Financial Planning Analyst
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Job Title: Financial Analyst – FP&A Department: Finance Reports to: Senior Manager – FP&A & Taxation Location: Dubai, UAE Role Overview The Financial Analyst – FP&A will support the Financial Planning & Analysis function Logistics company across the GCC region (UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain).
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Department: Finance
Reports to: Senior Manager – FP&A & Taxation
Role Overview
The Financial Analyst – FP&A will support the Financial Planning & Analysis function Logistics company across the GCC region (UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain).
This role will assist in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and performance analysis while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with company standards.
The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to work cross functionally with Operations, Supply Chain and other teams to drive data-based decision making.
1. Budgeting & Forecasting
- Support preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and rolling projections
- Assist in consolidating multi-market financials, validating key assumptions.
- Develop and update detailed financial models to support scenario planning and strategic analysis.
- Coordinate budget inputs for Capex, Headcount, and Opex in line with corporate timelines.
2. Management Reporting
- Prepare monthly FP&A decks including variance analysis vs. Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year.
- Consolidate results from Oracle EBS and OneStream to produce management and company’s review packs.
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of data across all financial reporting deliverables.
- Support preparation of Quarterly Business Review (QBR) presentations and management performance reports.
3. Performance & KPI Analysis
- Track and analyze key business KPIs – sales volumes, operating margins, cost per case, distribution and warehousing costs, and working capital.
- Highlight risks and opportunities impacting market profitability and cost efficiency.
- Conduct root-cause analysis of variances and recommend corrective actions.
4. Process Improvement & Systems Support
- Work with the FP&A team on automation initiatives and dashboard enhancements (Excel / Power BI /OneStream).
- Support system reconciliations between Oracle, OneStream, and internal trackers.
- Drive standardization of templates and ensure proper documentation of FP&A processes.
- Assist in monthly “roll forward” templates, trend analyses, and data validation for reporting accuracy.
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and otherl teams to align operational data with financial outcomes.
- Support preparation of presentations and analysis for McDonald’s regional and local finance teams.
- Provide analytical support for business cases, pricing reviews, or cost optimization projects.
- Liaise with the IT and Data teams for system enhancements related to FP&A reporting.
Qualifications & Experience
- Professional certification (CA, CA Inter, CPA, CMA, ACCA) preferred.
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in FP&A, management reporting, or business analysis within
- FMCG, logistics, or distribution.
- Strong command of MS Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modeling. Experience with Power BI is an advantage.
- Exposure to ERP and consolidation tools (Oracle EBS, OneStream preferred).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage deliverables across multiple markets.
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