VP / SVP IT Portfolio Delivery in a Major UAE-Based Bank

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a leading hospitality company dedicated to providing exceptional experiences to our customers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding service and creating memorable moments for our guests.

Job Description

The FP&A Manager is responsible for supporting the VP FP&A in day-to-day tasks through the ability to comfortably interact with key departments, combined with excellent time management skills, multi-tasking abilities and attention to detail. The FP&A Manager will develop analysis and interpretation of financial data and communicate this by providing clear data and analytics stories. This includes analysis of the Hotels’ topline results, P&L accounts, Key Performance Indicators, HMA compliance calculation, the review and analysis of the monthly hotels & corporate closing and performance analysis reports. This strategic role provides management visibility on the performance to enhance revenues while improving productivity and cost efficiencies. The FP&A Manager will also manage the annual budget and the rolling forecasts under the supervision of the VP FP&A. The objective is to support business executives and departmental leaders in making strategic, data-driven decisions.

Reporting to the VP FP&A Fairmont & Raffles responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Preparing and loading in Onestream R&C (Groups’ financial system) the corporate Last Estimates forecast 4 times a year: LE1, LE2, LE3, LE4 for Fairmont & Raffles scope globally.
• Preparing the corporate annual budgets for Fairmont & Raffles scope globally and loading in OneStream R&C (Groups’ financial system).
• Managing the budgeting/forecasting process and implementing related data collection/consolidation tools.
• Production of monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting package called Performance Review (presented by CEO & CFO to Sebastien Bazin).
• Managing the monthly closings, reportings, and performance analysis:
• Review Actuals vs Budget/LE, analysis of variances and comments.
• Consolidate & run data quality check on monthly actuals (network, stats, revenue, EBITDA, AR, etc.).
• Ensure implementation Group referential & procedures.
• Communicate Actual P&L monthly with all function heads.
• Design and implementation of new smart tools, improvement of internal process.
• Production of the management information system: topline and P&Ls closing reports, waterfalls analysis, charts and KPIs analysis to monitor the business unit financial & operational performance. Audience is CFO & ExCom leaders.
• Guarantees information accuracy at any stage of any operating cycles.
• Produce relevant business performance analysis with qualitative comments to provide guidance to all stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other teams for specific items to implement reporting and drive operational plans (Operation Finance, Finance Strategy, Operations, Development, SMDL team etc.).
• Assist VP FP&A on the yearly 5-year business plan exercise.

Qualifications

• Fluent English is compulsory.
• Perfect knowledge of MS Office, Strong excel, VBA is a plus, Onestream, Tableau.
• Knowledge in business intelligence software is a plus (OneStream and Tableau analysis services, or any other data visualization tools).
• Major in Corporate Finance.
• Extremely organized, detail-oriented, professional, and a self-motivated team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work well under pressure and manage stakeholder expectations from each department.
• Highly responsible and able to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
• Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written form: need to be able to clearly communicate sensitive information, to facilitate smooth interaction and efficient execution of collaborative duties.
• Strong attention to detail & the production of high-quality work.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative setting and with senior leadership, be self-motivated requiring minimal supervision, proactive, creative strategic and independent thinker, have superior problem-solving skills, have an ability to work on multiple projects and meet tight deadlines, have a positive can-do attitude, and demonstrate calmness and composure in times of uncertainty and stress.