Overview

Your new role, what’s involved?

  • Act as a strategic partner to Project Leaders, providing expert financial guidance throughout the entire project lifecycle, from initial prospecting to project closeout
  • Support projects based in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and potentially other locations within the GCC, with occasional travel required
  • Support the technical business in achieving strong commercial outcomes across the Middle East by providing financial and operational guidance. Ensure transparent performance, improved profitability, optimized working capital, and risk mitigation.
  • Work closely with Business Unit Leaders on P&L, budgets, and forecasts to align with business goals. Oversee month-end revenue recognition and provide cost-to-complete support to Project Leaders for accurate forecasting and resource allocation.
  • Participate in project reviews, highlight financial risks (e.g., EAC), and ensure timely actions. Manage Working Capital and DSO in line with company policies.
  • Deliver ad-hoc reports, approve sub-consultant invoices, and regularly coordinate with the GCC Resource Center in India.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

  • Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or Finance
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in a commercial environment, with a proven track record in project finance, bid management, or financial management in the infrastructure, construction, or consultancy sectors.
  • Significant experience in the Middle East market, particularly within the construction, engineering, and consultancy industries.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel (advanced), Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; experience with data analysis and financial modelling
  • Familiarity with project management and reporting systems such as Agresso and Oracle

What’s in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

About WSP in the Middle East

As one of the world's leading professional services firms, we unite our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to make a positive impact.

We operate in over 50 countries with the collective brilliance of over 73,000 colleagues worldwide.

Our ambitious, passionate and innovative WSP VISIONEERS bring global Future Ready® thinking and technical know-how, to power local solutions. ​
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With a Middle East team of 3000+ delivering innovative solutions across transportation and infrastructure, property and buildings, earth and environment, power and energy, resources and industry sectors.