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Financial Planning & Reporting Manager Jobs in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Cenomi Retail
Title: Financial Planning & Reporting Manager
Company: Cenomi Retail
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Title: Senior Planning & Reporting Manager
Reports To – Head of FP&A
Job Purpose:
The Senior Finance & Planning Manager leads financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis to support executive decision-making. This role acts as a financial advisor to senior management, ensuring data-driven insights, cost control, and alignment with long-term business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes across all departments.
- Analyze financial performance, trends, and key variances; provide actionable recommendations.
- Develop and maintain financial models for scenario planning, capital expenditure, and business cases.
- Partner with business units to align financial plans with strategic goals and operational KPIs.
- Present monthly and quarterly performance reports to executive leadership.
- Partner with business units to align financial plans with strategic goals and operational KPIs.
- Present monthly and quarterly performance reports to executive leadership.
- Oversee financial reporting accuracy, cost control initiatives, and cash flow optimization.
- Evaluate business risks and opportunities and support investment or expansion decisions.
- Coordinate with accounting, treasury, and tax teams for end-to-end financial integrity.
- Partner with business units to align financial plans with strategic goals and operational KPIs.
- Present monthly and quarterly performance reports to executive leadership.
- Oversee financial reporting accuracy, cost control initiatives, and cash flow optimization.
- Evaluate business risks and opportunities, and support investment or expansion decisions
- Coordinate with accounting, treasury, and tax teams for end-to-end financial integrity.
- Drive continuous improvement in planning systems, tools, and processes (e.g., Power BI, SAP Analytics).
Dimensions:
- Leads cross-functional financial planning, supports executive-level decision-making, and manages a team of analysts while coordinating with regional finance teams.
Decision Making Authority:
- Empowered to make strategic financial planning decisions, approve budgets and forecasts, and provide recommendations on investments and cost optimization, while escalating high-impact matters to executive leadership.
Problem Solving:
- Analyzes complex financial data, identifies risks and performance gaps, and develops strategic solutions to support business growth and financial stability.
Academic Qualifications and Certification:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
- Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
- Professional certification such as CMA, CPA, or CFA is an advantage.
Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
- At least 3 years in a senior or managerial finance role, preferably in a multinational or regional organization.
Job Specific Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
- Hands-on experience with ERP and reporting systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for executive-level reporting.
- Leadership and team management with the ability to coach and guide analysts.
- Strategic thinking and business acumen.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and business partnering skills.