Assistant Manager, FP&A

The Job

Manage monthly financial performance reviews for assigned Business Units, critically analyse revenue, costs, profitability and key performance drivers, and engage stakeholders to explain variances against budget and forecast. Identify emerging financial risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.

Manage the monthly pre-close review process for assigned areas, assess the reasonableness of financial results, investigate material variances and engage relevant stakeholders to resolve stakeholders to resolve financial anomalies and reporting issues before month-end closing.

Acts as the finance business partner to assigned Corporate Departments, providing financial oversight of departmental expenditure, monitoring budget utilisation, assessing cost drivers and advising department heads on financial performance and expenditure management.

Mange and coordinate budgeting and forecasting activities for assigned Corporate Departments and Business Units. Critically evaluate financial assumptions, assess the reasonableness of projections, challenge submissions and identify financial risks and opportunities to improve forecast reliability.

Undertake financial evaluations, scenario analyses and business case assessment for assigned initiatives. Evaluate financial viability, key assumptions, risks and sensitivities, and provide recommendations to support management’s assessment of operational and investment decisions.

Identify and implement improvements to financial planning, reporting and analytical processes, leveraging Workday Adaptive Planning and other available tools to enhance reporting efficiency, data integrity and analytical capabilities.

The Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accountancy or a related field. Relevant certifications for example, CA or ACCA are a plus.
• At least 2-3 years of relevant finance and accounting roles, with a preference for candidates who have exposure to financial analysis or reporting background.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Sound knowledge of Oracle and Workday Adaptive Planning reporting systems will be advantageous.