Lead Officer – Budgeting & Reporting

About the role

We are seeking a qualified Lead Officer – Budgeting & Reporting to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team in Abu Dhabi. The role supports financial planning, budgeting, reporting, modeling, variance analysis and business planning, working closely with project managers, controllers and senior finance leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare detailed financial models for pricing, budgeting, benchmarking and reporting.
• Produce monthly management reports in coordination with Project Controllers and Project Managers.
• Build strong relationships with Project Managers to provide financial insights on operations.
• Research and draft executive summaries for senior management review.
• Compile and analyse historical and current financial data to support the 5‑year company plan.
• Coordinate budget formulation with HR, Project Managers and other departments.
• Prepare budget monitoring reports and explain variances.
• Support company‑wide budget implementation and periodic review of project and operating budgets.
• Generate budget‑vs‑actual variance and comparative cost analysis reports.
• Monitor administration costs against approved budgets and report to the CFO.
• Assist in contract pricing activities and participate in process‑improvement projects.
• Share knowledge with colleagues and perform other duties as assigned by the CFO.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in accounting, finance, budgeting or reporting.
• Professional accounting qualification (preferred) and CFA qualification (preferred).
• Strong analytical, research and financial reporting abilities.
• Effective communication with analysts, project managers, controllers, FP&A head and CFO.
• Fluent in English; Arabic knowledge is a plus.

Required skills

• Financial modeling
• Budgeting
• Reporting
• Variance analysis
• Management presentations
• Advanced Excel
• PowerPoint
• MS Office suite
• Oracle Financials (knowledge preferred)