Senior Finance Business Partner (FP&A)

Salla is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce platforms in the MENA region, delivering innovative technology solutions that enable businesses to scale efficiently and sustainably. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner (FP&A) to play a pivotal role within Salla’s Hub-and-Spoke FP&A model. As a Spoke, you will be embedded with a business unit, translating financial intelligence into commercial actions while working closely with Corporate FP&A (the Hub) to ensure alignment, forecast accuracy, and a single source of truth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Embedded Strategic Partnership (Core of the Role)

• Act as the primary finance partner to assigned business units.
• Serve as a thought partner to leadership—challenging assumptions constructively and shaping decisions before execution.
• Translate strategic priorities into financial plans, trade-offs, and execution metrics.
• Elevate financial literacy across the business, enabling leaders to own their P&L with confidence.

2. Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management

• Own the unit-level forecast, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with group targets.
• Partner with the Hub to deliver rolling forecasts, scenarios, and sensitivity analyses.
• Explain variances with insight—not just numbers—linking performance to operational drivers.
• Surface risks and opportunities early, enabling proactive course correction.

3. Value Creation & Capital Discipline

• Evaluate initiatives, investments, and trade-offs using ROI frameworks and return thresholds.
• Ensure resources are allocated intentionally, with clear success metrics and accountability.
• Lead post-investment performance reviews, closing the loop between strategy, execution, and outcomes.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Leads with curiosity, consistently asking why and how to deeply understand business drivers.

• Challenges ideas constructively, earning trust through insight and evidence rather than authority.
• Communicates complex concepts clearly and simply, enabling effective decision-making.
• Thrives in ambiguity and remains energized by change in dynamic environments.
• Demonstrates a strong growth mindset, continuously improving financial models, insights, and decision frameworks.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of experience in consulting, investment banking, Strategy, or related roles.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior stakeholders in high-growth, fast-paced organizations.
• Hands-on experience owning or actively contributing to financial planning, forecasting, and performance management.
• Technical & Analytical Skills

1. Advanced proficiency in financial modelling, scenario analysis, and ROI evaluation skills.
2. Ability to link financial outcomes to underlying operational and commercial drivers.
3. Experience working with large datasets and financial dashboards using analytics tools.
4. Strong understanding of P&L dynamics and unit economics at a business or product level.