A prestigious alternative investment firm in Singapore is seeking an Associate Director, FP&A to play a pivotal role in building and scaling their FP&A function. You will be empowered to shape financial processes, collaborate across business units, and support strategic decision-making in a supportive and inclusive environment.
What You'll Do
As an Associate Director, FP&A, you will be instrumental in shaping how the FP&A function supports both operational excellence and strategic growth.
- Assist in building and maintaining comprehensive budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans that underpin the firm's strategic objectives.
- Develop, analyse, and enhance revenue, expense, and allocation models by consolidating information currently dispersed across multiple teams.
- Perform detailed variance analysis against budget and prior periods to identify key drivers and emerging trends that inform management decisions.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc management reports including dashboards, KPIs, and executive-level presentations tailored for senior stakeholders.
- Respond promptly to management requests by delivering deep-dive analyses that provide clear explanations behind the numbers rather than just presenting data.
- Collaborate closely with investment, operations, and other business units to improve financial transparency and awareness throughout the organisation.
- Act as a trusted thought partner to stakeholders by helping them understand the financial implications of their business decisions in a clear and accessible manner.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities by reviewing financial statements and accruals in partnership with accounting teams to ensure accuracy.
- Ensure consistency and reliability of data across all financial reports through diligent data scrubbing, consolidation, and reconciliation from multiple sources.
- Contribute actively to process improvements by assisting with automation initiatives as well as testing, implementing, and optimising SaaS performance management tools.
What You Bring
Your background includes significant hands-on experience in financial planning and analysis roles within asset management or alternative investment environments.
- Proven experience in financial planning and analysis within asset management, hedge funds or alternative investments is highly desirable for this position.
- Advanced analytical skills combined with strong financial modelling capabilities enable you to interpret complex data sets effectively.
- Solid accounting knowledge ensures you can confidently review financial statements and support close activities with accuracy.
- Expert proficiency in Excel allows you to build sophisticated models while advanced PowerPoint skills help you communicate insights clearly.
- A track record of operating independently demonstrates your comfort with minimal supervision as well as your ability to take full ownership of projects from inception through completion.
- A Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field (or equivalent experience) provides a strong academic foundation for this role.
- Experience collaborating across multiple business units highlights your interpersonal skills and ability to foster trust-based relationships within diverse teams.
- Demonstrated success in process improvement initiatives shows your commitment to driving efficiency through automation or system enhancements.
- Ability to consolidate data from disparate sources ensures reliable analytics that support sound decision-making at all levels of the organisation.
What Sets This Company Apart
This alternative investment firm stands out for its commitment to nurturing talent within an inclusive environment where every voice is heard. Employees benefit from flexible working opportunities designed to promote work-life balance without compromising on career progression. The leadership team prioritises open communication channels so that everyone feels connectedregardless of department or tenureand invests heavily in training opportunities so staff can continually expand their skillsets. As part of a growing organisation with ambitious plans for expansion across Asia-Pacific markets, you'll find ample scope for professional advancement alongside colleagues who value teamwork over hierarchy.
What's Next
If you are ready to take ownership of impactful projects within a supportive team environmentapply now!
Apply today by clicking on the link provided; we look forward to learning more about how your unique skills can contribute to our client's continued success.
Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.
Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd
ROC No.: 199706961E | EA Licence No.: 03C5451
EA Registration No.: R22105333 Nur Humaira Binte Jamall Abd Nassir
