Description
byteSpark.ai is hiring on behalf of a leading enterprise client for an FP&A Manager within its Group-level finance team. The role will lead annual budgeting, multi-year planning, and rolling forecasting across a complex portfolio of entities, business units, and functions. The successful candidate will coordinate planning assumptions, challenge submissions, and align financial targets with the strategic objectives of the Group. They will maintain rigorous control over large-scale OPEX, investigate material variances, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and financial performance. The FP&A Manager will manage complex group consolidations and ensure accurate, timely, and consistent performance reporting. They will develop advanced financial models, scenario analyses, and decision-support materials for strategic and operational initiatives. The role will translate high-volume financial information into clear board presentations, executive summaries, and actionable recommendations. Close collaboration with business heads, subsidiary finance leaders, and executive stakeholders will be essential to establish accountability and improve planning outcomes. This opportunity requires a qualified accountant with substantial corporate FP&A experience, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to operate effectively at the apex of a large enterprise.
Requirements
1. Active CA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
2. Seven to ten years of progressive corporate FP&A experience, including responsibility within a large group or complex multi-entity enterprise.
3. Demonstrated ownership of group-wide annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and multi-year financial planning processes.
4. Hands-on expertise in complex financial consolidation across multiple entities, business units, functions, or jurisdictions.
5. Proven ability to manage large OPEX budgets, enforce expenditure controls, analyze variances, and deliver cost-efficiency initiatives.
6. Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and integrated planning models.
7. Experience producing consolidated management reporting, board decks, and executive-level performance insights.
8. Strong senior stakeholder management skills, with evidence of influencing business heads and subsidiary finance leaders.
Desirable
1. Experience improving forecast accuracy, planning governance, or reporting cycles across a large corporate group.
2. Proficiency with enterprise planning, consolidation, or business intelligence platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, Hyperion, Power BI, or equivalent.
3. Experience supporting executive decisions involving investments, restructuring, cost transformation, or strategic resource allocation.
4. Exposure to multi-jurisdictional operations, foreign currency consolidation, or diverse accounting and reporting environments.
5. Track record of automating FP&A processes and improving the quality, speed, or consistency of management information.
Role Highlights
💰 Compensation
AED 35K+ with excellent family health and schooling benefits
💼 Work Location Type
Onsite
🏢 Department
Telecommunications
🔹 Sub-Industry
Financial Services