Summary
Bridge Capital is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager for its private equity investment platform in Qatar. The role leads budgeting, forecasting, integrated financial modeling, performance reporting and scenario analysis across the company, investment vehicles and portfolio companies. The manager will work with investment, fund control, treasury and portfolio finance teams, and present analysis and recommendations to senior leaders and investment committees. Applicants need at least 8 years of relevant experience, strong private-markets knowledge and a bachelor's degree in accounting; a related master's degree is also listed.
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Job Summary
Bridge Capital is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to drive integrated planning, forecasting, management reporting, performance analysis and decision support across the investment platform. Working in small, high-accountability teams, the Manager will translate Bridge Capital’s strategy, operating priorities and portfolio-company plans into rigorous financial forecasts, actionable performance insight and clear recommendations for senior leadership. The role combines institutional FP&A, strong analytical judgment and private-markets awareness, with meaningful exposure to investment teams, portfolio leadership and executive decision-makers.
Job Responsibilities 1
- Lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts and multi-year plans across Bridge Capital and its corporate and management-company entities, and aggregate relevant fund and portfolio-company plans for group-level reporting, establishing common assumptions, calendars and accountability.
- Translate corporate strategy, operating priorities and approved investment and value-creation plans into integrated financial targets, resource requirements, liquidity forecasts and measurable performance outcomes.
- Build, review and maintain integrated financial models covering income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, liquidity, leverage and covenant headroom, operating expenditure, capital expenditure and key business drivers.
- Partner with Investment, Fund Control, Treasury and portfolio-company finance teams to incorporate approved transactions, financing plans and investment assumptions into forecasts, liquidity scenarios and management reporting.
- Work directly with portfolio-company finance and management teams to aggregate and challenge budgets and forecasts, strengthen KPI discipline and report performance against approved value-creation plans.
- Develop scenario and sensitivity analysis to support senior leadership’s evaluation of resource allocation, portfolio support, growth initiatives, debt reduction, distributions, refinancing, and capital expenditure.
- Maintain forward-looking visibility on cash flow, liquidity, leverage, covenant compliance and funding requirements across assigned entities and escalate emerging pressure points early.
- Develop consistent reporting definitions, KPI frameworks, analytical standards and model governance across Bridge Capital, investment vehicles and portfolio companies, ensuring traceable assumptions and reliable source data.
- Use scenario modelling, benchmarking, business intelligence and responsible AI-enabled tools to improve analytical depth, speed and management visibility without compromising review discipline.
- Manage multiple high-priority workstreams with accuracy, sound judgment and responsiveness in a lean, international environment and contribute to the development of junior finance talent.
Job Knowledge & Skills
- Advanced financial modelling, accounting, valuation, sensitivity analysis, scenario planning and performance-analysis capability, with exceptional attention to detail and model integrity.
- Demonstrated ability to lead small teams, manage multiple workstreams and develop junior professionals in a high-performance environment.
- Cross-border experience and cultural fluency are strongly preferred. Professional fluency in Arabic, Spanish, French or another relevant language is a plus, but not a requirement
- Strong command of private-markets concepts including investment theses, value-creation plans, portfolio-company performance, leverage, liquidity, cash conversion, and investment-performance metrics, including IRR and MOIC.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with the judgment and credibility to present forecasts, performance insights and recommendations to investment committees, boards, management teams and sophisticated external counterparties.
Job Experience
- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience across FP&A, strategic finance, transaction services, investment banking, private equity finance, portfolio analytics or related analytical roles, including meaningful management responsibility.
- Demonstrated experience in alternative asset management, private equity, infrastructure investment, investment banking, Big Four transaction services or a sophisticated multi-entity investment environment is strongly preferred.
- Willingness to travel internationally and, where required, relocate to a Bridge office in the United States or the Middle East.
Competencies
Agility
AI Fluency
Budget Preparation and Reporting L4
Budgeting Analysis L4
Build High-Performing Teams
Cost Accounting Theory/Concepts L4
Cost Variance Analysis L4
Financial Auditing L4
Leadership
Provide Direction
Quality
Resilience
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Master's degree in Accounting or any related field