Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the coordination of annual and semi-annual Operating and Capital Budget preparation across GF/GFG/BAC/GFH, ensuring completeness, quality, and alignment with corporate strategy.

• Ensure budget integrity in the General Ledger/budget system, including proper submission, record-keeping, and processing of capital expenditure and budget documentation.

• Drive cost management and budgetary control by monitoring actuals vs budgets, identifying trends, and driving corrective actions through variance analysis.

• Oversee preparation of Monthly Business Reports and supporting analysis for Executive Management and Board presentations, including route and network performance insights.

• Ensure Route Profitability statements and related performance reporting are correctly structured and able to capture operational flight data and convert it into financial information.

• Oversee interfaces between RouteVision and Gulf Air systems (e.g., Revenue Accounting, Flight Planning/Operations) to ensure accurate reporting from central databases.

• Develop and enhance management information systems and reporting tools (Data Warehouse/BI) to improve reporting timeliness, accuracy, and usability.

• Coordinate compilation of monthly statistical and performance reports (operational statistics, commercial reports, schedule service revenue, and other KPIs) for management review.

• Support business review meetings by preparing review material, performance commentary, and actionable insights for functional departments.

• Provide leadership in analyzing fleet/network schedules and manpower budgeting statistics used in CEO and Chiefs reporting.

• Prepare financial analysis of strategic projects and long-term plans to support business cases and investment/initiative decisions.

• Act as escalation point to resolve budgeting/reporting issues with departments; ensure compliance with accounting policies and delegated authorities.

• Maintain effective information flow internally and externally where reporting requires statutory/regulatory alignment (as relevant to reporting scope).

• Support audit readiness through oversight of reconciliations and completeness of budget-related schedules and postings.

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Strong financial planning, budgeting, and management reporting expertise (operating/capital/manpower)

• Advanced variance analysis and performance management skills; ability to explain so what/now what clearly

• Strong understanding of route/network profitability reporting, cost drivers, and operational-to-financial data conversion

• Proficiency with BI tools, Data Warehouse concepts, and ability to improve dashboards and reporting automation

• Strong working knowledge of finance/accounting policies, budget mapping, cost center distribution, and audit-friendly documentation

• High analytical capability (models, forecasting logic, scenarios) and strong attention to detail

• Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and manage tight reporting timelines

• Excellent communication and presentation skills for Executive/Board audiences

• Strong governance mindset (data integrity, controls, approvals, documentation)

• Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement orientation.

Desired Candidate Profile

Bachelor s degree in Economics, Finance or equivalent.

A masters degree is preferred.