The Cash Planning Senior Specialist will be responsible for leading and enhancing Imbono's cash planning, forecasting, and liquidity management processes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the company's financial stability by providing accurate short, mid, and long-term cash flow visibility, supporting funding strategies, and enabling data driven decision-making across the business. The position requires strong analytical skills, deep understanding of corporate cash forecasting, and the ability to act as key interface between FP&A and Treasury, working closely with multiple stakeholders across Finance and Operations teams to ensure forecasts reflect the business dynamics.
Cash Flow Forecasting & Liquidity Management
- Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow forecasts, ensuring alignment with budget and business plans.
- Monitor cash positions, liquidity levels, and working capital movements.
- Analyse variances between actuals vs. forecast and propose corrective actions when required.
Strategic Cash Planning
- Own and improve short-, medium-, and long-term cash planning models in close coordination with FP&A and Treasury.
- Provide inputs for capital allocation decisions, debt service planning, dividend planning, and investment requirements.
- Identify liquidity risks and opportunities to optimize internal cash usage.
Coordination with Internal Stakeholders
- Work closely with Treasury, Accounting, Procurement, Operations, and Commercial teams to gather accurate cash inflow/outflow data.
- Act as the primary point of contact for cash planning matters across business units.
Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Prepare periodic cash reports, dashboards, and KPIs for FP&A leadership and senior management.
- Support scenario modeling, stress tests, and sensitivity analysis.
- Ensure reporting accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
- Process Improvements
- Continuously enhance cash planning processes, tools, and methodologies.
- Participate in system implementations or upgrades (ERP, BI tools, Treasury Management Systems).
- Implement best practices to strengthen governance and forecast reliability.
Mandatory Experience
- 5–8 years of experience in FP&A, treasury, cash forecasting, or financial analysis.
- Experience in multinational or multi-entity environments is highly desirable.
- Exposure to capital-intensive or project-based industries is a strong advantage.
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- Professional certifications preferred: CFA, CPA, CMA, CTP, ACCA.
Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency in Excel, financial modelling, and advanced analytics.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Business Central, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
- Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI) is a plus.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
Language Skills
- Fluent English is required, both written and spoken.
- Portuguese or Spanish communication skills are highly desirable, given the company's regional interactions and crossborder collaboration needs.
Competencies
- Financial & analytical acumen
- Cash flow modelling & forecasting
- Strategic thinking
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Process orientation and continuous improvement
- Business partnering
- Client oriented
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a fast-growing and strategic environment in Dubai.
- Exposure to high-impact financial planning activities supporting major business decisions.
- Dynamic and multicultural workplace.
- Career growth opportunities within the Finance department
Our Values
- Client Oriented
- Excellence
- Innovation
- Integrity
- Perseverance
