Emirates Group

At Emirates Group, we connect the world through our global hub in Dubai, ensuring our customers always ‘Fly Better.’ As one of the most recognised and admired brands globally, we’re driven by innovation and excellence. 

Join us as a Finance Manager – Direct Operating Costs (DOC) and play a key role in driving financial strategy and decision-making for a global business. Experience a fast-paced, multicultural environment where your financial expertise will be central to shaping the future of aviation - while making a meaningful impact on a global stage. The successful candidate will support the FP&A function by providing strategic business partnering and data analysis on all major Direct Operating Cost (DOC) categories to influence stakeholders. Through a detailed understanding of DOC spend and contract visibility, you will provide analysis and advice on cost-saving measures and optimisation across categories, identifying anomalies, outliers, and potential areas of focus.

In this role, you will: 

• Support annual budgets, full-year forecasts, and mid- to long-term plans and targets with the business and procurement teams, driving the delivery of DOC cost targets.
• Act as a trusted advisor and business partner, providing support and challenge to help manage the value within your assigned business area.
• Provide advice and consultancy in the development and validation of business cases to support investments in new ventures, capital expenditure, and large long-term commercial agreements.
• Ensure business performance is monitored on a periodic basis through relevant reports, KPIs, and meetings (e.g., MFRs/MBRs), including the identification and delegation of actions across the business to improve future performance.
• Ensure an appropriate financial control environment exists to protect shareholder interests and that Corporate Governance Manuals are followed across all entities.
• Lead the development of finance teams - regardless of reporting lines - within the defined business portfolio, ensuring a high-performing finance function.
• Drive monthly FP&A reporting, annual budgeting, full-year forecasts, and mid- to long-term planning, including modelling and target setting.
• Develop and maintain financial models that provide monthly rolling P&L and cash flow forecasts for dnata (consolidated and individual businesses).
• Reconcile forecasts vs. actuals, and engage with the business to optimise performance and improve forecast accuracy.

In order to be considered for this role, you must meet the following requirements:

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in Finance, Insurance/Finance, or Finance Management.

• 8 years’ experience with a degree, plus relevant professional qualifications (e.g., MBA or Qualified Accountant).

• Relevant experience in Finance, Commercial, or Analytical roles, including a minimum of 3 years in an FP&A function with a proven history of delivering real value-add FP&A support to a business in a dynamic and challenging environment.

You’ll Have an Edge If You Have:

• A proven history of delivering real value-add FP&A support to a business.

• Experience providing FP&A support in a dynamic and challenging business environment.

• Demonstrable experience in providing FP&A support through a period of significant business change.

• The ability to work with a range of stakeholders, providing solid advice and building strong partnerships.

• The ability to identify the right data and translate it into powerful stories using Power BI.

• High proficiency in MS Excel (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, data tables, graph production), as well as Power BI and MS PowerPoint.

At Emirates Group, we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers. So, if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, apply today and join our team. Emirates Group is an international organisation with employees from over 170 nationalities, and we encourage applications from across the globe. 

Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.