Job Purpose
Lead Group-wide financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, performance reporting, and decision support across the Group’s investment portfolio. Provide independent, forward-looking financial insights to senior management, shareholders, and the Board; constructively challenge entity submissions; and support informed strategic planning, capital allocation, and portfolio performance decisions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Group-wide strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, establishing methodologies, assumptions, timelines, governance requirements and performance standards across all portfolio companies and business units.
- Review and challenge business plans, budgets, forecasts and strategic initiatives to ensure financial viability, alignment with Group objectives, consistency of assumptions and achievement of targeted returns.
- Develop and maintain integrated financial models covering profitability, cash flow, working capital, funding requirements, capital expenditure, liquidity and long-term business performance.
- Lead scenario planning, sensitivity analysis and investment evaluation activities, assessing key risks, opportunities and value-creation initiatives to support executive decision making and capital allocation.
- Monitor, analyze and consolidate financial, operational and project performance across the Group portfolio, including EPC project controls covering resource utilization, cash flow, change orders, claims, and Earned Value Management indicators, identifying key variances, emerging risks, opportunities and corrective actions to support project success and sustainable profitability.
- Own the Group performance management framework, including KPI architecture, benchmarking, performance scorecards and executive reporting to drive accountability and operational improvement.
- Prepare and present consolidated management, shareholder, board and investment committee reporting, providing actionable insight on financial performance, outlook, strategic initiatives and key risks.
- Establish and maintain FP&A governance policies, reporting standards, data definitions and analytical frameworks, ensuring consistency, transparency and comparability across all entities.
- Lead the identification, escalation and resolution of material financial, operational and performance issues, recommending corrective actions and tracking agreed improvement initiatives.
- Develop, mentor and lead the FP&A team, fostering analytical excellence, business partnership, financial discipline, constructive challenge and a high-performance culture.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
- MBA or relevant postgraduate degree.
- At least 15 years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, performance management, corporate finance, investment analysis, or related finance roles, including a minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership position with direct responsibility for an FP&A function.
- Experience within an investment holding company, diversified conglomerate, multinational group, or portfolio-management environment. Experience in EPC, infrastructure, construction, energy, or other project-based sectors is preferred.
- Professional Certifications: CMA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or FPAC
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Group-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning
- Financial modelling, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis
- Business-performance evaluation and capital-allocation support
- Consolidated performance reporting and Board-level presentation
- Strong business acumen and commercial awareness
- KPI design and performance measurement
- Constructive challenge and senior-stakeholder influence
- Leadership, coaching, and analytical quality assurance
- Ability to manage multiple strategic and recurring workstreams
- Fluency in English and Arabic
