Assistant Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis Aldar Academies

To provide comprehensive financial planning and analytical support for the FP&A Function. The role will be responsible for preparation of the annual budgeting cycle, developing 5-year business plans, conducting corporate finance initiatives, performing detailed financial analysis, and preparing forecasts to enable effective strategic and operational decision-making.

Main Duties:

• Business Planning: Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term (5 10 years) business plans, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Budgeting: Assist in the end-to-end annual budgeting process, including building Excel-based budget models and preparing management presentation decks.
• Forecasting: Support monthly forecasting activities across different entities, and maintain up-to-date cash flow forecasts to ensure liquidity planning and monitoring.
• Financial Modeling: Develop and maintain robust financial models to project financial statements over 5 10 years, supporting decision-making and scenario analysis.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Provide insightful financial reports and analytical tools to monitor business unit performance, establish benchmarks, and measure goal achievement.
• Budget Administration: Manage the upload, validation, and transfer of budgets across cost centers and business units, ensuring compliance with internal financial policies and Budget controls.

Specific Duties:

• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline FP&A workflows, enhance automation in reporting and modeling, and improve forecast accuracy.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with operations, HR, and commercial teams to align financial targets with operational realities and strategic goals.
• Systems & Tools: Utilize ERP systems and business intelligence tools to extract, analyze, and present financial and operational data for management reporting.
• Data Management: Coordinate with departments to collect, validate, and manage data sets, ensuring timely and accurate analysis and reporting.
• Capital Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders on the 5-year Capex planning cycle, focusing on investment evaluation, capital allocation, and profit optimization.