Senior Manager - Strategy and Finance - 50007466 AA9

Role Overview

Senior Manager - Strategy and Finance at Qiddiya Investment Company. This role is based at QDC HQ and serves the Construction Management vertical.

Company Overview

Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) operates through its subsidiary QDC, which is building capability as an informed and well-governed Client organization across multiple verticals including Construction Management.

Role Purpose

Act as a key member of the initial core team within Construction Management, supporting the Director – Project / Strategy / Finance in establishing management reporting, governance frameworks, financial oversight, and organizational capability for the vertical.

Key Responsibilities

Governance & Compliance

• Support the Director in establishing and maintaining the project governance framework for Construction Management, including stage gates, approval pathways, controls, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and support governance assurance and internal audit activities, ensuring compliance with QDC and QIC requirements and timely closure of audit actions.
• Maintain registers, trackers, and dashboards covering governance actions, budget approvals, headcount, and strategic initiatives.

Financial Management & Reporting

• Lead and support preparation, consolidation, and control of budgets, forecasts, and financial plans for the Construction Management vertical in coordination with Finance, Commercial, and Project teams.
• Monitor financial performance, cash flow, commitments, and variances.
• Prepare clear management insights and recommendations for senior leadership based on financial analysis.
• Prepare and coordinate Board Papers, ensuring accuracy, clarity, alignment with governance requirements, and consistency across financial, commercial, and strategic narratives.
• Prepare and support N-1 submissions, investment committee papers, and executive briefing materials, including financial models, summaries, and risk assessments.

Strategy & Planning

• Support development and maintenance of the Construction Management strategy, including operating model definition, phasing, resourcing, and financial implications.
• Support development of business cases, investment justifications, and scenario analyses related to self-delivery, capacity build-up, and programme scaling.
• Assist in defining workforce plans, cost plans, and organisational structures for the Construction Management vertical.

Organizational Setup & Recruitment

• Support the financial and organizational set-up of the vertical.
• Support recruitment of the Construction Management vertical by coordinating approvals, business cases, budgets, and onboarding requirements for new roles.

Stakeholder Coordination & Support

• Coordinate inputs from Design, Delivery, Procurement, Commercial, Finance, and Risk functions to ensure integrated and coherent reporting and decision support.
• Act as a central coordination point for strategic initiatives and special assignments led by the Director – Project / Strategy / Finance.
• Represent the Director – Project / Strategy / Finance in meetings when required and act as a trusted coordination and analysis lead.
• Participate in QDC capability-building, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline (minimum).
• Master's Degree (MBA, Finance, Strategy, or similar) is preferred.
• 10–15 years' relevant experience in management reporting, project controls, strategy, or finance roles.
• Experience within the GCC is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting senior leadership or executive roles within large organizations or programmes is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of project governance, financial management, and strategic planning within large capital programmes.
• Experience supporting Board and executive-level reporting, including preparation of structured, decision-ready papers.
• High level of competence in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint for executive-level presentations.
• Solid financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and variance analysis.
• Experience working in or supporting complex, multi-stakeholder environments such as giga-projects or large programmes.
• Ability to integrate inputs across multiple disciplines (Design, Delivery, Procurement, Commercial, Finance).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and structuring skills.
• High level of attention to detail combined with the ability to operate at a strategic level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and judgment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.