Group Head of FP&A

Private Equity Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Group Head of FP&A for a leading global investment fund based in Abu Dhabi. This is a high-profile, newly created role responsible for building and establishing the Group’s FP&A and performance-management operating model from the ground up. The successful candidate will provide executive leadership with a clear, forward-looking view of financial performance, strategic priorities, capital deployment, key risks and opportunities across a complex and diversified organisation. Join us to shape how performance is measured, understood and managed across the Group.

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About our client Our client is a leading global investment fund based in Abu Dhabi, with a diversified portfolio spanning multiple sectors and geographies. This is a newly created, high-profile role with responsibility for building and establishing the Group’s FP&A and performanc

Company Overview

Private Equity Recruitment Ltd is a leading retained search and recruitment specialist for private markets professionals, working across investment strategies, in-house functions and geographies. We are dedicated to identifying and attracting exceptional professionals for private equity, venture capital, private credit, secondaries, and real assets. Our client is a leading global investment fund based in Abu Dhabi, with a diversified portfolio spanning multiple sectors and geographies.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Applicable
• Job Type: Full-time
• Experience: 10 Year+
• Qualifications: Bachelors Degree

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Group’s annual budgeting, multi-year planning and rolling forecasting processes across a diversified portfolio of businesses.
• Establish an enterprise-wide performance management framework, linking financial outcomes to strategic priorities and operational drivers.
• Deliver scenario analysis, sensitivity modelling and forward-looking insight to support executive decision-making.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and performance measures to drive transparency, accountability and performance across the organisation.
• Act as a trusted strategic finance adviser to senior leadership, providing independent insight and constructive challenge.
• Support strategic decision-making around performance, capital allocation, resource prioritisation, investment opportunities and portfolio optimisation.

Requirements

• Significant experience in strategic finance, FP&A, enterprise planning and/or performance management at Group level.
• A background in a strategic environment such as strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate development or another strategic finance role would be highly relevant.
• Experience operating across a complex organisation with multiple businesses, entities, geographies or asset classes.
• Strong exposure to executive and Board-level decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear commercial insight, strategic recommendations and actionable decisions.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to understand the broader business implications behind financial performance.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape and build the FP&A and performance-management operating model from the ground up.
• Provide executive leadership with a clear, forward-looking view of financial performance.
• Act as a senior strategic finance partner to executive leadership.
• Position FP&A at the centre of strategic planning and decision-making.
• Build and lead a high-performing FP&A team.
• Drive greater automation, data quality and analytical sophistication across planning and management reporting.