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About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Senior Manager - Development Financial Analysis to join its team in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position involves overseeing the financial analysis of development projects, contributing to the realization of entertainment and cultural experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Consolidate and analyze monthly performance of all projects within the portfolio.
• Track key portfolio Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return on Equity (ROE), margins, and cash flow.
• Conduct project-level comparative analysis to identify outperformers and underperformers, including trend analysis across the portfolio.
• Develop and maintain portfolio-level dashboards with real-time or near real-time data.
• Own and maintain business plans for all projects, updating them monthly with actual data and revising forecasts as needed.
• Perform business plan variance analysis comparing Original Business Plan (BP) vs. Revised Forecast vs. Actuals, based on stage gateways.
• Maintain and challenge Profit and Loss (P&L) assumptions, including revenue and profitability.
• Execute scenario analysis and sensitivity testing on all business plans.
• Prepare the consolidated portfolio business plan and present it for approval at various stage gateway committees.
• Conduct post-completion business plan reviews, comparing final actuals with original and revised plans.
• Maintain business plan version control and an assumptions register.
• Serve as the primary contact for financial and performance information between the portfolio and internal/external stakeholders.
• Prepare "what-if" analyses for strategic scenarios and identify value creation opportunities across the portfolio.
• Contribute to the annual strategic planning and budgeting process.
• Develop and maintain a lessons learned repository from completed projects.
• Establish and enforce reporting standards, templates, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Design and manage the reporting calendar to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Drive automation and technology adoption to reduce manual effort.
• Implement data governance to ensure data quality, validation, and a single source of truth.
• Continuously improve reporting formats, analytical depth, and stakeholder experience.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• Master's degree or relevant professional certification (CA, ACCA, CPA) is preferred.
• 8–12 years of experience in project development, including feasibility studies and financial modeling.
• 2–3 years of experience specifically in portfolio reporting.

Technical Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including dynamic Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modeling, waterfalls, and sensitivity tables.
• Expert-level proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar, for creating executive-level dashboards.
• Expert level in creating presentations for executive reporting.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia.