Job Description – Financial Analyst (FP&A)

Location: Fujairah - UAE

Function: Finance / FP&A

Designation: Financial Analyst – FP&A

Qualification: CA – Mandatory

Industry Preference: Construction Chemicals / Building Materials / Construction Products

About the Role

We are looking for a Financial Analyst – FP&A to support financial planning, budgeting, costing, profitability analysis, and business performance management. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in financial analysis, budgeting, costing, margin analysis, forecasting and management reporting.

Candidates with experience in construction chemicals, building materials, specialty chemicals, adhesives, waterproofing, sealants, or related manufacturing industries will be preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage annual budgets, financial plans and forecasts.
• Conduct detailed FP&A and financial analysis to support business decision-making.
• Perform product, project and business costing and analyse cost structures.
• Conduct margin and profitability analysis across products, customers, projects and business segments.
• Analyse actual vs. budget vs. forecast and identify key variances and business drivers.
• Prepare monthly management reports, MIS and financial dashboards.
• Analyse gross margin, contribution margin, operating costs and profitability.
• Support pricing and commercial decisions through cost and margin analysis.
• Develop financial models for forecasting, scenario analysis and business planning.
• Monitor key financial and operational KPIs and provide insights to management.
• Analyse material, labour, manufacturing, logistics and overhead costs.
• Support cost optimization initiatives and identify opportunities to improve margins.
• Work closely with Sales, Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance teams to understand business performance.
• Assist in month-end financial analysis and management reporting.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations based on business and market data.
• Support senior management with ad-hoc financial analysis and strategic business planning.