Finance Manager (Investments)

Overview

Portfolio Financial Management & Performance Analysis

• Monitor and analyse performance of the Group's investment portfolio across multiple asset classes including UAE equities, Developed Market funds, Emerging Market funds, Fixed Income instruments, and Structured Notes.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual portfolio performance reports, including variance analysis against budgets, forecasts, and investment objectives.
• Monitor portfolio performance against strategic asset allocation benchmarks, investment mandates, and key investment metrics including IRR, MOIC, DPI, and NAV.
• Analyse realized and unrealized gains/losses across investment holdings and provide insights on key portfolio performance drivers.
• Track coupon income, dividend yields, distribution flows, and capital appreciation across portfolio investments.
• Support portfolio rebalancing and asset allocation decisions through financial analysis, performance evaluation, and market insights.
• Prepare investment dashboards, portfolio summaries, and executive reports for senior management, investment committees, and family office stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain financial models for investment valuation, portfolio monitoring, and performance analysis.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes for portfolio entities and investment activities.
• Support cash flow forecasting related to investment income, redemptions, capital calls, distributions, and reinvestment strategies.

Financial Governance, Internal Controls & Compliance Execution

• Execute internal control reviews and compliance checks across entities, ensuring adherence to accounting policies, RACI frameworks, IFRS requirements, and Group financial governance standards.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly investment reconciliations including custodian statements, broker reports, bank balances, portfolio valuations, and investment accounting records.
• Review and validate investment transactions, portfolio valuations, and accounting entries to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with IFRS and internal policies.
• Ensure accurate accounting treatment and classification of investments, including fair value measurement, amortized cost, and OCI classifications under IFRS.
• Manage financial close calendars across entities and coordinate with SSC and Business Finance teams to ensure timely reporting and reconciliations.
• Perform walkthroughs, documentation reviews, and periodic control testing to identify control gaps, operational risks, and process inefficiencies, while coordinating remediation actions with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure consistency in balance sheet classifications, recognition principles, valuation methodologies, and investment reporting practices across all entities.
• Support Internal Audit engagements through preparation of supporting documentation, management responses, and remediation of agreed action items.
• Support Group Tax and SSC GL teams with tax reconciliations, provisioning, and investment-related tax workings.
• Work closely with Treasury and Finance teams to monitor liquidity management, funding requirements, and investment-related cash movements.
• Support implementation and enhancement of investment reporting systems, internal control frameworks, and process automation initiatives to improve reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.

Stakeholder Coordination & Professional Ownership

• Act as the primary working-level contact for auditors, SSC, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Business Finance for assigned entities
• Independently manage deliverables, timelines, and dependencies across stakeholders
• Escalate risks, control issues, or reporting concerns to the Finance Director with clear analysis and recommended actions