WSP in the Middle East — part of one of the world’s most respected global engineering, environmental, and advisory consulting firms — is seeking a sharp, analytically driven, and professionally certified Financial Analyst to join its Dubai / Sharjah finance team. Working in close coordination with the Financial Consolidation Manager and the wider Middle East finance function, you will provide analytical and consolidation support for monthly management reporting, business performance reviews, budgeting and quarterly forecasting, variance analysis, KPI consolidation, and balance sheet governance. This is a career-defining opportunity for a CFA, CPA, or CA-qualified finance professional with 3 to 4 years of FP&A experience — ideally from a professional services, consulting, or engineering industry background — to contribute at the analytical heart of a globally significant organisation.
About WSP — Engineering a Better Future for the World
Company: WSP — one of the world’s largest engineering and professional consulting firms, delivering projects across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, and industry
Global Scale: Operating in more than 40 countries with tens of thousands of professionals — a global career platform with genuine opportunities to work on landmark projects around the world
Middle East Presence: WSP’s Middle East business covers the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and broader GCC — supporting major infrastructure, property, and environmental projects across the region
Finance Function Scope: Financial consolidation, business performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across multiple business units, countries, and entity levels
Technology Stack: Oracle ERP, Hyperion financial consolidation and reporting, and advanced Microsoft Excel for financial analysis, variance analysis, and management reporting
Why Join WSP as Financial Analyst in Dubai?
Global Brand Prestige: Build your FP&A career at one of the world’s most recognized engineering and consulting firms — WSP’s name on your CV is a globally respected professional credential
Tax-Free Dubai Income: Competitive, professionally reviewed compensation in Dubai’s zero-income-tax environment — for a CFA/CPA/CA-qualified finance professional with FP&A experience, Dubai offers exceptional financial returns
Landmark Project Finance Exposure: Contribute your financial analysis to the business performance review of some of the Middle East’s most significant infrastructure and engineering projects
Growth Opportunities: WSP’s global reach creates genuine international career development opportunities — from Dubai to regional leadership to global finance roles within the WSP network
Position Overview
This Financial Analyst role at WSP Middle East in Dubai / Sharjah is a full-time, on-site financial planning and analysis position working within the Middle East finance team under the direction of the Financial Consolidation Manager. You will provide analytical and consolidation support for WSP Middle East’s monthly management reporting — reviewing and consolidating financial performance data by business unit, by country, and at entity level to give management clear, accurate, and timely performance intelligence. You will analyze major project KPIs and consolidated metrics for monthly and quarterly business packs, support budgeting and quarterly forecasting exercises, assist in implementing data tools and strategies that translate raw financial data into actionable business insights, help identify key performance drivers along with risk and opportunity assessments, and provide balance sheet review support for internal control, governance, and audit purposes. The role requires a CFA, CPA, or CA qualification with a minimum of 3 to 4 years of Financial Planning and Analysis experience — preferably gained in professional services, consulting, or engineering — alongside strong Oracle and Hyperion system knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and exceptional analytical and organizational capability.
Why This Role Matters: As Financial Analyst at WSP Middle East Dubai, your monthly management reports, variance analyses, and budget consolidations are the financial intelligence that WSP’s Middle East leadership uses to make critical strategic decisions about where to invest, where to optimize, and how to grow the region’s business — your analytical precision directly shapes the quality of those decisions, you gain exposure to the financial performance of one of the most geographically and technically diverse engineering businesses in the Middle East — covering multiple countries, business units, and major infrastructure project portfolios — building the breadth of FP&A experience that accelerates careers in global professional services finance, WSP’s global network means this Dubai finance role is genuinely a door to international career opportunities — financial analysts who demonstrate strong performance here are positioned for advancement within WSP’s global finance leadership pipeline, and you contribute to a company whose engineering and advisory work genuinely improves communities, builds infrastructure, and creates more sustainable environments — making the financial performance you analyze and report on meaningful in a way that goes beyond the numbers.
