Senior Financial Analyst - EV Finance
Posted date [2026-06-03]
(ID: 45989)
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Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional family business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
Job Description and Requirements
Senior Financial Analyst - EV FinanceJob Snapshot
Role: Senior Financial Analyst - EV Finance
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Automotive
Function: Financial Analysis-Research-Reporting
Experience: Minimum 4-5 years relevant experience, preferably in the automotive industry
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Senior Financial Analyst - EV Finance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Automotive role focused on budgeting, forecasting, month-end closing, financial controls, IFRS compliance, profitability analysis, and management reporting for electric vehicle finance operations. This opportunity is suited for a qualified finance professional who can support dealership performance reviews, analyze sales and aftersales profitability, maintain accurate financial controls, and provide business insights that guide strategic and operational decisions.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Automotive
Function: Financial Analysis-Research-Reporting
Salary: 16000-26000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Senior Financial Analyst - EV Finance will support the financial planning and performance management of electric vehicle operations across dealership, sales, and aftersales activities. The role works closely with finance leadership, branch teams, sales operations, aftersales teams, and management to ensure budgets, forecasts, financial statements, reconciliations, and profitability reviews are accurate and delivered on time. By identifying margin trends, cost risks, working capital movements, and performance gaps, the position helps improve financial discipline and supports sustainable growth in Dubai’s automotive EV business.
Key Responsibilities
* Prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts covering vehicle sales, aftersales operations, dealership operating expenses, and branch-level financial requirements.
* Track actual performance against approved budgets and forecasts, explaining variances with clear commercial reasoning and actionable insights.
* Support rolling forecasts, scenario planning, volume-margin sensitivity analysis, and financial projections for business planning.
* Ensure accurate accounting and financial control across dealership branches in line with group policies, internal procedures, and IFRS requirements.
* Review branch-level financials to confirm proper revenue recognition, cost allocation, vehicle accounting, parts accounting, and inventory treatment.
* Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, supporting documents, and clear explanations for finance queries.
* Coordinate month-end closing activities including accruals, provisions, journal entries, account reviews, and finance submission timelines.
* Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and key business summaries within agreed reporting deadlines.
* Reconcile balance sheet accounts related to vehicles, parts, receivables, payables, inventory, and dealership operations.
* Analyze profitability by car model, variant, sales channel, and campaign, including margin bridge analysis and performance movement review.
* Evaluate aftersales performance across service, parts, warranty, accessories, branch activity, and model-level profitability.
* Identify cost optimization, margin improvement, and operating efficiency opportunities across sales and aftersales operations.
* Prepare monthly dashboards and management reports highlighting KPIs, risks, trends, financial performance, and recommended actions.
* Provide practical financial insights to management that support strategic decisions, operational planning, and performance improvement.
* Act as a finance business partner to dealership operations, sales, and aftersales teams by explaining financial results and guiding decision-making.
Ideal Profile
* Qualified Accountant or equivalent graduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 4-5 years of relevant experience in financial analysis, business finance, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, or dealership finance.
* Automotive industry experience is preferred, especially within dealership, sales, aftersales, EV, distribution, or multi-branch operations.
* Strong understanding of IFRS, financial controls, company policies, revenue recognition, cost allocation, and inventory accounting.
* Advanced analytical ability with confidence in interpreting financial data, identifying variances, and explaining performance drivers.
* Proficiency in financial software, advanced MS Excel, reporting tools, and finance dashboards.
* Good knowledge of P and L reporting, balance sheet reconciliation, working capital tracking, profitability analysis, and month-end closing.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to explain finance concepts clearly to non-finance teams.
* Commercial awareness with the ability to connect financial results to sales performance, aftersales activity, pricing, campaigns, and operational decisions.
* Self-directed, accurate, and dependable approach with strong problem-solving ability and collaborative team behavior.
* Leadership potential with the ability to support business partnering, reporting discipline, audit readiness, and finance process improvement.
Skills Set
* EV finance
* Automotive finance
* Financial analysis
* Budgeting
* Forecasting
* Rolling forecasts
* Scenario analysis
* Volume-margin analysis
* Month-end closing
* Accruals
* Provisions
* Journal entries
* IFRS compliance
* Financial controls
* Revenue recognition
* Cost allocation
* Inventory accounting
* Balance sheet reconciliation
* P and L reporting
* Management reporting
* KPI dashboards
* Profitability analysis
* Margin bridge analysis
* Sales performance analysis
* Aftersales performance analysis
* Warranty analysis
* Parts financial review
* Receivables reconciliation
* Payables reconciliation
* Audit support
* Cost optimization
* Finance business partnering
* Advanced MS Excel
* Financial software
Why Join Us
This role offers a strong opportunity for a finance professional to build specialist experience within Dubai’s growing electric vehicle and automotive finance sector. The position provides direct exposure to budgeting, forecasting, dealership performance, EV profitability, aftersales finance, financial controls, and senior management reporting. It is a valuable platform for someone who wants to contribute to cleaner mobility growth while strengthening commercial finance capability in a large automotive business.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim is a diversified UAE-based group with a long-standing presence across automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare. Through Al-Futtaim Automotive, the group represents leading global mobility brands and delivers distribution, leasing, manufacturing, aftersales, and customer-focused automotive solutions across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
