Head of Financial Planning

CONFIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY | Head of FP&A – EgyptWe are currently supporting a confidential search for a Head of FP&A to lead the Financial Planning & Analysis function across Egypt for a leading multinational organization with 35,000+ employees across multiple countries.This is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing FP&A across multiple business verticals and business units in Egypt, partnering closely with senior leadership to drive business performance, financial planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and oversee the FP&A function across Egypt, covering multiple business verticals and business units.Partner with senior leadership and business heads to drive financial performance and support strategic decision-making.Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes across the organization.Provide strategic financial insights, performance analysis and recommendations to senior management.Develop and monitor business KPIs, financial targets and performance dashboards.Analyze business performance, identify trends, risks and opportunities, and translate financial data into actionable insights.Lead monthly business performance reviews and provide clear explanations of key variances versus budget, forecast and prior year.Drive financial modelling, scenario planning and business case development for strategic initiatives and investments.Ensure consistency and alignment of FP&A practices, planning methodologies and financial governance across different business verticals.Work closely with Finance, Commercial, Operations, HR and other functions to understand business drivers and improve financial performance.Challenge business assumptions and provide an independent financial perspective to support better decision-making.Lead, develop and build a high-performing FP&A team.Ideal ProfileFrom 12-15 years of experience as Senior FP&A / Finance professional with significant experience in a large multinational or complex multi-business environment.Proven experience leading FP&A at a country, regional or enterprise level.Strong experience across budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, performance management and strategic planning.Experience managing FP&A across multiple business units, verticals or business lines.Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with the ability to connect financial performance with business strategy.Excellent stakeholder management skills and confidence partnering with C-suite and senior business leaders.Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to turn complex financial information into clear business insights.Strong leadership experience with a track record of building and developing high-performing finance teams.Confidentiality:Due to the confidential nature of the search, further details about the organization will be shared with shortlisted candidates.