354 Chartered Financial Analyst jobs in the United Arab Emirates

The FP&A Manager – MENA will play a pivotal role in shaping financial strategy and performance management across the region. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer – MENA, this role is responsible for the delivery of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting. The successful candidate will partner with regional leadership, local finance teams, and the global head office to support decision-making and enhance financial visibility across business units.

Key Responsibilities

1. Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasting, and long-range planning cycles across all MENA entities.
• Prepare scenario modelling, shadow budgets, and financial impact assessments for new territories (e.g., Iraq, Morocco) and strategic initiatives (e.g., Claims Advisory Practice).
• Consolidate and validate submissions from local finance teams and ensure alignment with global FP&A standards and deadlines.
• Monitor budget-to-actual variances and provide commentary and recommendations.

2. Commercial Reporting & Insight

• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc management reporting packs, including P&L, EBITDA, working capital, and productivity metrics.
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards that track revenue trends, cost structures, headcount ratios, broker productivity, and client profitability.
• Analyse financial performance and proactively identify areas for improvement or investment.

3. Business Partnering

• Act as the finance partner to regional business leaders across Broking, Operations, HR, Digital, and Compliance.
• Support client-level and segment profitability reviews, pricing discussions, and broker performance metrics.
• Provide analytical support to new initiatives, strategic reviews, and cross-border cost allocation models.

4. Governance, Compliance & Regulatory Awareness

• Ensure financial planning and analysis is fully compliant with MENA Regulatory landscape.
• Work closely with Tax, Regulatory Reporting, and Legal to embed governance controls into forecasting and reporting.

5. Systems, Tools & Automation

• Utilise enterprise planning platforms for modelling and reporting.
• Develop and maintain advanced Excel models and dashboards to support self-service analytics and reduce manual processes.
• Lead automation of recurring reporting deliverables and contribute to finance digitalisation initiatives.

6. Projects & Strategic Initiatives

• Support financial due diligence, market entries, JV assessments, and strategic cost reviews.
• Contribute to finance transformation projects, such as ERP upgrades, reporting rationalisation, and policy harmonisation across the region.
• Participate in cross-functional working groups driving improvements in operational efficiency and profitability.

Candidate Profile

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent with 5–8 years of relevant FP&A experience.
• Strong background in financial planning, modelling, and performance analysis within insurance, reinsurance, or professional services.
• Proven track record of managing multi-entity, multi-currency environments across international or regional hubs.
• Experience working with MENA markets, ideally with exposure to VAT, WHT, and regional tax compliance.
• Proficiency in Oracle EPBCS, Hyperion, SAP BPC, or similar FP&A systems.
• Advanced Excel skills including macros, pivot tables, and scenario modelling.
• Knowledge of broking revenue recognition, and IBA / non-IBA accounting treatment.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other BI tools.
• Strong presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead complex projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

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Bachelor of Commerce (Commerce), Chartered Financial Analyst (Finance), Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountant)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Purpose

As the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you will be the finance business partner to practice and service-line leaders across our global GRC consulting business. Your mission is to turn data into strategic insight that unlocks 100% and 200% year-on-year growth , pinpoints efficiency gains, and guides profitable decision-making. You will own the full planning cycle including forecasting, budgeting, scenario modelling, and performance analytics, translating complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations for both executive and non-finance stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Growth Modelling: Build multi-year financial models to map pathways to 100% & 200% revenue growth; sensitize assumptions (pricing, utilization, headcount, geographic expansion, M&A) and quantify cash-flow impacts.
2. Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budget process and rolling re-forecasts; maintain 13-week cash-flow views and quarterly re-forecasts aligned with OKRs.
3. Performance Analytics: Design dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) tracking billable utilization, project margins, client acquisition cost (CAC), LTV, and operating leverage; flag variances and root causes.
4. Efficiency & Cost Optimization: Conduct zero-based and activity-based costing reviews; identify margin uplift and opex saving opportunities (e.g., contractor mix, delivery center utilization, tech stack ROI).
5. Decision Support: Prepare investment cases for new service lines, geographic entry, and technology spend; present board-ready papers with risk-adjusted returns.
6. Stakeholder Communication: Simplify analytics into narratives, slides, and memos for non-finance leaders; coach teams on finance literacy.
7. Process & Systems Leadership: Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes; manage systems like Adaptive Insights / Anaplan and ensure data integrity across ERP, CRM, and PSA tools.

Skills and Experience

We seek a dynamic leader with prior FP&A experience, aiming to advance their career within a growth-oriented company. The ideal candidate is goal-driven, high-achieving, and passionate about delivering high-quality financial analysis in a multi-jurisdictional environment. At j. awan & partners, we foster an environment for you to express your talents and offer extensive learning opportunities.

