Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)-Saudi National

Reports to: Project CFO

Role Overview

The Head of FP&A will support the CFO in strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance tracking across the project and O&M companies for Taiba 2 and Qassim 2. This role will be responsible for developing robust financial insights, supporting business decisions, and enabling long-term value creation. The FP&A lead will also support the CFO in board reporting, stakeholder presentations, and compliance with financial projections and covenants.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, forecast cycles, and long-term business planning across SPVs and O&M entities.
• Develop and maintain financial models including base case tracking, variance analysis, and covenant projection models.
• Generate monthly MIS reports, dashboards, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the CFO in preparing financial presentations for board, shareholders, and lenders.
• Collaborate with the construction and O&M teams to align forecasts with operational realities and schedule changes.
• Provide insight on cash flow drivers, working capital needs, and scenario analysis.
• Support ERP implementation for planning and reporting modules and enable automation of FP&A activities.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (CA, CPA, ACCA) or CFA.
• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or investment analysis roles, ideally within infrastructure or utilities.
• Strong modeling and analytical skills with advanced Excel and familiarity with planning/reporting tools.
• Experience working in project-financed entities with complex shareholder and lender environments.
• Hand on experience of managing lenders and shareholders in complex financing and shareholding structures.