Established in 2004, Dubai Holding is a global investment company with investments in more than 34 countries and a combined workforce of nearly 45,000 individuals. In line with the vision of Dubai's leadership and economic diversification strategy, Dubai Holding companies have nurtured sectors, irrevocably transforming Dubai's socio-economic landscape and positioning Dubai as a diversified, globally integrated economy.
Dubai Holding is committed to the diversification of Dubai's no-oil economy. Our portfolio, valued at over AED 284+ billion, spans 10 sectors, including real estate, hospitality, leisure & entertainment, ICT, design, education, media, retail, manufacturing & logistics, and science.
For the Good of Tomorrow
Dubai Holding is looking to hire a Senior Manager – IT Finance within the Information Technology Department at Dubai Holding. The role holder is responsible for hands-on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management for Dubai Holding IT, supporting both Central IT and Vertical technology functions. The position plays a critical role in executing the IT financial governance framework, ensuring accurate tracking of CapEx and OpEx, supporting multi-year investment planning, maintaining chargeback and cost allocation models, and delivering high-quality financial analysis and reporting. The role acts as a key finance business partner to IT stakeholders, supporting investment decisions through data-driven insights, ensuring compliance with group policies, and enabling cost transparency across a complex, multi-entity technology landscape.
If you are ready to embark on a dynamic journey where your talents are valued, and your contributions make a real impact, we would like to hear from you.
Key Accountabilities:
Financial Planning & Budgeting:
- Support the preparation of the annual IT budget, working closely with IT and Finance stakeholders
- Develop rolling forecasts, monitor spend vs budget, and identify risks and opportunities
- Track multi-year financial implications, including CapEx to OpEx transitions
- Prepare detailed variance analysis with clear drivers, assumptions, and mitigation actions
Cost Transparency & Reporting:
- Maintain and enhance chargeback and cost allocation models, ensuring accuracy and defensibility
- Ensure clear units of measure and traceability of IT costs back to services and consumption drivers
- Prepare monthly dashboards, cost reports, and analysis for IT Leadership and Finance forums
- Analyze spend trends by vendor, tower, and service category to support decision-making
Business Partnering & Investment Support:
- Support IT teams in developing financial inputs for business cases, including cost estimates and phasing
- Conduct ROI, cost–benefit, and payback analyses to assess technology investment feasibility
- Track benefit realization against approved business cases and flag deviations
- Partner with Procurement and sub functions within IT to track vendor spend, contract commitments, and invoicing accuracy
Governance & Cross-Functional Coordination:
- Ensure compliance with Dubai Holding financial policies, DOA, and audit requirements
- Support month-end and year-end activities including accruals, reconciliations, and reporting packs
- Maintain strong audit trails for IT investments, cost allocations, and benefit tracking
- Proactively identify financial risks related to IT operations, projects, and vendor commitments
Continuous Improvement:
- Identify opportunities to optimize IT spend and improve cost efficiency
- Assist in benchmarking IT costs against internal trends and industry practice
- Contribute to automation and improvement of budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes
- Support improvements in data quality, financial models, and management information
Who we are looking for:
- 4–6 years of experience in IT Finance, FP&A, or technology cost management
- Strong experience supporting large IT budgets in complex, multi-entity environments
- Hands-on exposure to CapEx, OpEx, Cloud, SaaS, infrastructure and vendor cost models
- Experience with chargeback, allocation models, or service-based costing is preferred
Education/Professional Certification:
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline
Desirable requirements
- Professional qualifications preferred (ACCA, CPA, CMA, ACA)
- Advanced degrees are an advantage
Technical Competencies:
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
- Solid understanding of IT cost structures and consumption-based pricing models
- Proficiency in ERP, budgeting and forecasting tools (Oracle Fusion, SAP, Hyperion or equivalent)
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI / Tableau is an advantage
Behavioural Competencies:
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear, actionable insights
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and compliance orientation
- Proactive, ownership-driven mindset with the ability to manage priorities under pressure
- Collaborative team player with strong execution discipline
As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 14 business days.
This job description is not all inclusive. Dubai Holding reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Dubai Holding is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