Experience

• 8-12 years in FP&A, commercial finance, or strategic finance, with at least 4 years in professional services or project-based environments (consulting, Big 4, IT services, etc.).
• Proven success guiding businesses through >50% YoY growth, venture-backed scale-ups, or rapid geographic expansion.
• Hands-on ownership of budgeting, long-range planning, and executive reporting.

Skills

• Advanced Excel & financial modelling skills (3-statement, DCF, scenario analysis, sensitivity).
• Proficiency with FP&A platforms (Adaptive, Anaplan, Oracle PBCS), BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker), and SQL or Python for analysis.
• Familiarity with consulting ERP/PSA systems (NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, Deltek, Kimble).
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate complex data into actionable narratives.
• Ability to connect recommendations to revenue, margin, and cash flow impacts.
• Comfort in ambiguous environments, designing scalable processes, and challenging senior stakeholders with data-driven insights.
• Tech-savviness to automate manual tasks and enhance analysis efficiency.
• Critical thinking, root cause analysis, and thriving in fast-paced settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Engineering; MBA or Master's in Finance preferred.
• CPA, ACCA, CFA, or CIMA (completed or in progress).

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The hiring company is a large organisation in the Technology industry. Known for its innovative approach, the firm has established itself as a market leader in the tech, digital and AI sector, constantly pushing boundaries and setting new standards. They now have operations in the Middle East, North America and Europe.

• Oversee and manage all financial planning activities.
• Develop and implement strategic financial plans.
• Analyse financial data and prepare forecasts.
• Lead team in annual budgeting process.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards.
• Coordinate with senior management to align financial plans with business goals.
• Report on financial performance and make recommendations.
• Drive financial planning initiatives to support the company's growth.

• A strong educational background in Finance, Accounting or related fields.
• Must hold experience in operating in Europe and/or North America.
• Must hold string M&A experience
• Proven leadership skills and the ability to manage a team.
• Excellent analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations and standards.
• The ability to align financial plans with business objectives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

The hiring company is a large organisation in the Technology industry. Known for its innovative approach, the firm has established itself as a market leader in the tech, digital and AI sector, constantly pushing boundaries and setting new standards. They now have operations in the Middle East, North America and Europe.

1. Oversee and manage all financial planning activities.
2. Develop and implement strategic financial plans.
3. Analyse financial data and prepare forecasts.
4. Lead team in annual budgeting process.
5. Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards.
6. Coordinate with senior management to align financial plans with business goals.
7. Report on financial performance and make recommendations.
8. Drive financial planning initiatives to support the company's growth.

1. A strong educational background in Finance, Accounting or related fields.
2. Must hold experience in operating in Europe and/or North America.
3. Must hold strong M&A experience.
4. Proven leadership skills and the ability to manage a team.
5. Excellent analytical and strategic planning skills.
6. Strong knowledge of financial regulations and standards.
7. The ability to align financial plans with business objectives.
8. Excellent communication and presentation skills.

The hiring company is a large organisation in the Technology industry. Known for its innovative approach, the firm has established itself as a market leader in the tech, digital and AI sector, constantly pushing boundaries and setting new standards. They now have operations in the Middle East, North America and Europe.

• Oversee and manage all financial planning activities.
• Develop and implement strategic financial plans.
• Analyse financial data and prepare forecasts.
• Lead team in the annual budgeting process.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards.
• Coordinate with senior management to align financial plans with business goals.
• Report on financial performance and make recommendations.
• Drive financial planning initiatives to support the company's growth.

• A strong educational background in Finance, Accounting or related fields.
• Experience in operating in Europe and/or North America.
• Strong M&A experience.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to manage a team.
• Excellent analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations and standards.
• Ability to align financial plans with business objectives.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

A prominent investment and distribution group based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a diverse portfolio. The company is known for its commitment to operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable business practices across regional and international markets.

• Lead the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable recommendations to senior management.
• Partner with business units to align financial plans with strategic objectives and ensure financial targets are met.
• Develop and refine financial models to support business cases, investment decisions, and scenario planning.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and prepare insightful dashboards and reports for leadership.
• Support the implementation of financial planning tools and systems to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, financial standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with accounting, strategy, and business teams to drive financial transparency and performance.

A successful candidate is a commercially savvy finance professional with a strong track record in financial planning and analysis, ideally within diversified or multinational organizations, capable of translating data into actionable strategy.

Company Description
Masdar is the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, advancing the development and deployment of renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Established in 2006, Masdar is today active in over 40 countries, helping them to achieve their clean energy objectives and advance sustainable development. Masdar is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and under this ownership the company is targeting a renewable energy portfolio capacity of at least 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and an annual green hydrogen production capacity of up to 1 million tonnes by the same year.

