Strategic Business Planner

4 days ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai Holding Full time

About Dubai Holding Asset Management

Dubai Holding Asset Management has established itself as a prominent player in shaping Dubai's position as a global leader in business, tourism, and leisure. Our diverse portfolio of 20 landmark retail destinations and 15 residential communities makes us a major contributor to the city's reputation.

From popular attractions like the Theatre of Digital Art and Madame Tussauds to hot-spot retail destinations like Bluewater's and JBR, we captivate millions of visitors and tourists every year.

Our community centers, such as Bay Avenue and Mudon Community Centre, enhance the quality of life in residential communities, making neighborhoods more vibrant and connected.

About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a Strategic Business Planner to join our Finance team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and driving various portfolios' strategic business planning, budgeting, and periodical forecasts.

  • You will act as the primary focal point for assigned portfolios by coordinating with heads of business units to gather data for timely analysis for decision-making.
  • You will ensure high-quality business plan submissions to shareholders through DHAM strategic business planning processes.
  • You will work closely with departments to develop plans and forecasts, analyze submissions, and recommend optimizations.
  • You will monitor global and local market trends and forecast their potential impacts on assigned portfolios.
  • You will maintain budgetary controls and serve as the focal point for budgetary controls and portfolio performance.
  • You will continuously monitor business performance against approved plans and suggest mitigation options as needed.
  • You will collaborate with Accounting, Treasury, and Investment functions to ensure proper transaction recording for reporting and monitoring.
  • You will perform meaningful analysis that provides insights into financial and operational KPIs.
  • You will work as a strategic and financial partner to business heads, providing analysis and recommendations for informed decision-making.
  • You will identify and assess potential analysis and monitoring requirements of assigned portfolios.
  • You will collaborate with the Line Manager on various initiatives led by the FP&A function.
  • You will provide suggestions for achieving higher efficiencies in cost and revenue drivers based on operational analysis.
  • You will stay updated on financial technologies that can improve planning, monitoring, reporting, and control.

About You

To succeed in this role, you should possess a Master's degree in Finance or Accounting, or an MBA in Finance preferred. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent is required.

You should have at least 8 years of Finance/Accounting experience preferably in a large retail/real estate conglomerate. At least 2 years of experience in the Middle East within FP&A is preferred.

A strong knowledge across all financial aspects – budgeting, forecasting, planning, accounting, reporting, etc., is essential. Excellent analytical skills for interpreting budgetary and financial information are also necessary.

Excellent writing skills to draft professional reports and correspondence that is clear and concise, along with excellent interpersonal skills to work cooperatively with all levels in the organization, are required.

A solid track record of producing highly accurate and timely analysis, advanced critical thinking skills, and strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines are essential.

Advanced MS Office skills, especially MS Excel, and excellent written and oral English communication skills are required. Arabic would be an added advantage.

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