Lead - Workplace Finance; COR

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the Workplace function budget, including annual planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Manage the P2P (purchase-to-pay) process end-to-end, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and value for money.
• Lead cost control, forecasting, and accrual processes across workplace operations, real estate, and supplier contracts.
• Collaborate closely with the Supply Partner lead to optimize spend, service value, and commercial outcomes across supplier agreements.
• Work with real estate and leasing teams to ensure financially efficient and effective utilization of space and assets.
• Leverage SAP tools (Ariba, Fiori) and other financial systems to enhance transparency, accuracy, and reporting efficiency.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership, enabling informed, data-driven decision-making.
• Analyze budget performance and develop strategies to drive accountability for overspend across business units impacting Workplace costs.
• Benchmark Qiddiya cost structure against industry peers and identify opportunities to achieve or exceed best-in-class cost efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement in workplace fiscal management by enhancing governance, transparency, and operational value-for-money outcomes.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years’ experience in financial management, FP&A, or commercial finance within large-scale or complex organizations, preferably in real estate, corporate services, or workplace operations.