Assistant Manager - Strategic Planning & Analysis - Dubai Holding Entertainment
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About Dubai Holding Entertainment
Dubai Holding Entertainment offers an impressive range of destinations and attractions that enhance the appeal and competitiveness of Dubai as an international tourism and leisure hub, with the added value of the quality of the facilities and the high standards of training, supervision, and security.
Ain Dubai, the tallest observation wheel in the world, is the jewel of the Bluewaters extraordinary and one-of-a-kind experience and is set to offer a majestic new experiential perspective from the eye in the sky across Dubai’s mesmerizing skyline.
Global Village is one of the longest established tourist attractions in Dubai having opened its doors in 1997. It offers world-class cultural and family entertainment, featuring 26 international pavilions and millions of visitors every season.
As the most recent attraction within Dubai Holding Entertainment, Dubai Parks and Resorts™ is the Middle East’s largest multi-themed leisure and entertainment destination.
Leading destinations and attractions by Dubai Holding Entertainment also include Coca-Cola Arena, the largest multipurpose indoor arena in the Middle East; Roxy Cinemas, a premiere theatre experience; and The Green Planet in City Walk, a destination that recreates a tropical forest and many more.
Dubai Holding Entertainment owns the largest radio network in the region. Arabian Radio Network (ARN) is the most dynamic multiplatform broadcaster in the UAE and is at the forefront of innovation. It provides advanced in-studio cameras, broadcasting on-air, online on smartphone apps and the Apple TV platform. ARN has ten radio stations, including Dubai Eye, Virgin Radio, Al Arabiya and Hit - reaching over 200 nationalities and 4 million listeners each week in seven languages.
Building on ARN’s commitment to embracing the future and being able to provide access to the best marketing platforms in the region, MPN by Dubai Holding Entertainment is a multimedia sales house, operating premium out-of-home assets, video production, event sponsorship and activations.
About the Role
Here’s your chance to step into the role of Assistant Manager, Strategic Planning & Analysisfor Dubai Holding Entertainment. You will help transform business and operational data into meaningful insights that support planning, performance improvement and informed decision-making across our diverse portfolio.Working collaboratively with Finance, Commercial, Operations, Revenue Management, Marketing, Sales, Technology, Data Analytics and business leadership, you will contribute to performance reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and the continued digitalisation of business reporting.
In this position, you’ll take on key responsibilities that include:
- Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc performance reports, management packs, variance commentary and executive insight materials.
- Analysing revenue, attendance, spend per head, food and beverage, retail, ancillary revenue and other key operating indicators to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
- Supporting annual budgets, forecasts and long-range plans, while maintaining driver-based assumptions and investigating deviations from plan.
- Building financial and operational models that connect attendance, revenue, customer spend and other commercial drivers.
- Conducting scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, feasibility assessments and business case analysis.
- Using Power BI to develop and enhance business reports, visualisations, filters and analytical views through approved published datasets.
- Understanding approved business data models and applying their measures, dimensions, relationships, filters and reporting logic accurately.
- Translating business needs into clear requirements for dashboard and reporting enhancements, in partnership with the Data Analytics team.
- Identifying opportunities to digitalise manual reports, supporting business validation and user acceptance testing, and encouraging adoption of approved reporting solutions.
- Reconciling financial, operational, management information and source-system outputs to maintain the accuracy and integrity of reporting.
- Supporting the assessment of commercial campaigns, events and peak trading periods, and capturing insights to strengthen future budgets and forecasts.
- Translating analysis into clear, practical recommendations for stakeholder review and business discussions.
- Maintaining KPI definitions, process documentation, reconciliation evidence, user guidance and audit-ready procedures.
- Identifying opportunities to automate, simplify and standardise reporting and analytical processes.
About You
The ideal candidate will be an analytically minded finance or business planning professional who enjoys turning complex information into clear commercial insights. You will combine strong technical capability with sound business judgement, attention to detail and the confidence to collaborate with stakeholders across different functions.
You should have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Between three and seven years of experience in financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, business performance, commercial finance, reporting or analytics.
- Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills and proven experience building financial and operational models.
- Strong Power BI user capability, including experience using published datasets to create or enhance reports and analytical views.
- The ability to understand and work with an approved business data model. Experience developing data models is not required.
- Strong data validation and reconciliation skills, with a commitment to producing accurate and timely reporting.
- The ability to interpret business performance and communicate insights through clear data storytelling and presentation materials.
- Strong PowerPoint skills and the ability to prepare concise, decision-focused management presentations.
- Excellent problem-solving, planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage recurring deliverables alongside ad hoc requests.
- Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills, supported by a collaborative and customer-focused approach.
- A proactive mindset and an interest in continuous improvement, reporting automation and digitalisation.
An MBA or relevant professional qualification would be advantageous. Working knowledge of DAX and Power Query would also be beneficial for interpreting calculations and communicating reporting requirements.
About the Benefits
In the world of entertainment, Dubai Holding Entertainment is dedicated to nurturing the talents and well-being of our team members. Join our dynamic and diverse workforce to enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive compensation, exciting career development opportunities, and a collaborative and creative work environment. We strongly believe in empowering our workforce, as they play a pivotal role in shaping unforgettable entertainment experiences for tomorrow. We are committed to attracting the brightest minds and nurturing the most innovative candidates who aspire to make a significant impact on the future of the entertainment industry in Dubai. At Dubai Holding Entertainment, we embrace equal opportunity and promote a discrimination-free environment where everyone's unique talents and contributions are celebrated. Join us in crafting a thrilling and extraordinary tomorrow in entertainment!