Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) Analyst is a specialized mid level finance professional who bridges the gap between historical record-keeping and forward-looking strategy. The candidate would be responsible for management reporting, budget preparation, forecasting, financial modelling, Dashboard building, bidding pricing support (modelling), and monitoring & financial analysis of various ongoing and upcoming projects/contracts.

Work location: Abu Dhabi

Contract: Full time

• Financial Planning & Budgeting: leading the company level annual budgeting & 5 years planning process, periodic forecast cycles, consolidating inputs from various departments/contracts Finance Managers to ensure alignment with company goals.
• Variance Analysis:
  Perform company level detailed "Actual vs. Budget" and "Budget vs. Forecast" analysis to identify trends, root causes of deviations, and opportunities for cost optimization in collaboration with portfolio finance managers.
• Financial Modelling:
  Build and maintain complex, driver-based financial models for scenario planning, cash flow forecasting, and capital expenditure (Cap Ex) requests. And as needed supporting the bidding team pricing modelling.
• Reporting & Dashboards:
  Develop and automate top quality monthly management reporting packs and interactive Power BI to track key KPIs. Including AI tools adoption for a smarter, faster and more reliable reporting.
• Early identification of key financial risks and assist in creation and establishment of remedial action plans.
• Stakeholder reporting - Provide accurate information to the various stakeholder as requested, including shareholders required management reporting.
• Financial Reporting – Support as needed the preparation financial statements and other needed financial reports. Reconcile when a financial discrepancy appears, inform direct manager and deliver all related reports accordingly. Financials annual and quarterly financials. Prepare special financial reports by studying and analysing account information.
• Develop close working relationships with different Finance unit team members as well as wider company stakeholders for multiple reporting and analysis deliverables.
• Support establishing and owning effective cash management processes to optimize working capital available.
• Coordinate with Finance stakeholders and IT Department for identification, selection, implementation, operating and maintenance of accounting/reporting tools and software.
• Finance Partnering:
  Act as a finance advisor to non-finance stakeholders, translating data into actionable insights for executive leadership.
• Support the Senior Manager in different ad hoc reporting, analysis, business cases building, financial governance, and other requests.

• Degree in Accounting / Finance with a CPA /CIMA/CMA/CFA/ACCA/CA.
• Five to Ten years of experience in Finance, Accounting & FP&A functions including minimum of three years in FP&A position.

• CMA or FMVA, completed or in progress.
• CFA is a bonus.

• Business partnering and commercial insight: challenging assumptions, explaining variances and recommending actions to non-finance stakeholders.
• Budgeting and forecasting: annual budget, rolling forecasts and variance analysis.
• Financial modeling and analysis: advanced Excel, scenarios and driver-based models.
• Reporting and dashboards:
  Power BI, AI tools (Claude, Chat GPT, Copilot, etc.) and clear communication with non-finance teams and strong presentation skills.