Senior Executive — Strategic Advisory (Financial & Business Analysis)

🏢 Tamim Chartered Accountants
📍 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 2w ago🔄 Updated: 2w ago
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This Senior Executive role in Strategic Advisory focuses on financial and business analysis for a consulting firm in Dubai. The core responsibilities include analyzing financial data to identify trends and variances, preparing management reports and dashboards, supporting strategic analyses like pricing and cost reduction, and handling client interactions independently. The role also involves supporting system implementations, reviewing the work of the back-office team, and coordinating with execution teams. A key aspect is leveraging AI assistants for daily tasks and identifying opportunities for automation. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical and problem-solving ability, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to learning new tools and improving processes. Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, variances and root causes; translate findings into management insight, not just schedules.Prepare and present variance analysis (vs prior period and budget), margin analysis, working-capital metrics (receivable/payable/inventory days) and cash flow position.Build ratio, trend and Pareto analyses; flag abnormal or one-time items and unusual transactions.Support pricing, cost-reduction, feasibility and other ad-hoc strategic analyses as en
Required Skills
Finance, Legal & Governance
○Financial Analysis○Financial Modeling○ACCA
Business, Sales & Management
○Business Analysis○Management Consulting○Progress Reporting○Client Relationship Management○Process Improvement
Other
○Strategic Advisory○ERPNext○reviewing work○managing multiple clients○CA Inter○CMA
Information Technology
○Dashboards○Power BI○jQuery○Generative AI○SSIS○Technical Documentation○Version Control
Productivity & Workplace Tools
○Excel○Zoho
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
○Analytical Skills○Problem Solving○Presentation Skills○Attention to Detail○Time Management○Initiative
Requirements
  • CA inter / ACCA / CMA / MBA (Finance)
  • 3–5 years in consulting, FP&A, business analysis, or audit/advisory roles with strong analytical exposure
  • Demonstrated experience preparing or reviewing MIS, dashboards and financial analysis for management
  • UAE / GCC experience and familiarity with UAE VAT and Corporate Tax is an advantage
  • Advanced Excel required
  • Working knowledge of Power BI required
  • Hands-on use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) in real work required
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability — comfortable explaining the “why” behind the numbers
  • Confident, professional client communication and presentation skills in English
  • Ability to review others’ work and give constructive, specific review notes
  • High attention to detail and data accuracy; disciplined documentation and version control
  • Ability to manage multiple clients and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Curiosity and initiative toward new tools, AI workflows and process improvement
Description
Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, variances and root causes; translate findings into management insight, not just schedules.Prepare and present variance analysis (vs prior period and budget), margin analysis, working-capital metrics (receivable/payable/inventory days) and cash flow position.Build ratio, trend and Pareto analyses; flag abnormal or one-time items and unusual transactions.Support pricing, cost-reduction, feasibility and other ad-hoc strategic analyses as engagements require.Design, prepare and maintain MIS packs and KPI dashboards in Excel and Power BI.Standardise and automate recurring reports; move manual reporting onto the firm’s report-builder and Power BI pipelines.Prepare structured reports, presentations and working files to firm standards.Handle day-to-day client interactions independently; discuss financial performance and variance reasons with client management.Track execution of key initiatives, follow up on action points and maintain engagement status reporting.Support implementation of systems, processes and reporting frameworks at clients; document processes, SOPs and workflows; identify gaps and improvement areas.Review analyses, reports and working files drafted by the back-office team; give clear review notes and coach the team on quality.Coordinate between Dubai and the Kozhikode execution team to ensure deadlines and standards are met.Use AI assistants daily for drafting, analysis and research, within the firm’s enterprise-AI policy (with mandatory human review).Identify manual, repetitive steps in engagements and propose automation via the firm’s tools.
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