Key Responsibilities
Monthly Management Reporting & Business Performance Review
- Provide comprehensive analytical and consolidation support for WSP Middle East’s monthly management reporting — reviewing and consolidating financial performance data by business unit, by country, and at entity level
- Help the business identify key drivers of financial performance — distinguishing structural trends from one-time variances and providing management with clear, actionable interpretation of monthly results
- Prepare and contribute to monthly and quarterly business performance packs — consolidating KPI metrics, management report data, and financial commentary for senior leadership review
- Implement and support tools and strategies that translate raw financial data into valuable, decision-enabling business insights — improving the quality and accessibility of management information across the Middle East business
Budgeting, Forecasting & Variance Analysis
- Support the annual budgeting process and quarterly rolling forecast exercises — coordinating data collection from business units, consolidating submissions, and preparing consolidated financial plans for management review
- Perform variance analysis between actual results, budget, and forecast — clearly explaining the financial, operational, and market drivers behind deviations and proposing corrective actions where relevant
- Provide risk and opportunity assessments alongside budget and forecast consolidations — giving management a balanced forward-looking view of financial performance across the Middle East business
- Analyze major project financial performance metrics — providing the project-level financial intelligence that supports commercial decision-making and project profitability management
Balance Sheet Review, Governance & Audit Support
- Provide support for balance sheet reviews across the Middle East entity — contributing to internal control governance, identifying balance sheet risks, and ensuring financial data integrity across reporting periods
- Support internal audit processes and external audit preparation — providing financial data, analysis, reconciliations, and documentation as required by the Central Finance and audit teams
- Assist the Financial Consolidation Manager and Central Finance team with critical decision-making support — providing the analytical groundwork that enables senior finance leaders to make well-informed business and commercial decisions
- Maintain exceptional organizational discipline across all financial reporting deliverables — meeting deadlines consistently, maintaining data accuracy, and ensuring all management reporting is produced to the professional standard that WSP’s global finance function expects
Qualifications & Requirements
Professional Certification
- CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CPA (Certified Public Accountant), or CA (Chartered Accountant) designation — one of these three professional qualifications is a mandatory requirement for this role
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 3 to 4 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) — preferably gained in a professional services, consulting, or engineering industry environment
- Solid applied understanding of general financial analysis concepts — including management reporting, budget and forecast processes, variance analysis, and balance sheet interpretation
Technical Skills
- Strong technical proficiency in Oracle ERP for financial data extraction, reporting, and analysis — Oracle experience is specifically required for this role
- Good working knowledge of Hyperion or comparable financial consolidation and reporting tools — used for multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation and management reporting across WSP Middle East
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for financial modeling, data analysis, consolidation, and variance reporting — essential for day-to-day financial analysis activities
- Strong analytical, detail-oriented, and systems skills — with exceptional organizational capability and the ability to prioritize effectively across multiple simultaneous deliverables and deadlines
Communication Skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills — with the ability to present complex financial data clearly and convincingly to finance managers, business unit leaders, and senior stakeholders
- Strong report writing capability — producing management reports and financial commentary that are accurate, concise, and decision-relevant for a senior executive audience
About WSP — Imagining a Better Future Through Engineering
WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional advisory firms — committed to helping societies grow and prosper by planning, designing, and managing projects that deliver long-term benefits for communities, economies, and the environment. Operating across more than 40 countries with tens of thousands of multidisciplinary professionals, WSP works on landmark infrastructure, transportation, building, environment, and industrial projects around the globe. WSP’s Middle East business covers the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider GCC — playing a central role in the region’s most ambitious development and infrastructure programmes. For finance professionals who want to apply their FP&A expertise in a genuinely global, mission-driven engineering environment, WSP Middle East in Dubai offers a career-defining opportunity to do work that matters — and to grow professionally within one of the most respected and far-reaching engineering organizations in the world.
Who Should Apply?
- CFA / CPA / CA Qualified Finance Professionals: With 3–4 years of FP&A experience in professional services, consulting, engineering, or a comparable technical industry
- Oracle & Hyperion System Users: With hands-on experience using Oracle ERP for financial reporting and Hyperion for multi-entity financial consolidation and management reporting
- FP&A Specialists: With strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting experience across multiple business units or geographies
- Engineering / Consulting Finance Professionals: Who understand the unique financial dynamics of project-based professional services businesses — revenue recognition, project profitability, and consulting KPI frameworks
- Dubai-Based or Relocating Finance Talent: CFA/CPA/CA-qualified professionals ready to join WSP Middle East’s finance team and contribute to the financial performance management of one of the world’s leading engineering firms in the region
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