The job title format should be Senior Manager - Financial Planning &
Analysis – Dubai Holding Asset Management.
About Dubai Holding Asset Management: Dubai Holding Asset Management (DHAM) owns and operates an extensive portfolio of 20 landmark retail destinations and 15 residential communities. The Group plays a focal role in shaping Dubai's position as a global leader in business, tourism and leisure, contributing to its position as one of the world's most coveted and sought-after liveable destinations.
From hot-spot retail destinations like Bluewaters, JBR, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Al Khawaneej Walk and The Outlet Village to popular attractions, including the Theatre of Digital Art, Madame Tussauds, Tr88house, Museum of Illusions, Dubai Holding Asset Management’s retail destinations captivate millions of visitors and tourists every year. Meanwhile, the niche and vibrant community centres as Bay Avenue, Mudon Community Centre, and Serena Marketplace play a vast role in enhancing the overall quality of life in residential communities, making neighbourhoods more vibrant and connected. In 2022, Dubai Holding Asset Management’s retail destinations collectively attracted over 28 million visitors and hosted over 75 events across the portfolio.
Dubai Asset Management maintains a substantial presence in Dubai with a leasing portfolio of 15 distinct residential communities, elevating the city’s global recognition as one of the most desirable and liveable destinations worldwide.
About the Job: An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Manager - Financial Planning &
Analysis to join
Dubai Holding Asset Management. The main duties and responsibilities of this role:
A. Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting:
- Drive, coordinate and enhance DHAM strategic business planning processes on a continuous basis to ensure comprehensive, high quality business plan submission to shareholders.
- Work closely with departments / business units to develop plan and forecasts. Critically analyses, challenges submissions and recommends for optimization.
- Keep abreast of both global and local market trends and indicators, short term and long term, and foresee / forecast potential impact of DHAM businesses and its plans.
B. Reporting and Monitoring:
- Ensure budgetary controls are adequately placed through systems/processes and primary focal point for budgetary controls and portfolio performances.
- Continuously monitor business performance against approved plan and highlight potential deviations and suggest mitigation options, if any, to respective teams and higher management.
- Responsible for group project capex monitoring and reporting.
- Work together with Accounting, Treasury and Investment functions in Finance to ensure proper recording of transactions which facilitate reporting and monitoring.
C. Business Analysis:
- Develop, enhance business analysis framework and templates to facilitate standardization of business analysis methodology, techniques, inputs, output and monitoring.
- Ensure meaningful analysis output which meets the requirements, provides greater insights to the requestor on impacts of the decision with respect financial and operational KPIs
- Work as a strategic and financial partner business heads and management with required business/commercial/financial analysis with recommendation to support strategic, informed decision making in line with best practices.
- Identify, assess and highlight potential analysis and monitoring requirements of DHAM
- Work closely with the Team Lead / ED – FP&A as key resource on critical contracts and various initiatives undertaken / lead by FP&A function.
About you: The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications:
- Bachelors’ degree in Accounting or Finance, CA, CPA, CMA or equivalent is required.
- Masters’ degree in Finance/ Accounting, or MBA Finance preferred.
- Strong knowledge across all financial aspects – budgeting, forecasting, planning, accounting, reporting etc.
- Excellent analytical skills that allow for interpretation of budgetary, financial, and related management information.
- Excellent writing skills sufficient to draft professional reports and correspondence that is clear and concise.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work cooperatively with people at all levels in the organization.
- Solid track record of producing highly accurate and timely analysis.
- Excellent system knowledge like PowerBi, Oracle Fusion, EBS, Hyperion/FCCS etc.
- Advanced critical thinking skills.
- Strong attention to detail, with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Advanced MS Office skills especially MS Excel.
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills. Arabic would be an added advantage.
About the Benefits: At Dubai Holding, we're committed to nurturing the success and well-being of our colleagues. Join our dynamic and diverse team, and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive compensation, career development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment. We strongly believe in creating an empowered workforce that will help us build a connected city for tomorrow. We are committed to attracting the brightest minds and nurturing the most pioneering candidates who desire to make a great impact on the future of Dubai
