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Role Overview

This position leads business finance support for a corporate and commercial environment in Doha. The role centers on preparing financial and strategic reporting, tracking budget variances, assessing risks and opportunities, and driving cost-control actions. It also supports middle management with financial business cases, dashboards, analysis, and other decision-support material. The role requires close coordination of team members, prioritization of senior finance requests, and strong adherence to company accounting policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Create, maintain, and improve internal accounting policies and standard operating procedures for the business unit, with an emphasis on stronger controls and better processes.
Support risk management by analyzing trends and modeling the impact of risks on operations, projects, strategic goals, and business initiatives.
Set up and maintain accounting practices, and supervise month-end and year-end closing activities.
Build advanced financial models and use quantitative methods such as trend review, root-cause analysis, profitability analysis, scenario modelling, and unit-cost benchmarking.
Take part in annual strategic planning, including market and industry analysis, SWOT review, scenario planning, budgeting, forecasting, strawman development, and sensitivity analysis.
Develop strong working relationships with leaders in the assigned business area.
Promote a decision-making approach where proposed projects are first assessed for value, risk, and priority before submission.
Prepare and present monthly KPI performance reports to budget owners, including revenue and expense variance analysis, ensuring submissions are timely for both the user department and Finance.
Prepare and present quarterly rolling forecasts to business and financial stakeholders.
Review actual results, forecasts, and budgets, and prepare performance analysis for senior management against benchmarks.
Evaluate commercial contracts and business proposals for compliance with policies and procedures.
Provide objective financial insight and recommendations to support efficient resource allocation and business objectives.
Deliver continuing financial analysis and guidance through regular review, cost-reduction initiatives, and target tracking.
Lead the budgeting cycle on time and in line with CFO direction on cost efficiency for direct operating costs, manpower, and overheads; challenge budget holders to ensure resources are used optimally.
Improve presentations and analysis submitted to the Cost Management Committee, and complete post-CMC analysis for major capital projects and spend.
Carry out detailed analysis of complex business and strategic issues, extract and interpret data, present findings, and recommend actions to the business.
Monitor expenditure variances continuously, ensure spending stays within plan or budget, and initiate investigations and corrective controls when variances are material.
Review and update financial forecasts, highlighting associated risks and opportunities.
Oversee inventory controls and ensure stock levels remain within approved order and reorder limits.

Candidate Profile

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification, along with at least 8 years of relevant work experience.
Minimum 5 years in a management position.
Background in the passenger airline sector with solid understanding of operational costs and cost-unit measurement.
Proven ability to work to strict internal reporting deadlines while handling competing priorities and interruptions.
Ability to analyze and interpret data and communicate insights effectively.
Good understanding of internal finance systems.
Knowledge of cost center accounting, budgeting, and forecasting.
Strong analytical capability, including variance review, business cycle understanding, and impact analysis on profit and loss.
Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, MS Access, and PowerPoint, plus proficiency in Oracle Financials.
Strong leadership and people-management skills, including delegation, workflow control, mentoring, coaching, training, development, and teamwork building.

Additional Information

Job reference: 233422. Location: Qatar, Doha. Job family: Corporate & Commercial. Closing date: 2026-07-21.

About Qatar Airways Group

Qatar Airways Group describes itself as a fast-growing global organization with multiple businesses working together as one. The company emphasizes ambition, innovation, and the opportunity to contribute to a large international community while taking on challenging and high-impact work.

Application Information

Interested candidates are asked to submit an application form and upload a CV for review and consideration.

Manager Business Finance