Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst
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About the Role
UrbaCon Contracting & Trading Company seeks a Senior FP&A Analyst to lead financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning. The role requires in-depth IFRS knowledge, ERP (SAP) skills, and 6+ years of experience to support executive decision-making and drive financial performance.
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Responsibilities
- Develop business planning process, prepare reports, and analyze chief metrics for all financial plans.
- Prepare and deliver in depth financial analysis and insightful narrative on financial and commercial areas.
- Design driver based plans and provide analytical support to leaders.
- Lead annual budgeting, long range planning, and rolling forecast processes across business units.
- Develop integrated financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic planning and investment decisions.
- Monitor budget utilization and financial performance against approved plans, identifying variances and recommending corrective actions.
- Coordinate with department heads and finance teams to consolidate financial inputs for accurate forecasting.
- Perform detailed variance analysis on revenue, cost, profitability, cash flow, and operational KPIs.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports with insightful commentary.
- Support profitability analysis by business unit, project, service line, or operational segment.
- Support strategic initiatives including business expansion, M&A, cost optimization, and investment evaluations.
- Conduct feasibility studies, sensitivity analysis, and ROI assessments for new business opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field
- 6 years of experience in financial planning and analysis
- In depth knowledge of IFRS and regulatory requirements
- ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills
- Experience working within an executive team
- Knowledge of Code of Ethics for Auditing, Risk Management and Control processes
- Master's degree preferred
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Job Summary
- Responsible for analyzing financial modeling for reporting of industry and regional competitive intelligence, strategic planning, cash management and related projects.
- Analyse monthly & quarterly reporting, budgets & forecasting as well in depth analysis of key metrics thus supporting senior management with delivery of the Group financial performance.
Job Responsibilities 1
- Develops business planning process, prepare reports and analyze all chief metrics for all financial plans.
- Prepares and delivers in depth financial analysis and insightful narrative on the financial and commercial areas for operational and strategic business requirements.
- Designs various drivers based plans and provide analytical support to leaders.
- Ensures robust forecasts are in place having challenged and interrogated the key inputs with the relevant stakeholders
- Lead the annual budgeting, long range planning, and rolling forecast processes across business units while ensuring alignment with corporate financial objectives and operational strategies.
- Develop integrated financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic planning, investment decisions, and business growth initiatives.
- Monitor budget utilization and financial performance against approved plans, identifying variances and recommending corrective actions to management.
- Coordinate with department heads and finance teams to consolidate financial inputs, assumptions, and operational data for accurate forecasting and planning activities.
- Perform detailed variance analysis on revenue, cost, profitability, cash flow, and operational KPIs to identify financial risks and performance improvement opportunities.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports with insightful commentary and financial narratives to support executive decision making.
- Analyze financial and operational trends, benchmarking data, and business performance indicators to provide proactive recommendations to leadership teams.
- Support profitability analysis by business unit, project, service line, or operational segment to improve financial visibility and strategic planning.
Job Responsibilities 2
- Support strategic initiatives including business expansion, mergers & acquisitions, cost optimization programs, and investment evaluations through detailed financial analysis.
- Conduct feasibility studies, sensitivity analysis, and return on investment assessments for new business opportunities and capital expenditure projects.
- Partner with operational and commercial teams to evaluate pricing strategies, commercial performance, and revenue optimization opportunities.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to support operational efficiency, margin improvement, and sustainable business growth.
- Develop and maintain advanced driver based financial models to support forecasting accuracy, operational planning, and strategic business analysis.
- Automate financial reporting processes and dashboards using ERP systems, BI tools, and advanced Excel models to improve reporting efficiency and data accuracy.
- Utilize financial analytics and business intelligence tools to identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting financial performance.
- Ensure integrity, consistency, and accuracy of financial data used in planning, forecasting, and management reporting activities.
- Collaborate closely with Finance, Operations, Commercial, Procurement, and Business Unit leaders to validate financial assumptions and business drivers.
- Challenge key business assumptions and operational inputs to ensure realistic, accurate, and achievable financial forecasts and plans.
- Support internal and external audit requirements by providing financial schedules, planning documentation, and supporting analysis as required.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, reporting standards, governance frameworks, and corporate planning procedures.
Additional Responsibilities
- Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes, forecasting methodologies, reporting structures, and financial planning frameworks.
- Contribute to finance transformation initiatives, digital reporting enhancements, and implementation of planning and analytics systems.
- Standardize reporting templates, KPIs, and financial planning methodologies across business units to enhance consistency and decision making effectiveness.
- Support the development of financial planning best practices and mentor junior analysts within the FP&A function where applicable.
Job Knowledge & Skills
- In depth knowledge and detailed insights of IFRS and regulatory requirements
- Experience working within an executive team
- Knowledgeable in the latest accounting tools / software
- Knowledge of Code of Ethic for Auditing, Risk Management and Control processes
- Deep Knowledge of finance and accounting principles and practices
- Knowledge of final responsibility for the quality and content of all financial data, reporting, and audit
- General planning, coordination, and knowledge of construction industry in general and Middle East’s in particular
- Detailed understanding and extensive experience of financial planning process
- ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills are a requirement to be successful in this role.
Job Experience
- 6 Years Experience
Competencies
- Resilience
- Quality
- Leadership
- Build High Performing Teams
- Agility
- Provide Direction
- Cost Accounting Theory/Concepts L3
- Budgeting Analysis L3
- Cost Variance Analysis L3
- Budget Preparation and Reporting L3
- Financial Auditing L3
- AI Fluency
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Pubic Administration or business administration, and other related field or any related field
- Master's degree
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