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Are you an expert in group Financials Management Reporting? Responsible for effective management reporting of group financials (EY and EAG in both AED and USD) to internal and external stakeholders within stipulated timelines and managing systemic controls, changes and budget uploads for the Group. This role encompasses the ownership of monthly closing and pivot generation with financial reporting & control team, actuals vs budget analyses with finance business partners team and subsequent deck preparation for the board, audit committee as well as shareholder ADQ through proactive management of monthly reporting cycles/calendars. In addition to this, the BAU aspect of this role also requires end-to-end management of budget related actions w.r.t. mapping/transfers/relaxations as well as uploads.

As a result, the role requires a constructive and calibrated engagement with Finance Business Partners and Group FP&A, with the FRC team, incl. the Head of and the VP, with the VP of Financial Planning & Strategy and, to some extent, with the VP of Treasury and with the CFO. Also requires high attention to detail, strong analytical and financial acumen, and good communication skills.

Management reporting of group financials
•    Lead the generation, review, delivery, and release of monthly consolidated financial data to business stakeholders & other Finance teams in conjunction with DT&I and Financial Reporting and Control teams – the “PIVOT” process,
•    Prepare, align, and distribute monthly commercial and operating statistics and other relevant reports based on latest operating plan and actuals for key metrics denoting airline performance during the month and forecasted for rest of the year,
•    Deliver end-to-end ADQ reporting: KPI reporting for the actuals of the month and uploading to the ADQ portal as per set template, as well as responding to any ad hoc requests from the ADQ finance team,
•    Prepare, with the support of the line manager, CXO reports detailing actual versus budget, including clear and concise variance explanations - driver cost analysis and highlights of key variances to targets and historical trends,
•    Prepare, with the support of the line manager, Group management reporting decks, in close collaboration with Group FP&A, Finance Business Partners, Financial Reporting, Treasury and Corporate Strategy teams and with the support of the line manager (these decks are shared with ADQ, Audit Committee, Strategy and Investment Committee and Board of Directors),
•    Support in the review of any financial or KPI/ management reporting related material to be shared externally, in collaboration with Investor Relations and Communications teams.

Budget processes in SAP and Anaplan implementation
•    Set-up SOPs for key ERP processes related to budget upload and transfer activities - modify, review and sign-off procedures with VP FP&S and CFO,
•    Lead/assist in cleaning up of SAP master data/ standard reports used, to ensure correct recording and reporting of transactions and liaise with various teams to ensure the masters contain accurate and updated information,
•    Led, develop, and review on Anaplan implementation on all the modules related to Group management reporting,
•    Manage the frequent budget transfers, relaxations, and upload revisions on ERP platforms.

Annual budgeting/5YP assistance and KPI consolidation
•    Provide required support to the development and presentation of the annual budgeting and 5YP process – conduct CLCA compilation by liaising with FBPs, consolidating submissions, final budget preparation, etc.

Team management
•    Guide, coach, support, and provide feedback to consultants and/ or contractors, to ensure high quality of deliveries and professional development.

• Bachelors or master’s degree in business/finance and a professional qualification such as CA, CIMA, MBA or ACCA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in accounting, finance, budgeting and/or forecasting preferably in transportation or hospitality sectors.
• Rigorous and analytical thinking.
• Proficient in building and managing large MS Excel models, detailed PowerPoint and other planning system tools (SAP ERP, Oracle ERP).
• Strong experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Advanced communication skills – English (verbal and writing); fluency in Arabic is an advantage.
• Very high attention to detail.
• Ability to make decisions and recommendations based on data and analysis.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• The role will operate within a pressured environment with reduced lead times and often working out of office hours or on weekends, especially during planning or quarterly closing cycles.