About the Role
The Business Planning and Analysis Manager will lead management reporting, business performance analysis, and MIS reporting, providing actionable insights to senior management regarding business performance, opportunities, risks, and profitability drivers.
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Responsibilities
- Coordinate the annual budgeting, planning, forecasting, and financial modelling processes, including variance analysis, scenario planning, and strategic business support.
- Manage monthly Withholding Tax (WHT) filings, contract reporting, and related tax compliance requirements, while supporting the Head of Finance in annual corporate tax return preparation and responses to tax authority queries, assessments, audits, and related correspondence.
- Provide strategic and analytical support to the Head of Finance on profitability analysis, business initiatives, management presentations, decision-making, and other finance-related matters.
- Drive process improvements, reporting automation, and finance-related projects to enhance efficiency, controls, and reporting capabilities across the finance function.
- Coordinate with business units, Head Office, internal stakeholders, and tax consultants on financial planning, management reporting, tax compliance, and reporting-related matters.
- Provide joint backup support, together with the Head of Finance, for regulatory and financial reporting activities during the absence of the Assistant Manager.
- Ensure timely completion of regulatory and financial reporting activities, meeting critical submissions and reporting requirements.
- Evaluate business performance using meaningful analytical tools.
- Support the finance manager in ensuring timely completion of a detailed planning process.
- Highlight to senior management any business issues or opportunities.
- Ensure proper recognition of revenues and expenses of the business.
- Prevent revenue leakage.
- Monitor productivity of various business channels.
- Ensure business compliance with internal and external policies.
- Monitor liquidity situation of the Qatar business as per QCB regulations and the bank's internal policy.
- Assist the finance manager in preparation of monthly ALCO packs.
- Closely monitor controllable expenses.
- Regularly improve the MIS generation process to achieve maximum automation.
Qualifications
- CA, CPA, ACCA, or MBA with 5–8 years of experience in management reporting, financial planning, budgeting, business analysis, and tax compliance within the banking or financial services industry.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and data interpretation skills, translating complex information into meaningful management insights and recommendations.
- Good understanding of banking systems, reporting tools, and technology applications, with the ability to drive reporting automation, process improvements, and finance-related projects.
- Self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, capable of working effectively in a dynamic business environment.
