Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis Aldar Academies

To provide financial planning and analytical support for the FP&A function. The role will be responsible for supporting the annual budgeting cycle, developing 5-year business plans, and support corporate finance initiatives, detailed financial analysis, and forecasts to enable effective strategic and operational decision-making.

Main Duties:

• Financial Modeling: Develop robust financial models to project financial statements over 5 10 years, supporting decision-making and scenario analysis.
• Business Planning: Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term (5 10 years) business plans, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Budgeting: Assist in the end-to-end annual budgeting process, including building Excel-based budget models and preparing management presentation decks.
• Forecasting: Support monthly forecasting activities across different entities, and maintain up-to-date cash flow forecasts to ensure liquidity planning and monitoring.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Support preparation of insightful financial reports and analytical tools to monitor business unit performance, establish benchmarks, and measure goal achievement.

Specific Duties:

• Capital Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders on the 5-year Capex planning cycle, focusing on investment evaluation, capital allocation, and profit optimization.
• Data Management: Coordinate with departments to collect, validate, and manage data sets, ensuring timely and accurate analysis and reporting.
• Systems & Tools: Utilize ERP systems and business intelligence tools to extract, analyze, and present financial and operational data for management reporting.
• Budget Administration: Support the upload, validation, and transfer of budgets across coss centers and business units, ensuring compliance with internal financial policies.