FP&A Manager – Founding Role

Job Description

Job Title: FP&A Manager – Founding Role

Job Description: Build Ziina’s financial planning and analysis function from the ground up as its founding FP&A expert. Design, implement, and own the entire FP&A ecosystem including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting infrastructure, directly enabling data-driven decision-making for a hyper-growth UAE fintech company.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and own the company’s first end-to-end FP&A function, including all processes, templates, and reporting standards for budgeting, forecasting, and scalable variance analysis
• Build and maintain the company-wide budget and quarterly re-forecasts from scratch, gathering, consolidating, and challenging inputs from all departments
• Create and manage dynamic, driver-based financial models for forecasting revenue, expenses, and cash flow, including developing scenario analysis tools to evaluate strategic options such as product launches and pricing
• Design and deliver comprehensive monthly KPI dashboards, P&L reports, and variance analyses for leadership, investors, and the Board, establishing clear review cadences
• Act as a strategic business partner, working closely with Product, Operations, and Engineering to align assumptions and translate operational activities into measurable financial impacts
• Build the financial data infrastructure, including defining mapping, validation, and reconciliation processes for accurate FP&A reporting

Qualifications Needed:

• Deep proficiency in data manipulation and financial analysis
• Proven experience in FP&A or strategic finance, ideally within a high-growth fintech or tech startup
• Strong financial modelling skills including driver-based forecasting and scenario analysis
• Experience building FP&A functions from scratch in an early-stage or scaling company is highly valued
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Proficiency in financial planning tools and data infrastructure

What the Company Offers:

• Founding FP&A leadership role at Ziina — a fast-growing UAE payments and fintech company
• High-impact position designing and owning the finance function with direct Board exposure
• Up to 4 weeks remote work each summer
• Weekly advisory access from leaders who built decacorns including Uber, Instagram, and Square
• Books, courses, conferences, and professional development funded by the company

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