Job Description
To manage government budgeting and reporting (financial and operational) for various business projects including the management of all related stakeholder relations, budgeting, forecasting and treasury processes in order to ensure the provision of accurately and timely reports in line with relevant policies and procedures. To assist with the consolidation and reporting of financial and business performance against internal KPI’s and plans and to administer manpower budgeting and forecasting process ensuring completion of information to be used in the consolidated business plan.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the design and preparation of monthly management reports for all the Government funded initiatives.
• Report on a monthly basis to the CFO and senior finance management on Government funded initiatives including any variances, highlighting any key issues and providing recommendations.
• Manage the preparation and submission to the Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Energy (DoE) of all financial related returns monthly, quarterly and yearly and address any other ad-hoc requests from Government entities or related to Government funded initiatives.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of all financial reports to the statistics centre on a yearly basis mainly being the Financial Investments Survey, Industrial and Economical Survey, Environmental, and R&D Survey.
• Manage any reporting to the Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Executive Council (EC) on a timely manner.
• Ensure that all transactions of ZSP & IRENA have been accounted for and accurately reflect all transactions.
• Review and analyse the transactions in the GL periodically, prepare required journals to reclassify entries to the correct account and project and review and process all sub-ledgers inputs (namely Account Payable) prior to month end deadlines.
• Work with project managers to ensure that accruals/provisions and prepayments are prepared and entered on a monthly basis and monitor the monthly costs on certain projects based on the activity code. Also, prepare activity reports based on actual cost details against the activity budget.
• Manage and prepare reconciliations along with supporting documents/schedules/information that are required for the monthly management file, quarterly and annual review by the external auditors and information required to support the group information uploaded to the shareholder.
• Manage the entire budgeting process for Government funded initiatives and liaise with the DOF to ensure alignment.
• Manage and lead all Government initiative budget submissions and approvals with DoE.
• Manage all monthly and quarterly submissions to DoE and ensure compliance with any imposed regulations and or instructions.
• Provide full guidance to Masdar management on all DoE and DoF budget matters.
• Lead, manage and prepare the DOF budget templates and communicate with the project managers on any new DOF/Abu Dhabi Executive Office guidelines.
• Lead and manage the Manpower Budget submissions of Government funded initiatives with Human Capital to ensure accurate manpower cost submissions.
• Manage, prepare and complete the DOF & Shareholders’ Summary Budget templates for each of ZSP and IRENA.
• Prepare a quarterly drawdown forecast for ZSP & IRENA and share with treasury to ensure the timely drawdown of funds on a quarterly basis to maintain a positive cashflow.
• Review and challenge all budget submissions working closely with the project management, senior finance management and the C suite to ensure compliance with DOF guidelines.
• Manage and consolidate budgets of all Government funded initiatives.
• Maintain a year on year track of all actuals versus budgets for the Government funded initiatives.
• Lead and manage the quarterly and yearly forecast exercise with the PM’s.
• Manage and coordinate budget review meetings with the C-Level and ensure any changes are reflected.
• Prepare the DOF budget templates and communicate with the project managers on any new DOF/Executive Council (EC) guidelines.

Qualifications

Preferred Experience:

• 6-8 years of experience in financial planning and reporting (preferable Government reporting), with at least 3-4 years working at a group financial planning and reporting level in large multi-national companies involving similar responsibilities and activities or equivalent experience.

Job-Specific Skills:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills leading to a consultative approach within a corporate / multifunctional environment.
• Extensive knowledge of ERP environment.
• Extensive knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Extensive knowledge of various accounting processes and an understanding of internal controls.
• Extensive knowledge of international auditing standards.

Additional Information
Masdar is one of the world’s fastest growing renewable energy companies and a green hydrogen leader, placing the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition. As a pioneer in advancing the clean energy sector and a key enabler of the UAE’s vision as a global leader in sustainability and climate action, Masdar has developed projects in more than 40 countries across six continents and has invested, or committed to invest, in worldwide projects with a combined value of more than US$30 billion. Masdar unites the UAE’s three energy champions – Mubadala, ADNOC and TAQA – and will utilize their combined expertise to fulfill its purpose as a global clean energy pioneer across renewables and green hydrogen. Promoting innovation in solar, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy, and geothermal energy, Masdar has a proven record of delivering pioneering projects using cutting-edge clean energy technologies, that are commercially viable and bankable.

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What do we require?

This role requires an experienced individual who is already trained and developed within the Financial Services sector. Comprehensive training is provided on the full suite of deVere Financial solutions to enhance your existing experience.

