REGIONAL SENIOR FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYST

Location Singapore
Discipline: Accounting & Finance
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Tulay Verim

Contact email: tulay@caliber8.sg
Job ref: 272

REGIONAL SENIOR FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYST

POSITION PURPOSE:

The Finance Planning & Analyst in charge of coordinating and ensure smooth forecast/budget process, analyse business trends, review past company performances and anticipate problems/obstacles. The incumbent is to provide accurate, timely financial analysis and advice to Function Heads and Country Managers. The individual needs to take active role as efficient business partner to commercial and functional support functions to assist them in strategy implementation and decision making.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Perform monthly forecast, annual budgeting, analysing data, variance analysis, consolidated commentaries for actuals and forecasts, supporting monthly reviews and providing valuable input for decision making
  • Identify and implement KPI(s), performance management tools to measure and track business performance in the Region
  • Business partnering and decision-making support to drive performance and achieving strategic and financial objectives
  • Take leadership to optimize cross functional process and collaboration to maximize impact on business, customers and teams
  • Work across departments and countries to prepare budgets and consolidate them into one overall corporate budget
  • Propose and drive cost saving initiatives to businesses/functions at business unit level
  • Develops financial plans using business valuation tool, for strategic investments/divestments for management and board approval
  • Process lead for Strategic and Annual Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management process
  • Supporting Head of Finance and partner with business and functional teams in projects and strategic initiatives, including but not limited to new business models, M&A, system implementation
  • Support training and development of regional team
  • Window person between corporate HQ and regions to coordinate and implement upgrades and as escalations point for consolidation related matters
  • Ownership of reporting suites for the company, manage and consolidating reports in monthly/quarterly/yearly cycles. Responsible for commentary to assist commercial teams to get insight of the reporting cycles
  • Any other ad-hoc duties assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Degree in Finance, Accounting or related professional qualifications (e.g. ACCA, CA, CPA)
  • Minimum 5-7 years of experience in FP&A and business partnership, pro-active, action and
    solution oriented
  • Regional exposure is required
  • Experience in Pharmaceutical Industry is preferred
  • Good business acumen
  • Good working knowledge on SAP, BPC, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Transformation, driving simplification and development of mindset to success