Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (Business Finance)
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Title: Head of FP&A & Business Finance Location: Doha, Qatar About the Company Our client is a leading financial institution in Qatar.
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Location: Doha, Qatar
About the Company
Our client is a leading financial institution in Qatar.
As they continue to scale and strengthen their finance function, they are looking for a senior FP&A leader to serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and Business Heads - someone who can bring both analytical rigour and genuine commercial instinct to the table.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at the heart of the organisation's financial decision-making.
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
Requirements
- 10–12 years of experience in banking or financial services, with at least 8 years in FP&A, Business Finance, or a Performance Management capacity
- 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
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and financial planning systems; PowerPoint presentation skills at an executive standard
- Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent; MBA is an advantage
- ***This role is based in Doha, Qatar and will require relocation.***
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