Senior Analyst – FP&A (Serving UAE)

Established in 2008, Geidea epitomises customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation. Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the market. Our solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity. Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinking www.geidea.net To maintain competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new Senior Analyst – FP&A. Job purpose: Provides the UAE business with accurate budgets, forecasts, financial models and performance analysis so that leadership can make informed decisions on growth, pricing, spending and investment. Without this role, budgets and forecasts could be unreliable, cost overruns and variances could go undetected, and business cases could be approved without sound financial evaluation. Responsibilities: Financial modelling: Builds and maintains robust, driver-based financial models – revenue, cost, headcount and three-statement – to support the budget, forecasts, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and strategic decisions. Budgeting and forecasting: Leads the preparation of the annual budget and rolling forecasts for the UAE entity by aligning with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Treasury and other stakeholders, and makes sure forecasts reflect the latest business drivers. Performance reporting: Prepares monthly management reports and dashboards on revenue, Opex, Capex and key performance indicators for Finance leadership and Group FP&A. Variance analysis: Analyses budget-versus-actual and forecast variances, identifies root causes and recommends corrective actions to budget owners. Business cases and investment evaluation: Evaluates new products, pricing, projects and Capex requests using NPV, IRR and payback analysis, and gives clear recommendations to management. Cost control and budget governance: Tracks departmental spend and purchase requests against approved budgets, flags over-commitment early and supports cost optimisation initiatives. Month-end close and continuous improvement: Supports month-end close through accrual and cost reviews, keeps reporting data accurate, and improves FP&A processes, tools and automation. Qualifications: Years of experience: 4–6 years in FP&A, financial analysis or corporate finance, with strong hands-on experience in financial modelling, preferably in payments, fintech or banking (Must). Degree required: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics (Must); CFA, CMA or ACCA is a plus. Functional Knowledge: Financial modelling (driver-based, three-statement and scenario models), budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis and investment appraisal (NPV, IRR, payback); advanced Excel (Must) SAP System Knowledge: Hands-on experience extracting and analyzing data from SAP (FI/CO), and with Power BI or similar reporting tools (Must) Language: Fluent English, both written and spoken, is essential (Must) Business Expertise: Revenue and cost drivers of a payments or fintech business, including merchant acquiring, transaction volumes and pricing (Preferred) Our values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the most Customer first - It’s embedded in our design thinking and customer service approach Open - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolve Real - No jargon and no excuses! Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinking Resilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than before Collaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a team We are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solution Click apply below and become part of the Geidea story Show more Show less