FP&A and Performance Lead

Our client is a large and diversified business with operations across multiple service-driven sectors in the UAE and wider region. With a strong focus on sustainable growth, operational excellence and performance improvement, the organisation offers exposure to a dynamic and fast-paced environment where finance plays a key role in shaping business strategy.

• Prepare and oversee financial forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Develop and implement performance measurement frameworks and KPIs.
• Analyse financial data to provide actionable insights for senior management.
• Monitor and assess the financial performance of various business units.
• Collaborate with department heads to align financial plans with operational goals.
• Support decision-making by preparing detailed financial reports and presentations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and financial regulations.

Identify opportunities for cost optimisation and process improvements.

• Lead the annual budgeting process across the Group, ensuring robust planning, consolidation and stakeholder alignment.
• Manage periodic forecasting and rolling forecast cycles, identifying risks, opportunities and performance trends.
• Support the development of medium and long-term financial plans aligned to business strategy.
• Partner with business leaders to develop revenue, cost, headcount, capex and cash flow plans.
• Drive group-wide financial performance analysis and provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• Prepare and deliver monthly, quarterly and ad hoc management reporting packs.
• Produce clear and concise reporting on key financial and operational metrics.
• Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior year results.
• Lead variance analysis and identify financial drivers impacting performance.
• Facilitate regular business performance reviews and track agreed actions.
• Evaluate customer, contract, business unit and service line profitability.
• Support strategic initiatives through financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Provide commercial insight for investment decisions, mergers, acquisitions and business cases.
• Assess investment opportunities and monitor post-investment performance.
• Analyse working capital, cash conversion and operational efficiency metrics.
• Develop executive-level presentations and reports for senior leadership and Board meetings.
• Drive improvements in planning, reporting and performance management processes.
• Enhance reporting frameworks, dashboards and management information.
• Ensure integrity, consistency and accuracy of financial data across the Group.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, HR, Procurement, IT and operational teams.
• Strengthen governance, controls and reporting standards across the organisation.
• Lead, mentor and develop the FP&A team while promoting best practice across finance functions.
• Act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

• Professionally qualified accountant with a recognised qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CMA or equivalent.
• Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience across FP&A, management reporting, commercial finance and business performance management.
• Strong UAE experience within a large, complex or diversified organisation.
• Mandatory experience leading group consolidation processes across multiple entities.
• Proven experience presenting to Boards, Executive Committees and senior leadership teams.
• Senior finance leadership experience with responsibility for managing teams and influencing key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and management reporting.
• Strong financial modelling, business case evaluation and scenario planning skills.
• Experience operating within a multi-entity group structure.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to challenge and influence decision-making.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.