The Financial Planning Manager plays a pivotal role in shaping SEP's financial strategies, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to maximize the impact of educational programs. This position will lead financial planning and analysis activities, ensuring robust budgeting, forecasting, and evaluation of various cost areas such as staffing, operations, infrastructure, and student services.
Strategic Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process to align with SEP's objectives, managing budgets across staffing, infrastructure, technology, and student services. Develop financial models to project revenue and expenses, ensuring efficient resource allocation and compliance with financial goals.
Performance Analysis and Optimization: Conduct variance analysis, monitor KPIs, and prepare reports for leadership to drive decision-making and resource efficiency. Evaluate investments in growth initiatives like campus expansions and technological upgrades, providing data-driven recommendations to enhance sustainability and program delivery.
Collaborative Planning and Reporting: Collaborate with academic and administrative teams to align financial strategies with operational needs, considering short- and long-term goals. Present comprehensive financial reports to the Board, offering actionable insights into trends, forecasts, and overall performance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or relevant certification preferred.
Minimum 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably in the education sector.
Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling and Excel.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
EEP’s portfolio currently comprises 19 assets across Cairo, Alexandria and soon in Soma Bay; 11 schools at various stages of development with a combined capacity reaching around 20k students, 8 Pre-School Branches with combined capacity close to 1000 students. The platform operates in the Egyptian market under 5 different verticals and brand names including GEMS International Schools, Hayah Schools, Prime International Language Schools, Trillium Preschools alongside investments in adjacent services like student transportation which is rendered through the platform’s majority owned by Option Travel. As EEP continues to grow, we are committed to providing the highest quality education possible to our students. Thanks to the hard work of our staff and students, EEP is quickly becoming one of the leading educational providers in Egypt.