Associate Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis – UAE National

Majid Al Futtaim Properties invites you to join us in our quest to create great moments for everyone, everyday! We are the leading shopping mall, residential communities, and Hospitality pioneer across the Middle East, serving over 560 million visitors a year. For the past two decades, we have shaped the consumer landscape across the region, transforming the way people shop, live and play, while maintaining a strong sustainability track record and the largest mall in the world to attain LEED Gold EBOM Certification. We have over 40,000 team members in 15 international markets representing over 100 nationalities – all keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do. If you enjoy being BOLD, PASSIONATE and TOGETHER, then Majid Al Futtaim is the destination for you.

ROLE SUMMARY
The position is responsible to assist on efficient, effective and comprehensive financial plans and analytics that link to corporate strategic objectives and target settings. Perform in-depth complex financial analysis, assist in issuing recommendations and executive commentaries for senior management which acts as a strategic support to enhance the decision making.

ROLE PROFILE

• Responsible to perform independent and robust financial analysis for monthly management reports, quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and long term strategic plans.
• Monitor Key performance business indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of change or negative variances and provide recommendations to facilitate superior decision making
• Conducting critical business analysis using commercial acumen, performing sanity checks and proactive value add contribution to BUs in delivery of quality output /presentations to Central Executive Committee
• Support the Annual budget and Strategic plan processes. i.e. Issuance of Assumptions (inflation, FX rates and timelines), consolidation, analyzing submissions, communicating Financial targets and Strategic plan platforms
• Prepare Executive story boarding, business review presentations, CEC /Management /Board updates on forecasts, budgets & strategic financial plan.
• Assists in effectively monthly & quarterly financial forecasting and reporting process. Deliver consolidated monthly MIS reports with Executive commentary, Key high /low lights & variance analysis
• Develop complex financial models for consolidation and variance analysis, what if scenarios /sensitivity analysis based on business drivers, funding plans including Headroom analysis and capital restructuring.
• Act as a key point of contact for all FP&A resources embedded in BUs, JVs and Overseas Offices for transfer of all system related expertise.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in any related field
• At least 4 years’ experience of FP&A at enterprise level of comparable size of organization
• Experience in real estate industry
• Qualified Accountant: CA, ACCA; or its equivalent
• Excellent communication, presentation and excel skills.
• Exceptional analytical and financial analysis skills with passion for details and “digging in”

WHAT WE OFFER

• At Majid Al Futtaim, we’re on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build, experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We’re proud to say that over the past 27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!
• Work from any country in the world for 30 days a year.
• Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and excited about our future.
• Work with over 50,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.