Senior Finance Analyst
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About the Role
Senna is hiring a Senior Finance Analyst for a consulting firm in Dubai. The role involves commercial finance, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and driving automation with tools like Power Query and Python.
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Responsibilities
- Partner with commercial and sales teams to build, challenge, and refine budgets, forecasts, and business cases
- Prepare monthly management reporting including variance analysis of revenue, gross margin, and operating costs
- Develop and maintain financial models to support pricing, customer profitability, and investment decisions
- Analyse sales performance by event, customer, and region, and communicate drivers
- Support annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting cycles
- Track and report on key commercial KPIs, identifying risks and opportunities
- Evaluate capital expenditure and new business proposals with ROI and sensitivity analysis
- Identify and lead opportunities to automate manual reporting using Power Query, Python, or AI tools
- Champion adoption of data, analytics, and AI tools within the Commercial Finance team
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and UAE financial regulations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline
- Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CFA, CPA) or active progression towards one
- Three to five years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or commercial finance
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including financial modelling
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Experience with BI tools like Power BI or Tableau is desirable
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Role Overview
- This role sits within the Commercial Finance department of a consulting firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, the position is a full time hire suited to a finance professional with strong analytical capability, a business partnering mindset, and a genuine interest in automation and data driven decision making.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with commercial and sales teams to build, challenge, and refine budgets, forecasts, and business cases.
- Prepare monthly management reporting, including variance analysis of revenue, gross margin, and operating costs against budget and forecast.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support pricing, customer profitability, and investment decisions.
- Analyse sales performance by event, customer, and region, and clearly communicate the drivers behind the numbers.
- Support the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting cycles, consolidating inputs from across the business.
- Track and report on key commercial KPIs, identifying risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
- Evaluate capital expenditure and new business proposals, providing ROI, payback, and sensitivity analysis.
- Identify and lead opportunities to automate manual reporting and processes using tools such as Power Query, Python, or AI driven assistants.
- Champion the adoption of data, analytics, and AI tools within the Commercial Finance team, building dashboards and self service reporting.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and applicable UAE financial regulations.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional qualification — or active progression towards one — such as ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or CPA is strongly preferred.
- Three to five years of relevant experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or commercial finance, ideally within a fast paced commercial environment.
- Demonstrable experience business partnering with non finance stakeholders.
- Prior experience in the UAE or wider GCC region is an advantage.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling; proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
- Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate complex data into clear, concise recommendations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence presenting to senior leadership.
- Experience with BI and visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau is desirable.
- Genuine interest in AI, automation, and data, with curiosity about emerging tools including generative AI assistants, Python, SQL, and Power Query.
- Commercial acumen, attention to detail, and a proactive, solutions oriented mindset.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
About Senna
- Senna is a careers platform for finance candidates who want better opportunities, stronger recruiter contacts, and more strategic career guidance.
- We help professionals clarify their ambitions, target the right roles, find relevant recruiter contacts, and access expert support tailored to their goals.
- Senna is built to help candidates move with stronger direction, sharper positioning, and greater momentum. For more information, visit joinsenna.com.
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