Senior Financial Analyst (1 year contract-Tuas)
Our Client is one of the fastest growing US listed Multinational company and is regionally headquartered in Singapore covering China, Australia, and SEA markets including India. They are into B2B products and have 2 manufacturing plants in Asia coupled with a wide distribution network. Their stock has doubled in the pandemic as they have found innovative supply chain solutions and delivered record breaking results globally.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide sound & timely financial information as well as transparent risks & opportunities analysis
- Follow and propose appropriate set of KPIs to help Region and Product Lines to monitor business and promote action plans across sites to improve Region / Product Lines performance
- Establish a close relationship with Region / Clusters and Product Lines / Business to ensure full alignment of strategy with the group objectives
- Organize the Planning and Reporting Calendar and Instructions
- Ensure all financial data are collected, processed & analysed in a timely manner
- Animate the FP&A community within the Asia-Pacific region
- Improve and streamline finance processes and planning
- Maintain and enhance financial analytical reporting tools and systems
- Reporting contents: simplify and standardize various financial reports
- Digest Financial Statements Actuals and Planning to prepare relevant analysis & reports at financial closing periods
- Be responsible for analysing and reporting Orders, Backlog and P&L with a deep understanding and focus on the top line
- Report and Control APAC Planning REM Unit
- On time reporting of the Asia-Pacific Monthly Business Review, the APAC Finance Review, MCM and others
Performance measurements:
- Monthly Business Review preparation right in time
- Accuracy on Planning periods and piloting landing reporting & meetings
- Organize and prepare Monthly FP&A Meeting ensuring all stakeholders are clear on tasks and deadlines
- Organize and give transparency on Planning events and guideline
- Report using Teranga & QlikView tools
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance
- A minimum of 5 years of work experience preferably in a Financial role. FP&A would be a plus.
- English written and spoken
- Hands-on experience with an ERP system (preferably SAP) strongly preferred – in particular FI and CO modules. Working knowledge of other modules (MM, PP, SD, etc.) desired – general understanding required
- High level of proficiency in Excel required
- Experience in preparing, evaluating (IRR, NPV, Cash Flow) and controlling (cost tracking, present/final view) capital investment projects (capacity expansion, manufacturing automation, quality improvement)
- Capacity to go deep into selected matters & drill-down into a specific issue until full resolution of it
- Track record of successful initiative deployment in a matrix type of environment.
- Dynamic, resilient and capable of meeting tight deadlines
- Team player motivated by seek of continuous improvement