This position sits within a well-established government-backed organisation in Dubai operating across large-scale infrastructure and logistics projects. The
corporate finance team combines the stability of a public-sector entity with a commercial, private-sector mindset. Reporting directly to the CFO, the Assistant FP&A Manager is a highly visible individual contributor role offering significant exposure to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and monthly variance analysis to support business performance and strategic decision-making.
- Develop executive dashboards and management reports that integrate financial and operational KPIs.
- Analyse large and complex datasets to identify trends, risks, cost drivers, and commercial opportunities.
- Design and automate reporting solutions using Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot, DAX, and advanced Excel.
- Partner with finance and project teams to ensure consistency between management reporting and underlying accounting data.
- Contribute to finance transformation initiatives by improving reporting processes, automation, and business intelligence capabilities.
Skills & Experience
- 5–8 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or management reporting.
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, ACA, CPA, CMA, or CIMA is highly preferred.
- Advanced, hands-on expertise in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot, and DAX is mandatory.
- Demonstrated experience managing and analysing large datasets and building interactive dashboards.
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
- Prior experience within a large corporate or multinational organisation is preferred.
- A Big 4 background is considered an advantage.
- Ability to work autonomously, with a proactive approach and strong comfort with data tools.
Application Process
This search is being managed by corporate finance team. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply directly through the listing. Suitable applicants will be contacted by the corporate finance team recruitment team to discuss the opportunity in further detail.
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