Location : Muscat, Oman.
Years of Experience : 6-10 years of relevant experience.
Project Duration : 1 year.
Working Arrangement : on-site.
Language Requirements : Fluency in English (written and spoken).
The FP&A Expert will work closely with the client to deliver comprehensive financial diagnostics, enhance financial control processes, and implement effective planning and reporting frameworks. This role will be pivotal in developing a fully integrated Annual Business Plan, improving liquidity management, supporting restructuring initiatives, and building FP&A capability within the organization. The expert will provide high-level financial analysis, ensure alignment with strategic objectives, and guide the finance team through process enhancements and knowledge transfer.
Key Requirements
- 6–10 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or business planning across various business cycles, including growth, turnaround, and restructuring.
- Proven experience supporting strategic financial planning, capital investment evaluation, and M&A transactions.
- Demonstrated expertise in managing financial accounts, budgets, rolling forecasts, and working capital optimization.
- Ability to support debt refinancing, restructuring, and lender negotiations, with knowledge of repayment schedules and leveraged finance metrics.
- Experience in cash flow management, forecasting, and liquidity stress testing.
- Proficiency in generating and interpreting management reports, dashboards, KPIs, and financial ratios.
- Demonstrated skill in building dynamic 3-statement financial models and executing scenario analyses.
- Solid understanding of IFRS financial principles and financial statement interpretation.
- Proven experience with industry-specific financial knowledge (e.g. food, agribusiness, FMCG, manufacturing).
Preferred Qualifications
Professional certifications such as CFA, CMA, or CPA.Other Qualifications
Education : Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.Soft Skills : Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving capabilities, and stakeholder engagement skills.Key Responsibilities
Diagnostic & Immediate StabilizationConduct a full financial diagnostic, evaluating current budgeting, planning, debt, and working capital processes.Review and align reporting systems, charts of accounts, and cost centers to ensure consistency with group-level standards.Launch a 13-week cash flow forecast and introduce liquidity governance protocols.Validate underlying assumptions used in prior financial plans for accuracy and relevance.Business Planning & Financial Control SetupLead the creation of a fully integrated Annual Business Plan (ABP) covering revenue, cost structures, capex, cash flow, and debt requirements.Ensure the ABP aligns with group-wide strategic and operational objectives.Implement rolling forecasts and systematic variance analysis.Establish financial and operational control dashboards for KPI and strategic tracking.Develop a debt servicing calendar and initiate lender communication protocols.Restructuring, Capability Building & TransitionDesign and model restructuring scenarios, assessing impacts on financial metrics such as DSCR, EBITDA, and equity position.Support lender, supplier, and creditor negotiations as required.Develop enduring FP&A SOPs, workflow diagrams, and approval authorities.Assess the finance team\'s skills, provide targeted training, and mentor team members.Prepare and execute a transition plan for permanent FP&A resources, including onboarding and handover documentation.Monitor and report on the effectiveness of implemented reforms using performance dashboards.DeliverablesAnnual Business Plan (financial & operational).Monthly MIS package (P&L, cash flow, KPIs).Rolling 13-week cash flow forecast with variance analysis.Working capital improvement plan and dashboard.Debt restructuring recommendation paper (if applicable).SOPs and process maps for planning, reporting, and liquidity control.Capability assessment and training documentation.Transition and handover report.Note : If you would like to know more about the Global Consulting Bootcamp or MC Club, please visit the respective official sites for more information.
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