HDQ Sr. Director Financial Planning & Analysis

The Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis leads corporate financial planning, analysis, and performance management across the Company's portfolio of businesses. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role owns the strategic and operational planning cycle, including the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, capital allocation, and pricing and business-model analysis. The Senior Director builds and leads the FP&A function, serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, and translates financial and operational data into decisions. The role also partners with the Dubai parent entity on group planning and reporting requirements. The Senior Director directs a team of finance professionals and remains hands-on where judgment matters most, including enterprise forecasts, board and executive presentations, and month-end and quarterly performance reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Performance Management

Lead the strategic aspects of the annual operating plan, budget, and long-range planning processes for the Company and each business unit.
Develop, implement, and maintain the planning and analysis capability of the organization through people, processes, and systems.
Provide senior leadership with analytical tools, KPIs, and benchmarks to set goals and measure performance across the portfolio of businesses.
Support the strategic business planning process, including market and competitive analysis, scenario modelling, and evaluation of growth initiatives, acquisitions, and new contract opportunities.
Recommend fiscal changes and corrective measures based on trend analysis, forecast risk, and performance against plan.

Forecasting, Modelling, and Analysis

Oversee, manage, and develop business models that inform budgets, pricing, and contract profitability.
Personally prepare and review enterprise operational forecasts and rolling forecasts and ensure forecast accuracy through disciplined methodology and review.
Analyse business metrics and outcomes to identify trends, implications, key actions, and strategic consequences for leadership.
Calculate and explain variances to budget and forecast and escalate significant issues to management with recommended actions.
Evaluate economic trends, risks, and opportunities, and quantify their potential impact on the business.

Reporting and Executive Communication

Routinely communicate business unit and consolidated financial and operational performance trends, both historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics.
Develop and deliver month-end and quarterly reporting packages for senior leadership.
Prepare presentations and materials in support of board meetings and executive reviews, and report results and outlook to the board as required.
Coordinate planning and reporting deliverables with the Dubai parent entity and ensure consistency with group requirements.

Capital Allocation and Investment Governance

Own the capital spending review process for the Company, including pre-review vetting, capital review meetings, and formal capital expenditure documentation.
Evaluate business cases and return metrics for capital requests and recommend prioritization to the CFO and executive team.
Track capital project performance against approved plans and report on post-investment outcomes.

Accounting, Close, and Control Partnership

Influence the accuracy and effectiveness of the consolidation and close process through analytical review and trend analysis.
Develop and execute routine analytical reviews of financial and operational performance.
Partner with Accounting, Operations, HR, Legal, and Payroll to ensure planning assumptions, headcount, and cost drivers are accurate and aligned.
Support external and internal audit requests related to forecasts, estimates, and budget processes.
Enforce financial policies and guidelines related to planning, budgeting, and spend governance.

Systems, Data, and Process Improvement

Lead the design, testing, and enhancement of planning, forecasting, and reporting tools, including ERP, EPM, and BI platforms.
Ensure the integrity, extraction, and appropriate expansion of data used for analysis and reporting.
Drive process optimization and automation to improve efficiency, timeliness, and quality of planning and reporting.
Leverage business unit analytical resources and tools to build a consistent, scalable FP&A framework.

Leadership and Team Development

Direct, coach, and develop the FP&A team, including setting objectives, managing performance, and building succession depth.
Lead cross-functional projects and teams as needed.
Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field required; MBA or master's degree preferred.
10 years of related experience, including senior FP&A or finance leadership roles with direct management of a team.
Demonstrated experience leading annual planning, forecasting, and capital allocation processes for a multi-business-unit organization.
Advanced financial modelling skills and proficiency with Excel, ERP systems, and planning or BI tools; experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or comparable ERP platforms preferred.
Experience in process optimization, business efficiency, and analysis of processes and procedures.
Strong strategic and analytical planning experience, with the ability to turn complex data into clear recommendations.
Experience preparing and presenting to senior executives and boards of directors.
Experience in logistics, aviation services, transportation, or other asset-intensive or labour-intensive service industries preferred.
Experience working with a multinational parent or in a matrixed organization preferred.
Leadership and talent development skills.
Effective communicator, both written and verbal.
Strategic thinking and business acumen.
Financial management expertise.
Problem solving and analytical skills.
Collaboration and influencing skills across functions and geographies.
Travel as required.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, provided such accommodation does not create undue hardship for the Company.