Senior Strategy and Business Planning Director
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About the Role
UCC Holding seeks a Senior Strategy and Business Planning Director to lead group-level strategic planning, financial analysis, and business performance management across multiple segments.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of group wide corporate strategy across all business units and geographies
- Drive the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning cycle, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities
- Oversee financial performance analysis across multiple business segments, providing actionable insights to senior leadership
- Manage group level financial reporting, consolidation, and performance dashboards
- Support Board and Executive Committee reporting, including strategic presentations and financial insights
- Lead evaluation of investments, M&A opportunities, and capital allocation decisions
- Drive business performance improvement initiatives, including cost optimisation and revenue enhancement
- Establish and maintain financial governance frameworks, policies, and internal controls across group entities
- Partner with business leaders to support commercial decision making and strategic initiatives
- Build and lead a high performing strategy and business planning team
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Professional certification: CA / ACCA / CMA
- 12–18 years of total finance experience
- Minimum 3–5 years in a senior leadership role
- Experience in holding/group structures with multiple business segments
- Strong exposure to multi entity / cross border financial oversight
- Proven track record managing group level P&L and leading teams (5+ members)
- Experience supporting Board and Executive level reporting
- Exposure to M&A, project finance, debt structuring, or investment analysis
- MBA or Master's degree preferred
- CFA Charter is a strong advantage
- GCC experience is highly preferred
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Job Purpose
- The Senior Strategy and Business Planning Director will lead group level strategic planning, financial analysis, and business performance management across multiple business segments.
- The role is responsible for driving long term value creation through integrated strategy, financial planning, and performance optimisation, while supporting Board level decision making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of group wide corporate strategy across all business units and geographies.
- Drive the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning cycle, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
- Oversee financial performance analysis across multiple business segments, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
- Manage group level financial reporting, consolidation, and performance dashboards.
- Support Board and Executive Committee reporting, including strategic presentations and financial insights.
- Lead evaluation of investments, M&A opportunities, and capital allocation decisions.
- Drive business performance improvement initiatives, including cost optimisation and revenue enhancement.
- Establish and maintain financial governance frameworks, policies, and internal controls across group entities.
- Partner with business leaders to support commercial decision making and strategic initiatives.
- Build and lead a high performing strategy and business planning team.
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (mandatory).
- MBA or Master’s degree (preferred).
- Professional certification required: CA / ACCA / CMA (fully qualified).
- CFA Charter is a strong advantage.
Experience
- 12–18 years of total finance experience.
- Minimum 3–5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Experience in holding/group structures with multiple business segments.
- Strong exposure to multi entity / cross border financial oversight.
- Proven track record managing group level P&L and leading teams (5+ members).
- Experience supporting Board and Executive level reporting.
- Exposure to M&A, project finance, debt structuring, or investment analysis.
Key Skills
- Advanced financial modelling and investment appraisal capability.
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
- Excellent stakeholder management (Board, investors, banks, auditors).
- Strong leadership and team development skills.
- Ability to operate in complex, multi business environments.
- GCC experience is highly preferred.
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