packs, Model and allocation methodology, with support from business partner teams · Preparation and owning the cost reporting – monthly cost packs to all Central functions cost owners outlining month and YTD actual costs vs. Budget / Latest Forecast / Previous Year · Tracking the capex spend vs budget for all major projects and subsequent preparation of the capex pack on a monthly basis · Provision of all analytical reporting and support to the external reporting team · Delivering consistency in reporting across the business – consistent view of P&L, reporting, profitability etc. · Business Partnering support for all central cost functions · Any shareholding reporting · Building a repository of historical financial information based on business inputs · All group-wide analysis and/or Ad-hoc reporting to be undertaken by this team with support from respective business units Minimum Qualifications: · Qualified accountant [CA / ACCA / CPA or similar] · 8 years’ prior relevant experience · Holding a similar role for a financial services Company with regional experience Job-Specific Skills: · Experience in the Financial Services Sector · Experience in Financial Planning and Analysis at group level is preferred · Ability to challenge and review with an analytical mindset · Financial Planning and Analysis through leading budgeting and forecasting cycles · A good understanding of “best in class” reporting

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