You should be comfortable working with people and be an analytical thinker. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are needed in order to work successfully with clients and team members.

What do we offer?

• Generous high income
• In-house administration
• In-house compliance
• Bespoke CRM
• Full product training
• A weekly pay-run
• Structured, defined career progression
• World-class company performance incentives

To manage government budgeting and reporting (financial and operational) for various business projects including the management of all related stakeholder relations budgeting forecasting and treasury processes in order to ensure the provision of accurately and timely reports in line with relevant policies and procedures.

To assist with the consolidation and reporting of financial and business performance against internal KPIs and plans and to administer manpower budgeting and forecasting process ensuring completion of information to be used in the consolidated business plan.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the design and preparation of monthly management reports for all the Government funded initiatives.
• Report on a monthly basis to the CFO and senior finance management on Government funded initiatives including any variances highlighting any key issues and providing recommendations.
• Manage the preparation and submission to the Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Energy (DoE) of all financial related returns monthly, quarterly, and yearly and address any other adhoc requests from Government entities or related to Government funded initiatives.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of all financial reports to the statistics centre on a yearly basis mainly being the Financial Investments Survey, Industrial and Economical Survey, Environmental and R&D Survey.
• Manage any reporting to the Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Executive Council (EC) on a timely manner.
• Ensure that all transactions of ZSP & IRENA have been accounted for and accurately reflect all transactions.
• Review and analyse the transactions in the GL periodically, prepare required journals to reclassify entries to the correct account and project, and review and process all subledgers inputs (namely Account Payable) prior to month end deadlines.
• Work with project managers to ensure that accruals/provisions and prepayments are prepared and entered on a monthly basis and monitor the monthly costs on certain projects based on the activity code. Also prepare activity reports based on actual cost details against the activity budget.
• Manage and prepare reconciliations along with supporting documents/schedules/information that are required for the monthly management file, quarterly and annual review by the external auditors, and information required to support the group information uploaded to the shareholder.
• Manage the entire budgeting process for Government funded initiatives and liaise with the DOF to ensure alignment.
• Manage and lead all Government initiative budget submissions and approvals with DoE.
• Manage all monthly and quarterly submissions to DoE and ensure compliance with any imposed regulations and or instructions.
• Provide full guidance to Masdar management on all DoE and DoF budget matters.
• Lead, manage and prepare the DOF budget templates and communicate with the project managers on any new DOF/Abu Dhabi Executive Office guidelines.
• Lead and manage the Manpower Budget submissions of Government funded initiatives with Human Capital to ensure accurate manpower cost submissions.
• Manage, prepare and complete the DOF & Shareholders Summary Budget templates for each of ZSP and IRENA.
• Prepare a quarterly drawdown forecast for ZSP & IRENA and share with treasury to ensure the timely drawdown of funds on a quarterly basis to maintain a positive cashflow.
• Review and challenge all budget submissions working closely with the project management, senior finance management and the C suite to ensure compliance with DOF guidelines.
• Manage and consolidate budgets of all Government funded initiatives.
• Maintain a year on year track of all actuals versus budgets for the Government funded initiatives.
• Lead and manage the quarterly and yearly forecast exercise with the PMs.
• Manage and coordinate budget review meetings with the C-Level and ensure any changes are reflected.
• Prepare the DOF budget templates and communicate with the project managers on any new DOF/Executive Council (EC) guidelines.

Qualifications:

Preferred Experience:

6-8 years of experience in financial planning and reporting (preferable Government reporting) with at least 3-4 years working at a group financial planning and reporting level in large multinational companies involving similar responsibilities and activities or equivalent experience.

Job Specific Skills:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills leading to a consultative approach within a corporate/multifunctional environment.
• Extensive knowledge of ERP environment.
• Extensive knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Extensive knowledge of various accounting processes and an understanding of internal controls.
• Extensive knowledge of international auditing standards.

Additional Information:

Masdar is one of the world's fastest growing renewable energy companies and a green hydrogen leader placing the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition.

As a pioneer in advancing the clean energy sector and a key enabler of the UAE's vision as a global leader in sustainability and climate action, Masdar has developed projects in more than 40 countries across six continents and has invested or committed to invest in worldwide projects with a combined value of more than US$30 billion.

Masdar unites the UAE's three energy champions Mubadala, ADNOC and TAQA and will utilize their combined expertise to fulfill its purpose as a global clean energy pioneer across renewables and green hydrogen.

Promoting innovation in solar, wind energy, storage, waste-to-energy, and geothermal energy, Masdar has a proven record of delivering pioneering projects using cutting-edge clean energy technologies that are commercially viable and bankable.

Remote Work:

No

Employment Type:

Full-time