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Ref: KP859-145
Job description / Role
Purpose: Supervise and Supports business planning process and Manages financial planning and budget planning, evaluation of business performance and reporting. Leads analysis, risk evaluation, managing these risks, forecasting economic trends, enforcing pecuniary policies and guidelines throughout the company, and managing any other related projects.
Key Tasks and Duties:
- Assist the CFO to Develop the Department annual work plan which summarizes main work objectives, tasks, priorities and deadlines.
- Assist the CFO to Plan, control and coordinate the activities of the sections, ensuring efficient and satisfactory performance against objectives
- Supervise and control the preparation of annual budget and secure the approval of the CFO and DG.
- Lease and supervise all necessary communication with DoF budgeting department related to operation budget and securing funds for project development.
- Assist with development of policy and guidelines to support best of class planning and budgeting, performance reporting and cost control
- Supervise implementation of defined policies and procedures to support budgetary control and business performance reporting
- Assist the CFO to Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Institution’s businesses.
- Participate as a key thought leader of the corporate finance team, influencing decision making, identifying finance priorities, managing directly and indirectly - finance staff.
- Influence the accuracy and effectiveness of the corporate accounting consolidation and closing process and treasury operations through analytical review and trend analysis.
- Develop and execute processes to allow for routine analytical reviews of company financial and operational performance, leveraging analytical resources and tools
- Support the CFO on the strategic aspects of planning and lead the preparation of the annual operating plan and budget process for the company
- Support the strategic business planning process.
- Model potential changes to capital structure, development/investment, and shareholder returns.
- Benchmarking business performance and monitor competitive dynamics of the industry (liaise with sector associates)
- Partner with accounting, treasury, audit as appropriate
- Third party funding evaluation and negotiation
Requirements
- Post Graduate in business management or finance preferred
- 6-8 years’ experience in corporate financial planning
Domain Skills and Knowledge Required:
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Excellent working knowledge and Excel and power point skills
- Good knowledge of planning and reporting tools like Hyperion
- Problem Solving skills
- Budgeting
- Leading a team
- Confidentiality
- Self-starter and ability to work independently
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
About the Company
In a unique desert setting on the edge of Al Ain, a historic oasis settlement in the United Arab Emirates, the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort is a place for people to come and learn about arid land wildlife and conservation through vivid, first hand experience.
The aim is to evolve the resort AWPR into a showcase for sustainable living in harmony with nature and wildlife that will be known all over the world. As well as creating a highly attractive destination, we are also committed to the increasingly important and never ending scientific challenge of conserving desert and plant life.