Director Financial Planning Hospitality

About Qiddiya Investment Company

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Director - Financial Planning - Hospitality to join its team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role focuses on leading financial planning, consolidated reporting, and financial coordination for the Hospitality Business Unit’s development pipeline.

Role Overview

The Director – Financial Planning will serve as the central financial data resource, providing reliable portfolio insights to support informed decisions regarding funding, development phasing, and financial performance. This position requires a combination of strong financial planning and analysis expertise with practical knowledge of large-scale hospitality development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range financial planning for the Hospitality Business Unit’s development pipeline.
• Manage the consolidated financial view of the portfolio, ensuring project and business-unit data is complete, consistent, and current.
• Direct monthly reporting and provide senior leadership with clear variance commentary and forward-looking financial insights.
• Coordinate financial inputs across projects and corporate functions to align business plans, budgets, forecasts, and funding requirements.
• Maintain visibility of capital deployment and portfolio exposure, escalating material risks, opportunities, and funding pressures.
• Set financial data definitions, controls, and reporting standards to support a reliable single source of truth.
• Lead the Financial Management team and partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen planning discipline and informed decision-making.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Demonstrated expertise in large-scale hospitality development.
• Practical knowledge of hotel financial structures, hotel management agreements, multi-property and multi-category portfolios.
• Experience with hospitality market analysis, FF&E and OS&E budgeting, and pre-opening cost planning.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

The successful candidate will collaborate with various departments including Development, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, Project Controls, Asset Management, Investment Management, and Hospitality Strategy. This collaboration is essential to maintain a consistent financial source of truth, strengthen forecasting discipline, and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and performance trends across the business unit.

Application Process

Qiddiya Investment Company invites qualified candidates to apply for this position. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.