Manager - Asset Planning and Business Casing

Job description / Role

Asset Planning and Business Casing - Major Project- Riyadh, KSA

Will ensure that the sector's 5 & 10 year plan substantiate and reflect the approved strategy.

This person will work with key sector partners to model business concepts, assets and projects that align to the sector's business objectives & strategy.

Client Details
A major project in KSA.

Asset Planning and Business Casing - Major Project- Riyadh, KSA

The Manager of asset planning & business casing will ensure that the sector's 5 & 10 year plan substantiate and reflect the approved strategy. This person will work with key sector partners to model business concepts, assets and projects that align to the sector's business objectives & strategy. The role will cover the Media industries, Entertainment and Culture economic sectors - covering the respective assets (including, but not limited to, film studios, TV studios, industry learning facilities, offices, investment, themed attractions, water parks, museums, performance venues, live events, and others).

- Build assets' and broad sector offering's financial models/business plans covering capex, P&L, detailing business models and revenue streams, and generating analysis to all relevant financial metrics and ratios
- Serve as a key business partner to sector leaders on strategic initiatives, leading business modeling and financial analysis
- Detail all inputs and assumptions, with benchmark and specialist pressure-testing, to ensure that models are to high standard of sophistication
- Understand market trends to inform strategic direction and modelling
- Own the strategy & modelling output, requirements development, and landscape analysis to support business objectives - this should include competitive intelligence, industry analysis, and market dynamics and trends
- Develop deep understanding of industry trends as well as competitive threats and opportunities
- Partner with required internal stakeholders (e.g., FP&A, Accounting) specialists to understand guiding principles and required input from a sector perspective
- Support financial review meetings with sector leadership and other domains (e.g., FP&A) on 5- and 10-year business planning discussions
- Collaborate with other team members to incorporate investment cases within the model
- Uncover areas within the business to drive performance improvements to unlock growth and provide clarity towards execution
- Identify, shape and manage engagement with industry specialists, subject matter experts and strategy consultants, when appropriate, to ensure we get maximum value and full knowledge transfer
- Independently manage a cross-functional initiatives by developing detailed project plans with activity based milestones
- Build cross-functional relationships to help solve complex interdisciplinary problems on behalf of sector
- Regularly present analyses and reports on relevant operating and financial metrics in an easy-to-understand format to senior business leaders

Job Offer
- Asset Planning and Business Casing - Major Project- Riyadh, KSA
- A very exciting role and a very competitive package.

Requirements

- Preferable experience in a top-tier strategy consulting firm and/or in Strategy & Financial Planning functions (7+ years)
- A strong communicator able to influence decisions with impactful presentation skills; able to present sophisticated analysis, logical reasoning, with grounded alternatives to senior management
- Excellent prioritization skills and a true passion for delivering service of the highest standards
- Adaptive and able to thrive in a constantly evolving environment
- Business judgement capable of driving a diverse organization to the right results with a focused, pragmatic approach
- Superb financial modeling skills and extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis
- fast-growing with a flat organizational structure, which means that employees are often asked to perform tasks with a range of difficulties. Candidate must be willing to "roll up their sleeves" and be motivated, disciplined, flexible and able to work effectively autonomously.
- Experience in large scale projects
- Proven experience at top management and Board engagements
- Experience developing and engaging internal and externals teams

Qualifications
- BS / BA degree, MBA preferred - at top tier institution

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.