Director - Development Finance Business Partner

Overview

The Director - Development Finance Business Partner plays a vital role in advancing the organization's operational and strategic goals by delivering financial leadership and expert business insights. Acting as a key advisor to business leadership, this position drives financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance evaluation, and investment analysis for designated business units and development portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development, delivery, and corporate teams to translate strategic plans into robust financial models.
• Manage the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-term business strategies.
• Perform comprehensive financial analyses to evaluate business trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Track actual financial performance against targets, offering variance assessments and corrective recommendations.
• Generate detailed management reports, dashboards, and key performance indicators for executive review.
• Assess project economics, funding needs, and financial feasibility in partnership with project and development teams.
• Evaluate commercial contracts, procurement approaches, and significant financial commitments from a fiscal perspective.
• Support month-end and quarter-end reporting cycles through analysis and performance commentary.
• Ensure financial data accuracy and consistency by collaborating closely with accounting, treasury, tax, procurement, and other finance departments.
• Lead initiatives to enhance reporting quality, planning processes, data integrity, and financial systems.
• Address internal and external stakeholder information requests, including those from the Board, Public Investment Fund, auditors, and consultants.

Leadership and Team Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and cultivate a team of finance professionals.
• Define performance goals and monitor progress against established KPIs.
• Create a culture of high performance emphasizing collaboration, responsibility, and ongoing improvement.
• Develop finance business partnering skills within the team.
• Support talent development, succession planning, and sharing of knowledge across teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 12 years of progressive experience in finance.
• Minimum 5 years in senior finance roles, including finance business partnering, financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or commercial finance leadership.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale development projects, construction, infrastructure, real estate, or asset management sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or closely related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred, especially an MBA or other finance-focused postgraduate qualification.
• Relevant professional accreditation such as CFA, CA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, or an equivalent certification.