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Role Overview
Director Financial Planning & Reporting at Du, based on location as stated in the original posting.
Role Purpose
Lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting to support executive and board decision-making. Translate corporate strategy into robust financial plans, deliver actionable insights through advanced analytics, and ensure strong governance and data integrity across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Planning & Business Advisory
- Coordinate the end-to-end annual budgeting, medium-term forecasting, and 5-year business planning processes, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
- Facilitate regular forecasts and financial projections, providing forward-looking insights, scenario analysis, and risk/opportunity assessments for the company.
- Support the Head in translating strategic priorities into robust financial plans, balanced scorecards, and performance commitments.
Management Reporting & Performance Insights
- Coordinate and enhance enterprise-wide management reporting, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and non-financial KPI dashboards.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to EXCO, Board, and regulator, highlighting performance drivers, value creation, and corrective actions.
- Drive consistent performance narrative across business units by integrating financial outcomes with operational and strategic metrics.
Forecasting and Analytics
- Establish best-in-class forecasting models, incorporating scenario planning, sensitivities, and stress testing.
- Provide decision support on major investments, CapEx/OpEx trade-offs, cost optimization initiatives, and strategic business cases.
- Proactively identify performance risks and opportunities and recommend data-driven actions to improve outcomes.
Governance, Controls & Stakeholder Management
- Ensure strong financial governance, data integrity, and adherence to internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate inputs across the company to ensure a single source of truth for planning and reporting.
- Act as the primary interface for financial planning and performance matters with auditors, regulators, and internal governance forums.
- Coordinate the Investment Committee's meeting agenda, action points closure, and presentation submissions.
Leadership & Capability Development
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing financial planning and reporting team, fostering a culture of accountability, insight, and continuous improvement.
- Drive capability uplift through advanced analytics, automation, and modern planning tools.
- Embed best-practice planning and performance management standards across the organization.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- Mandatory professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or CFA).
- 12 to 15 years of progressive experience in financial planning, management reporting, or corporate finance within large, complex organizations.
- Proven experience supporting EXCO-level decision-making.
- Demonstrated track record in leading enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Experience in telecoms, regulated environments, and/or capital-intensive industries is highly desirable.
- Strong people leadership experience managing and developing medium-level finance professionals.
Skills & Competencies
- Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis capabilities.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to link financial performance to operational drivers.
- Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to influence medium and senior stakeholders.
- High proficiency in financial systems, planning tools, and performance analytics platforms.
- Proficiency in Oracle EPMS tool.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset.
- Strong people management skills.
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