Deputy Manager FP&A📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Antal International is seeking a Deputy Manager FP&A to join their team in Dammam, Eastern Region. This full-time position involves supporting critical financial planning, business performance management, and strategic decision-making functions within the organization.

Role Purpose and Scope

The Deputy FP&A Manager acts as the second-in-command within the FP&A function, providing essential support to the FP&A Director. This role is designed for an individual ready to progressively assume broader leadership responsibilities and ensure continuity of financial oversight and execution, serving as a key backup to the Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and co-lead annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes across various business units.
• Drive monthly management reporting and performance reviews, ensuring accurate analysis of financial performance against budget and forecast.
• Lead variance analysis, providing clear business explanations, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending actionable solutions.
• Develop and enhance financial models and scenario planning tools to improve forecasting accuracy and decision support.
• Conduct detailed profitability analysis across products, channels, and customers.
• Oversee pricing analysis and assess the financial impact of commercial initiatives, promotions, discounts, and new product launches.
• Partner with other departments to optimize margins and overall profitability.
• Monitor cost-saving and productivity initiatives, ensuring benefits realization and financial tracking.
• Evaluate the financial feasibility of strategic initiatives, investments, and operational changes.
• Provide financial insight into organizational complexity, business expansion, and integration projects.

Systems, Governance, and Process Improvement

• Play a leading role in ERP enhancements, reporting automation, and data governance initiatives.
• Establish best practices in financial planning, performance management, and management reporting.
• Strengthen internal controls and improve data accuracy within planning and reporting cycles.
• Ensure standardization and continuous improvement of FP&A reporting processes, dashboards, and KPI frameworks.

Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement

• Supervise and mentor FP&A analysts and junior team members.
• Act as deputy to the FP&A Director during absences, supporting the leadership of the function.
• Present financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across departments to strengthen financial discipline and business partnership.

Required Experience

Candidates for this role should possess 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or a similar financial management capacity. A strong background in financial modeling, reporting, and strategic support is essential.