Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst- 1 Year Contract (Immediate Joiner)

Transguard Workforce Solutions is the UAE’s leading provider of unique and innovative HR solutions. With a decade of experience in the region and a team that possesses extensive knowledge of the market, we provide a fully integrated HR solution.We are currently recruiting a Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst- 1 Year Contract for our client to be based out of their Dubai Office.Responsibility- Financial Modeling & Forecasting: Build and maintain rolling forecast models incorporating core TPA fees, provider income, expenses and full P&LAnnual Planning Support: Assist the Planning and Controlling Manager in preparing the annual business plan for the UAE and other regional markets, ensuring data integrity and alignment with company strategy.Operations Expense Management: Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis for operations, tracking internal metrics like cost per claim processed, cost-per-life, calls cost, direct billing cost, unit transaction cost and profitability analysisCross-Functional Data Reconciliation: Partner with the Operations team to reconcile transaction data across platforms, resolving discrepancies between high-level performance Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst- 1 Year Contract metrics and detailed operations data.Management Accounting & Closing: Finalize monthly Management accounts, ensuring accurate finance performance data is closed out, reviewed, and aligned with financial statements.Business Partnering & Support: Support each Department/function owner with their budget/actual cost, comparison and analysis to drive accountability.Regional Expense Management & Control: Manage expenses within the cost cube using power query and power BI, executing granular variance analysis by cost centers, cost elements, and functions against plans and historical years for and other regional markets.Cost Center Administration: Administer and manage the creation, editing, and structural adjustment of cost centers within the accounting system to ensure the financial architecture scales in line with evolving business needs.Cost & Headcount Tracking: Track expenses and staffing numbers against plan and previous years to identify operational variances and monitor workforce resource efficiency.Stakeholder Ad-Hoc Analysis: Address ad-hoc questions from stakeholders across, providing financial insights and analysis for key strategic projects as needed.Skills-Education: Bachelor’s in business/finance/accounting/economics or similar is a mustExperience: 3 to 4 years of experience in corporate finance, financial planning, or data analysis. Direct experience within an insurance provider, healthcare TPA, or employee benefits brokerage is highly preferred.Advanced mastery of Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, Power Query, pivot tables, and automated financial modeling logic).Proficiency in building dashboards and modeling data pipelines in business intelligence tools (Power BI).Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, with the ability to structure and design clear, visually engaging presentation decks for executive leadership.Experience using specialized software or insurance ERP applications.Strong proficiency in generative AI utilities and prompt frameworks to streamline data synthesis, financial research, and automated variance commentary workflows.Experience in dealing with stakeholders across multiple countries is a strong plus.