About the role

Senior Manager – FP&A | Data Centres

Location: Dubai, UAE
Function: Finance & MIS
Business Unit: Data Centres / Digital Infrastructure
Experience: 8–12 Years | Level: Senior Manager

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager – FP&A will act as the financial control tower for a multi-country Data Centre and AI infrastructure platform , owning the end-to-end financial lifecycle of projects from greenfield feasibility and investment appraisal through CAPEX, procurement, budgeting, forecasting, actuals and post-investment review .

The role will build and strengthen financial models, cost structures, reporting frameworks and automation to support business growth and provide high-quality insights to the CFO, Chairman and investors .

Key Responsibilities

Build and own project and platform-level financial models covering IRR, NPV, DCF, DSCR, equity returns, WACC and scenario/sensitivity analysis.
Develop Data Centre feasibility and investment cases , including land, power, grid/substation, construction costs, MW ramp-up and time-to-energisation.
Evaluate commercial models such as wholesale/retail colocation, powered shell, build-to-suit and GPU/AI-cloud .
Lead CAPEX planning and control , including sanctioned budget, committed/incurred costs, cost-to-complete, EAC, contingencies and variation orders.
Partner with Procurement, Design and Construction on EPC and major equipment packages including transformers, switchgear, UPS, batteries, cooling systems and IT/GPU infrastructure.
Manage OPEX planning , energy costs, unit economics, benchmarking and margin improvement initiatives.
Lead annual budgeting, strategic planning, rolling forecasts and month/quarter-end actuals , with detailed driver-based variance analysis.
Prepare CFO/MD/Chairman-level MIS, P&L, EBITDA bridge, CAPEX, cash-flow and KPI reporting .
Develop and maintain Data Centre KPIs including MW contracted/energised, utilisation, revenue per MW, EBITDA margin, PUE, CAPEX per MW and ROIC .
Drive automation and reporting transformation using Power BI, DAX, advanced Excel and Python.
Ensure integration between ERP/EPM, procurement, project cost systems and GL , maintaining a single source of truth.
Act as finance business partner to Design, Construction, Procurement, Operations, Commercial and Legal , identifying financial risks and recommending mitigation.

Key Requirements

CA / MBA Finance or equivalent finance qualification from a recognised institution.
8–12 years of progressive finance experience, including 3+ years at Manager/Senior Manager level .
Experience in Data Centres, Digital Infrastructure, Power & Energy, Telecom, Industrial Infrastructure or large-scale Real Estate Development .
Strong hands-on experience in financial modelling, investment appraisal, project finance and debt structuring .
Proven experience in large CAPEX projects, procurement finance, EAC/cost-to-complete and contract commercial analysis .
Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting .
Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
Hands-on Power BI + data modelling + DAX experience.
Working knowledge of Python for finance/reporting automation .
Knowledge of IFRS , particularly capitalisation, leases and revenue recognition.
Exposure to ERP/EPM platforms and project accounting .
Strong executive communication skills with experience presenting to CFO/Board/Investment Committee .