FP&A Manager (Financial planning and Analysis)

1.       KEY DIMENSIONS AND RELATED JOB RESULTS

                     4.1            Prepare and consolidate monthly GCC MIS for UAE, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain, including country P&Ls, KPIs, commentary and management packs.

                     4.2            Coordinate annual budgets and periodic forecasts for UAE Retail and consolidated GCC reporting; validate submissions and assumptions.

                     4.3            Own UAE Retail MIS, Group P&L dashboards and reconciliation of management reporting to SAP / GL and country submissions; investigate discrepancies.

                     4.4            Maintain and document MIS account / cost-centre mappings, shared-cost allocations, reporting adjustments, templates and related approval controls.

                     4.5            Analyse performance against budget and forecast, including margin, cost, store and country drivers; highlight risks and recommend actions.

                     4.6            Maintain reliable Excel reporting models with input checks, formula integrity, version control, change logs and documented handovers.

                     4.7            Prepare concise CFO / management review presentations with meaningful variance commentary, trends and follow-up actions.

                     4.8            Support capex reviews, new-business feasibilities, NWC / cash-flow forecasts and ad hoc analysis in coordination with relevant finance teams.

                     4.9            Partner with Finance and IT on reporting automation and FP&A platform evaluation / implementation (including data mapping, testing and parallel runs).

1.       MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING/KNOWLEDGE

                     2.1            CA / MBA (Finance), with strong practical FP&A and reporting experience.

                     2.2            5-8 years of relevant experience; multi-entity or GCC MIS consolidation and retail exposure preferred.

                     2.3            Advanced financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and cost allocation skills.

                     2.4            Ability to independently investigate variances, challenge assumptions and present clear financial commentary to senior management.

                     2.5            Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and SAP; exposure to Business Analytics platforms preferred.

                     2.6            Strong controls mindset: GL-to-MIS reconciliation, data validation, mapping governance, version control and documented reporting processes.