Portfolio Management & Finance Specialist
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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Portfolio Management & Finance Specialist for a contract-based consulting engagement. You will support strategic portfolio oversight, financial analysis, and performance management across a diversified portfolio.
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Responsibilities
- Support portfolio performance monitoring across multiple business units, including financial and operational KPI tracking
- Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic planning, scenario analysis, and business decision making
- Conduct valuation analysis, investment assessments, and commercial feasibility reviews for strategic initiatives
- Prepare board quality reporting, management packs, and investment committee materials
- Analyse business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend improvement initiatives
- Support budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and resource allocation exercises
- Assist in evaluating expansion opportunities, restructuring initiatives, and optimisation programmes
- Partner with leadership teams to improve governance, reporting quality, and financial visibility across the portfolio
- Support ad hoc strategic, financial, and commercial analysis as required
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in portfolio management, corporate finance, FP&A, transaction advisory, strategy, or investment analysis
- Strong experience in financial modelling, business valuation, budgeting and forecasting, performance analysis, commercial due diligence / feasibility analysis, board or executive reporting
- Experience within consulting, private equity, asset management, investment firms, corporate strategy, or diversified holding groups preferred
- Exposure to multi entity or portfolio level oversight strongly preferred
- Experience supporting senior stakeholders such as C suite, boards, or investment committees
- Regional experience within the UAE / GCC is advantageous
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
- Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, CFA, ACCA, or MBA preferred
Full Job Posting
About the Role
- We are seeking an experienced Portfolio Management & Finance Specialist to support strategic portfolio oversight, financial analysis, and performance management across a diversified portfolio of business units and investment interests.
- This is a contract based consulting engagement suited to a commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical capability and experience in portfolio performance, valuations, strategic planning, and investment evaluation.
- The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership to support decision making, capital allocation, and value creation initiatives across multiple sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Support portfolio performance monitoring across multiple business units, including financial and operational KPI tracking.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic planning, scenario analysis, and business decision making.
- Conduct valuation analysis, investment assessments, and commercial feasibility reviews for strategic initiatives.
- Prepare board quality reporting, management packs, and investment committee materials.
- Analyse business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend improvement initiatives.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and resource allocation exercises.
- Assist in evaluating expansion opportunities, restructuring initiatives, and optimisation programmes.
- Partner with leadership teams to improve governance, reporting quality, and financial visibility across the portfolio.
- Support ad hoc strategic, financial, and commercial analysis as required.
Required Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in portfolio management, corporate finance, FP&A, transaction advisory, strategy, or investment analysis.
- Strong experience in financial modelling, business valuation, budgeting and forecasting, performance analysis, commercial due diligence / feasibility analysis, board or executive reporting.
Preferred Background
- Experience within consulting, private equity, asset management, investment firms, corporate strategy, or diversified holding groups.
- Exposure to multi entity or portfolio level oversight strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting senior stakeholders such as C suite, boards, or investment committees.
- Regional experience within the UAE / GCC is advantageous.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
- Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, CFA, ACCA, or MBA preferred.
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