Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will drive the financial performance of the company by providing detailed analysis and reporting on financial results. This role supports the CFO in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategy implementation, and plays a key role in transformation initiatives related to finance systems and processes.

This role requires strong technical accounting knowledge, deep understanding of project-based financial management, and the ability to influence commercial outcomes in complex, government-facing environments. The FP&A Manager ensures adherence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) – especially IFRS 15 and software revenue recognition, local regulatory frameworks – that of UAE and ADGM specifically, and internal policies while managing commercial and contractual matters.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Develop and maintain financial models to analyze business performance, identify trends, and guide strategic decision-making.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy of information and timeliness of consolidation.
• Prepare periodical management reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership, highlighting key financial metrics and trends.

Project Accounting

• Lead end-to-end financial management of large, multi-year healthcare software projects.
• Ensure accurate and timely project accounting, including cost tracking, margin analysis, and forecasting.
• Apply IFRS 15 principles to software and services contracts, ensuring revenue recognition aligns with contractual performance obligations.
• Monitor project cash flows and manage working capital requirements.

Contract and Compliance Oversight

• Review and interpret customer and vendor contracts, identifying financial risks and opportunities.
• Negotiate contracts from a financial perspective, including billing milestones, performance guarantees, and payment terms.
• Oversee procurement from a financial governance standpoint, ensuring value for money and compliance with internal controls.

Process Improvement

• Review the existing internal systems and processes against best practices, and recommend improvements in pursuit of greater efficiency
• Lead the design and implementation of automated dashboards and visualization tools (Netsuite Dashboards, PowerBI)

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 10–15 years’ experience in finance roles, including FP&A, project accounting in complex, multi-year engagements.
• Proven expertise in software revenue recognition and application of IFRS 15 .
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of successful contract reviews, negotiations, and procurement oversight .
• Experience working as a commercial business partner in a project delivery environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insight.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across technical, operational, and executive levels.
• Prior experience in the healthcare, public sector, or technology/software industries is highly desirable.
• Accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience using (and preferably implementing) Netsuite required