Finance Manager - FI & Projects (Financial Institutions Finance Planning, Digital & Finance Transformation Programs)
by Mashreq in Banking & Financial Services
Finance Manager - FI & Projects role within Mashreq Corporate Affairs function as part of the GCFO Office (Fulltime office), overseeing the finance function supporting Mashreq’s Financial Institutions (FI) business operating across multiple geographies and supporting strategic and operational finance agenda in close partnership with the Head of Financial Institutions, the Group Head of CIBG, and key business and product stakeholders. Accountable for shared strategic priorities across Wholesale Banking including digital programs, new product implementations, and finance transformation projects such as WDS, Titan, Pulse and other group-wide initiatives. The FI unit services an expanding institutional client base and supports cross-border capabilities, new product development, and strategic expansion into new markets. Role requires a strong digital and GenAI-first mindset to embed intelligent automation, increase scalability, and evolve finance value. Key result areas include end-to-end financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting for FI enabling proactive commercial and strategic decision-making; acting as finance business partner to Head of FI supporting strategic initiatives, pricing models, growth plans and geographic expansion; serving as single point of contact for FI business supporting EVP – Head of Finance for Wholesale Banking for financial oversight and group alignment; providing consolidated FI data to Head of Finance CIBG; supporting execution of digital programs, new product implementations, and finance transformation across FI and broader Wholesale Banking ensuring financial integration and governance; driving implementation of new financial products, core system enhancements and digital solutions improving automation, data accuracy and speed-to-insight; leading digitization of finance reporting and business analytics across FI including deployment of dashboards, self-serve tools and advanced modeling; ensuring compliance with internal financial controls, IFRS standards and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions; collaborating with Tax, Treasury, Risk and Compliance to maintain governance on intercompany transactions, transfer pricing and balance sheet optimization; coordinating with Tech and Transformation to ensure finance representation in digital programs and change initiatives; preparing financial materials and commercial insights for management reviews, EXCO updates and cross-functional steering committees; fostering performance-driven culture and improving planning cycles, accuracy and business alignment. Operating environment includes dynamic multi-country regulations and evolving product landscapes within group policy and governance frameworks. Problem solving includes navigating FI profitability, pricing and capital allocation, solving financial impact/reporting complexity in group initiatives, aligning business ambition with regulatory compliance and finance discipline, and addressing data/assumption ambiguity across jurisdictions via automation, structure and validation. Decision authority includes owning end-to-end FI finance agenda, driving decisions through business cases, fact-based analysis and real-time monitoring, leading integration of strategic finance initiatives across functions/geographies, ensuring deliverables and KPIs, and making recommendations to FI and CIBG leadership with escalation to EVP. Knowledge/experience includes CA/MBA(Finance) or equivalent, 10+ years banking/financial services with exposure to FI business models/product structures, leading finance support for transformation across platforms/geographies, strong commercial acumen and financial modeling, understanding of regulatory frameworks/accounting standards/global controls, leadership/collaboration and digitization of reporting and advanced analytical tools.
