Senior Analyst

1.1 Subsidiaries Portfolio Management

Key responsibilities

• include:
• **Financial Reporting:**
• Own the monthly analysis of management accounts across all subsidiaries and flagging variances against budget.
• **Performance Dashboards:**
• Design and maintain a Group-level dashboard tracking KPIs per subsidiary (revenue, gross margin, cash position, headcount, capex) updated on a monthly basis.
• **Cash Flow Monitoring:**
• Monitor cash flow forecasts for each entity; escalate liquidity concerns with a recommended course of action.
• **Operational Milestone Tracking:**
• Track and report on key operational milestones, to ensure execution against business plans.
• **Controls & Process Improvement:**
• Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and governance weaknesses; propose remediation plans.
• **Executive Reporting:**
• Prepare concise monthly and quarterly subsidiary performance packs for executive review.

1.2 New Business Acquisitions & Joint Ventures

• The analyst will support end-to-end evaluation of inorganic growth opportunities, from initial screening through to due diligence support and post-deal integration planning:
• **Financial Modelling:**
• Build and maintain financial models (DCF, NAV, comparables, etc.) to assess deal economics, returns, and sensitivities.
• **Due Diligence Support:**
• Coordinate financial due diligence workstreams; review target financials, identify red flags, and summarise findings in structured diligence reports.
• **IC Memo Preparation:**
• Prepare investment committee memos and presentation materials for senior decision-makers.
• **Deal Pipeline Management:**
• Track and manage a pipeline of live and prospective opportunities in a structured deal tracker.
• **Post-Acquisition Monitoring:**
• Post-close: monitor integration KPIs and flag deviations from the acquisition business case.
• 2.

2.1 Essential

• 5–8 years of experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, or FP&A within a multi-entity or group structure.
• Demonstrable experience managing financial reporting across multiple business units or subsidiaries simultaneously.
• Strong financial modelling skills; able to build 3-statement models from scratch.
• Hands-on experience with M&A or JV transactions — from screening through due diligence.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and manage competing priorities across a diversified portfolio.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills (in English and preferably in Arabic); able to alter complex financial information for senior audience.

2.2 Preferred

• Professional qualification: CA, CFA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent.
• Exposure to early-stage or growth-stage businesses, particularly subsidiaries in their first 1–3 years of operations.
• Experience across mixed-sector portfolios (exposure to at least two of: contracting, construction, property management, marine or industrial).
• Familiarity with ERP or similar tools.
• Prior experience in a family office, holding company, private equity, or investment company environment.

3. Reporting Structure & Governance