Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst Job Snapshot
- Role:
Senior Financial Analyst

- Location:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Industry: Education Management
- Function:
Financial Analysis-Research-Reporting

- Experience:

3-7 years of relevant Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) experience
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement:
On-site Position Overview Aldar Education is seeking an experienced and analytical Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and business performance management across its education portfolio in Abu Dhabi. This opportunity is suited to a finance professional with strong financial modelling capabilities, advanced analytical skills, and experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). The successful candidate will contribute to short-term and long-term financial planning, develop financial models, support capital investment decisions, and provide accurate financial analysis to inform management decisions.

The role involves working with multiple business units and departments to ensure financial plans, budgets, and forecasts remain aligned with organisational objectives. A key aspect of the position is identifying opportunities to improve financial reporting and planning efficiency through automation, artificial intelligence, advanced Excel functions, and business intelligence tools. Working within Aldar Education 's finance function, the Senior Financial Analyst will support effective financial management, performance monitoring, and strategic business planning across the organisation 's growing network of schools.

• Country:
  United Arab Emirates
• City:
  Abu Dhabi
• Industry: Education Management
• Function:
  Financial Analysis-Research-Reporting
• Salary:
  Not disclosed
• Gender: No Preference
• Candidate Nationality:
  Not specified
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Arrangement:
  On-site

• Financial Planning and Business Strategy – Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term business plans, ensuring alignment with Aldar Education's strategic and financial objectives.
• Support the development of financial plans covering a 5-10 year planning horizon.
• Work collaboratively with finance colleagues and business stakeholders to consolidate financial information and planning assumptions.
• Analyse financial projections and operational requirements to support management decision-making.
• Ensure business planning information is accurate, timely, and consistent with approved financial objectives.
• Provide analytical input to strategic planning discussions and financial performance reviews.
• Support the end-to-end annual budgeting process across relevant business units and entities.
• Develop and maintain Excel-based budget models to support financial planning and management review.
• Prepare budget presentations and supporting financial information for management discussions.
• Coordinate monthly financial forecasting activities across different entities within the organisation.
• Maintain updated cash flow forecasts to support liquidity planning, monitoring, and financial management.
• Review financial assumptions and incorporate relevant operational information into budget and forecast updates.
• Assist in monitoring financial performance against approved budgets and business objectives.
• Manage budget uploads, validation, and transfers across cost centres and business units.
• Ensure budget administration activities comply with established internal financial policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial models covering projected financial statements over a 5-10 year period.
• Use financial models to support business planning, investment evaluation, and strategic decision-making.
• Prepare scenario analyses to assess alternative business assumptions and potential financial outcomes.
• Maintain the accuracy and reliability of financial models by incorporating updated financial and operational information.
• Support management in understanding the financial implications of different planning and investment scenarios.
• Apply appropriate analytical techniques to evaluate financial performance and support long-term business planning.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders in preparing and reviewing the organisation's five-year capital expenditure (Capex) plans.
• Provide financial analysis to support capital investment evaluation and allocation decisions.
• Assess the financial implications of proposed capital expenditure requirements.
• Contribute to investment planning discussions by…