Financial Advisor

Job Purpose

Roles & Responsibilities

Client Coordination and Engagement Support

• Act as the primary Arabic-speaking point of contact for client teams during day-to-day engagement execution.
• Coordinate meetings, follow-ups, information requests, action trackers, and deliverable submissions with client finance, operations, project, and senior management teams.
• Translate financial, operational, and advisory matters into clear Arabic communication for client stakeholders, while maintaining professional English documentation where required.
• Support senior engagement leadership in managing client expectations, resolving day-to-day queries, and ensuring timely progress against the agreed work plan.
• 2.

Cash Flow, Liquidity and ALCO Support

• Assist in establishing and maintaining weekly liquidity governance processes, including ALCO packs, payment prioritization, cash position reporting, and action logs.
• Prepare and update rolling 13-week cash flow forecasts based on actual cash balances, expected inflows, commitments, debt service, project payments, and management assumptions.
• Track short-term liquidity gaps, funding needs, delayed collections, critical payments, and near-term cash risks.
• Support the preparation of management-level recommendations on cash control, payment governance, and working capital discipline.
• 3.

Financial Modelling and Excel-Based Analysis

• Develop, update, and maintain Excel-based financial models for cash flow forecasting, project-level analysis, portfolio visibility, working capital, financing scenarios, and management reporting.
• Build clear and structured models with assumptions, calculations, scenarios, outputs, dashboards, and sensitivity analysis.
• Analyze real estate project cash flows, cost-to-complete estimates, expected collections, WIP/inventory monetization, funding requirements, and financing options.
• Ensure models are practical, readable, auditable, and suitable for review by senior management and Board-level stakeholders.
• 4.

Management Reporting and Dashboards

• Prepare weekly and monthly management packs covering cash position, commitments, inflows, project performance, receivables, inventory/WIP, action items, risks, and decisions required.
• Support the preparation of Monthly Transmittal Letters, executive summaries, financial dashboards, and Board presentation materials.
• Present financial insights, risks, and recommendations in a clear and structured manner to client finance teams, senior management, and governance committees.
• Convert complex financial data into concise, decision-useful reporting.
• 5.

Real Estate Portfolio and Project Analysis

• Support diagnostic reviews of real estate projects, including cost-to-complete analysis, margin leakage, delayed billing, cash conversion bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities.
• Assist in preparing project-level visibility reports for priority projects, inventory, WIP, receivables, and commitments.
• Coordinate with client teams to obtain project data, sales schedules, collection plans, construction cost information, contract details, and financing data.
• Identify practical improvement actions to enhance visibility, cash conversion, and reporting discipline.
• 6.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Financing Readiness

• Assist in preparing annual budget baselines, rolling forecasts, scenario analysis, and financing readiness packs.
• Support preparation of lender/investor-facing financial summaries, funding requirement analysis, cash flow projections, and turnaround action plans.
• Analyze financing scenarios, repayment plans, cost of funding, and liquidity impact under different assumptions.
• Help ensure financial forecasts are aligned with project realities, available data, and management-approved assumptions.
• 7.

Finance Governance and Close Discipline

• Support the development of finance governance tools such as close calendars, reconciliations trackers, reporting templates, RACI matrices, and minimum monthly close requirements.
• Assist in reviewing existing finance processes, ERP/reporting capabilities, and data availability affecting cash visibility and financial reporting.
• Prepare gap observations and practical recommendations for improving finance operating rhythm, reporting discipline, and internal capability.

Competency

• Financial modelling and analytical thinking
• Real estate finance understanding
• Cash flow and liquidity management
• Client relationship management
• Arabic executive communication
• Board and senior management presentation skills
• Attention to detail and documentation discipline
• Problem-solving and practical business judgment
• Confidentiality and professional ethics
• Ability to work under senior supervision while managing day-to-day client interactions

Skills & Knowledge

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field, and
• Candidates should have one or more of the following qualifications preferred:
• SOCPA
• ACCA
• CPA
• CMA
• CA / ACA / equivalent professional accounting qualification
• Part-qualified candidates may be considered if they have strong relevant experience in real estate financial advisory, financial modelling, reporting, and client-facing work.

Required Experience

• Minimum 4–7 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, financial advisory, management consulting, FP&A, real estate finance, project finance, internal controls, or corporate reporting.
• Prior experience in the real estate development, construction, property, investment, or project-based business environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience in management consulting, advisory firms, Big 4, finance transformation, outsourced finance support, or client-facing finance roles will be an advantage.