Assistant Manager - Strategic Planning & Analysis

Dubai Holding
United Arab Emirates
Full timeFunction: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentExperience: 3-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving","Planning","Prioritisation","Data storytelling","Attention to detail"]

Drive strategic planning and performance reporting for a diverse Dubai Holding Entertainment portfolio by turning business and operational data into actionable insights. Own weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting, variance commentary, and management packs. Support budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and driver-based assumptions, building financial/operational models and conducting scenario and sensitivity analysis. Enhance Power BI dashboards, reconcile source-system outputs, and provide audit-ready, decision-focused recommendations.

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Dubai Holding
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Assistant Manager - Strategic Planning & Analysis

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Job Summary

Drive strategic planning and performance reporting for a diverse Dubai Holding Entertainment portfolio by turning business and operational data into actionable insights. Own weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting, variance commentary, and management packs. Support budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and driver-based assumptions, building financial/operational models and conducting scenario and sensitivity analysis. Enhance Power BI dashboards, reconcile source-system outputs, and provide audit-ready, decision-focused recommendations.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc performance reports, management packs, variance commentary, and executive insight materials.
  • •Analyse key operating indicators (e.g., revenue, attendance, spend per head, food & beverage, retail, and ancillary revenue) to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
  • •Support annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans using driver-based assumptions and investigate deviations from plan.
  • •Build financial and operational models connecting attendance, revenue, and commercial drivers; perform scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and business case analysis.
  • •Develop and enhance Power BI reports and dashboard views using approved published datasets, including data validation, reconciliation, and user acceptance support.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • •3–7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, business performance, commercial finance, reporting, or analytics.
  • •Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
  • •Advanced Excel skills and proven ability to build financial and operational models.
  • •Strong Power BI capability, including working with published datasets and understanding an approved business data model.
Experience:3-7 yearsFinancial planningBusiness performanceCommercial financeReportingAnalytics
Education:Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementProblem-solvingPlanningPrioritisationData storytellingAttention to detail
Tech Stack:Power BIExcelDAXPower Query

Company Brief

Dubai Holding
Dubai Holding is a diversified global investment holding company that invests across real estate, hospitality, media, ICT, retail, and other sectors to support Dubai’s economic growth and strategic development.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2004
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