Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: Muscat, Oman.
Years of Experience: 6-10 years of relevant experience.
Project Duration: 6 months.
Working Arrangement: on-site.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English (written and spoken).

The objective of this assignment is to embed a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Associate to support enhanced financial management processes, to strengthen governance and operational efficiency within subsidiaries.

The consultant will be seconded to selected subsidiaries to address operational inefficiencies by strengthening financial control processes, improving monthly financial reporting discipline, optimizing working capital utilization, and introducing effective cash, debt management, and financial restructuring practices. This includes identifying refinancing opportunities, developing debt servicing strategies, and supporting engagement with creditors where required. A core component of the engagement will be to lead the development of a robust and actionable Annual Business Plan (ABP) that aligns operational execution with financial performance targets. The overarching goal is to enable operational stability, financial sustainability, and improved internal decision-making across the subsidiaries.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
• 6–10 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or business planning across business cycles, including growth, turnaround, and restructuring.
• Proven experience supporting strategic financial planning, capital investment evaluation, and M&A transactions.
• Proven experience managing financial accounts, budgets, rolling forecasts, and working capital optimization.
• Ability to support debt refinancing, restructuring, and lender negotiations; familiarity with repayment schedules and leveraged finance metrics.
• Experience with cash flow management, forecasting, and liquidity stress testing.
• Ability to generate and interpret management reports, dashboards, KPIs, and financial ratios.
• Proven experience with industry-specific financial knowledge (e.g. food, agribusiness, FMCG, manufacturing).
• Demonstrated skill in building dynamic 3-statement financial models and executing scenario analyses.
• Good understanding of IFRS financial principles and financial statement interpretation.

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Preferred Requirements:

• FCA, CMA or CPA certifications.
• Experience with automation tools.

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Key Responsibilities:

Diagnostic and Financial Control Enhancement: Diagnostic and Immediate Stabilization

• Conduct a comprehensive financial diagnostic, assessing current budgeting, planning, debt, and working capital processes.
• Review the MIS structure and adopt the reporting system accordingly, including aligning the chart of accounts, cost centers, and reporting lines to ensure consistency with group-level reporting standards.
• Launch a 13-week cash flow forecast and introduce basic liquidity governance protocols.
• Create a reporting and planning calendar, and initiate the review and validation of underlying financial assumptions used in prior plans to ensure accuracy, relevance, and alignment with current operational realities and market conditions.

Business Planning and Financial Control Setup

• Lead the development of a fully integrated Annual Business Plan (ABP), including revenue forecasts, cost structure, capex, cash flow, and debt needs.
• Align the ABP with the group-wide financial strategy, ensuring it is bankable and operationally grounded.
• Introduce robust rolling forecasts and implement a systematic variance analysis framework.
• Establish control dashboards covering financial KPIs, operational metrics, and strategic initiative tracking.
• Develop a debt servicing calendar linked to operating cash flows and initiate lender communication protocols.

Restructuring, Capability Building, and Transition

• Design and initiate restructuring scenarios covering debt refinancing, intercompany support, or cost base reduction.
• Lead financial modeling of multiple restructuring options and assess impact on debt service coverage, EBITDA, and net equity position.
• Facilitate negotiation or re-engagement with lenders, suppliers, and key creditors as needed.
• Establish enduring FP&A processes and documentation (SOPs, workflow diagrams, approval authorities).
• Assess finance team structure, identify skill gaps, and implement tailored training and mentorship programs.
• Develop a full transition plan, including onboarding materials and handover sessions for new or existing internal FP&A personnel.
• Monitor effectiveness of implemented reforms through performance dashboards and ensure sustained adherence post-transition.

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Key Deliverables:

• Comprehensive Annual Business Plan (financial and operational)
• Monthly MIS reporting package (P&L, cash flow, KPIs)
• Rolling 13-week cash flow forecast with variance analysis
• Working capital improvement plan and tracking dashboard
• Debt diagnostic and restructuring recommendation paper (if applicable)
• SOPs and process maps for planning, reporting, and liquidity control
• Finance team capability assessment and training records
• Handover plan and transition report for permanent FP&A resource

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