Head of FP&A & Business Finance

About the role

The role is a senior finance leadership position within a leading Qatari financial institution. Reporting to the CFO, the Head of FP&A & Business Finance will act as a trusted advisor to the CFO and business unit heads, combining analytical rigor with commercial insight.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance business partner to business unit heads across the group, providing independent challenge, strategic insight, and clear financial direction.
• Lead the group‑wide annual budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning processes, building a disciplined and agile planning framework aligned to strategic priorities.
• Drive monthly performance reviews with senior leadership, translating financial data into clear narratives around performance drivers, emerging risks, and growth opportunities.
• Develop and maintain profitability frameworks at product, customer, and segment level to support pricing decisions, portfolio optimisation, and resource allocation.
• Build and enhance management reporting capabilities – KPI dashboards, Board packs, Executive Committee reporting – ensuring insight lands clearly and on time.
• Evaluate new business initiatives, investment proposals, and strategic opportunities through a financial, capital, and risk‑adjusted return lens.
• Support the CFO on investor relations activities, strategic planning cycles, and broader finance transformation initiatives.
• Lead, develop, and build a high‑performing FP&A and Business Finance team, fostering a culture of analytical excellence and commercial partnership.

Required profile

• 10–12 years of experience in banking or financial services, with at least 8 years in FP&A, Business Finance, or Performance Management.
• Minimum 4–5 years in a senior leadership role with direct exposure to Executive Management and Board‑level stakeholders.
• Strong command of banking financials, including product profitability, funds transfer pricing, cost allocation, and return metrics such as ROE, RORWA, and ROA.
• Proven track record in financial modelling, scenario planning, and strategic forecasting.
• Experience supporting Board Committees, Investor Relations, and Executive reporting cycles.
• Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent; MBA is an advantage.
• Willingness to relocate to Doha, Qatar.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Power BI
• Financial planning systems
• Microsoft PowerPoint (executive‑level presentation)