Senior Analyst

Scope of Engagement

The Senior Analyst (Bilingual
- Arabic speaking) will serve as the primary point of coordination between Imkan and its subsidiaries, ensuring timely visibility into financial performance and operational execution.

Key responsibilities include:

• Financial Reporting: Own the monthly analysis of management accounts across all subsidiaries and flagging variances against budget.
• Performance Dashboards: Design and maintain a Group-level dashboard tracking KPIs per subsidiary (revenue, gross margin, cash position, headcount, capex) updated on a monthly basis.
• Cash Flow Monitoring: Monitor cash flow forecasts for each entity; escalated liquidity concerns with a recommended course of action.
• Operational Milestone Tracking: Track and report on key operational milestones, to ensure execution against business plans.
• Controls & Process Improvement: Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and governance weaknesses; propose remediation plans.
• Executive Reporting: Prepare concise monthly and quarterly subsidiary performance packs for executive review.

The analyst will support end-to-end evaluation of inorganic growth opportunities, from initial screening through to due diligence support and post-deal integration planning:

• Financial Modelling: Build and maintain financial models (DCF, NAV, comparables, etc.) to assess deal economics, returns, and sensitivities.
• Due Diligence Support: Coordinate financial due diligence work streams; review target financials, identify red flags, and summarise findings in structured diligence reports.
• IC Memo Preparation: Prepare investment committee memos and presentation materials for senior decision-makers.
• Deal Pipeline Management: Track and manage a pipeline of live and prospective opportunities in a structured deal tracker.
• Post-Acquisition Monitoring: Post-close: monitor integration KPIs and flag deviations from the acquisition business case.

Essential

• 5–8 years of experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, or FP&A within a multi-entity or group structure.
• Demonstrable experience managing financial reporting across multiple business units or subsidiaries simultaneously.
• Strong financial modelling skills; able to build 3-statement models from scratch.
• Hands‑on experience with M&A or JV transactions — from screening through due diligence.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and manage competing priorities across a diversified portfolio.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills (in English and preferably in Arabic); able to alter complex financial information for senior audience.

Preferred

• Professional qualification: CA, CFA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent.
• Exposure to early‑stage or growth‑stage businesses, particularly subsidiaries in their first 1–3 years of operations.
• Experience across mixed‑sector portfolios (exposure to at least two of: contracting, construction, property management, marine or industrial).
• Familiarity with ERP or similar tools.
• Prior experience in a family office, holding company, private equity, or investment company environment.

The Senior Analyst will report directly to the Portfolio Manager and maintain day‑to‑day working relationships with subsidiary finance leads, operations managers, and external advisors as required.