Group Head of FP&A – Global Investment Fund

About the role

The Group Head of FP&A will build and lead the finance planning and analysis function for a leading global investment fund in Abu Dhabi. Reporting to senior executive leadership, the role provides forward‑looking financial insight, strategic priorities, and risk assessment across a diversified portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Group’s annual budgeting, multi‑year planning and rolling forecasting processes across a diversified portfolio of businesses.
• Establish an enterprise‑wide performance‑management framework that links financial outcomes to strategic priorities and operational drivers.
• Deliver scenario analysis, sensitivity modelling and forward‑looking insight to support executive decision‑making, identifying key risks and opportunities.
• Act as a trusted strategic finance adviser to senior leadership, providing independent insight and constructive challenge.
• Design and build the FP&A and performance‑management operating model, including processes, governance, frameworks, systems and ways of working.
• Build and lead a high‑performing FP&A team while driving automation, data quality and analytical sophistication.

Required profile

• Significant experience in strategic finance, FP&A, enterprise planning or performance management at Group level.
• Background in strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate development or a comparable strategic finance role.
• Proven ability to operate across complex organisations with multiple businesses, entities, geographies or asset classes.
• Strong exposure to executive and Board‑level decision‑making and the ability to translate complex analysis into clear commercial insight.

Required skills

• Scenario analysis
• Financial modelling
• Forecasting
• Performance‑management frameworks
• Enterprise planning
• Capital allocation