Job Description
The FP&A function exists to partner with IB's leaders and teams to plan, forecast, and analyze their activities while providing proactive financial guidance on all related matters. The FP&A Manager will act as a strategic finance partner to the Executive Team and Heads of Department, ensuring informed business decisions are made with accurate, timely, and relevant financial data.
This is a front-office finance role, emphasizing decision-support, business partnering, and strategic financial leadership. The position requires adaptability in a dynamic environment, independence, and the ability to meet deadlines while supporting the organization's broader financial objectives.
Key purposes of the role include:
- Providing strategic financial leadership to business partners to support effective decision-making.
- Supporting the Head of FP&A in delivering organizational financial strategy.
- Leading and mentoring the FP&A Analysts to ensure timely and accurate support to budget holders.
- Acting as a trusted adviser to the Executive Team and Heads of Department in developing and implementing business strategies.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- Business Partner Strategic Support
- Deliver forward-looking, activity-based financial analysis to provide insights into divisional business plans.
- Partner with business leaders to provide strategic financial guidance and strengthen understanding of financial performance.
- Monthly Financial Reporting
- Provide timely, accurate, and actionable financial information to budget holders and project teams to support decision-making and month-end reporting.
- Analyse monthly I&E reports, highlighting variances between actuals and budget.
- Ensure correct coding of all I&E entries and preparation of monthly accruals.
- Review non-financial data supporting financial outcomes and identify gaps requiring steering actions.
- Monthly Forecasting
- Prepare, analyse, and assess risks for monthly forecasts.
- Provision of timely & accurate (no surprises) forecast information to global finance in line with reporting timetables.
- Reporting and Analytical Tools
- Deliver analytical reports to budget holders and FP&A to support business decision-making.
- Analyse data for presentations to senior stakeholders.
- Budgeting, Cost Allocation, 5-Year Planning and Pricing
- Guide budget holders to complete their annual plans and ensure timely, accurate submissions.
- Prepare accurate forecasts in collaboration with budget holders.
- Lead/Support initiatives in cost allocation, pricing, 5-year planning and scenario planning to evaluate profitability, optimize resource allocation, and support strategic decisions.
- Recommend and implement initiatives to improve efficiency of processes/workflow..
- Special Projects
- Lead financial reporting and provide guidance to project managers.
- Review and support financial evaluation models (FEM) for new projects.
- Provide forward-looking income analysis and scenario modelling.
- Participate in project steering committee meetings and provide financial advice to support decision-making. .
- Model pricing strategies for new services and provide cost accounting to assess profitability of income streams.
- Team Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop the FP&A Analysts to ensure a high-performing team.
The incumbent will also be expected to:
- Prioritize workload independently and make judgment calls on corrections or escalation.
- Identify process inefficiencies and drive improvement initiatives.
- Make proxy decisions for budget holders in areas of ambiguity.
- Provide guidance, advice, and modelling to support stakeholders financial decisions.
- Assess risks and opportunities to projected income and provide recommendations.
Qualifications
The incumbent should possess:
Qualifications and Experience:
- Degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or Business; professional certifications (CFA, CPA, CIMA) are a plus.
- 7+ years experience in finance FP&A, with exposure to global operations.
- Experience leading operational or commercial accounting functions in a global organization.
- Experience supporting a Digital Office or technology-focused department, providing financial guidance for digital initiatives and projects.
- Experience with Oracle and SmartView is preferred but not mandatory.
- Strong project management experience, with exposure to monitoring financial performance for projects.
- Experience in preparing reports, presentations, and papers for executive and board-level meetings.
Technical Skills:
- Advanced FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling skills.
- Strong skills in cost allocation, pricing, 5-year planning, and scenario planning to support strategic business decisions.
- Highly analytical, with aptitude for applying advanced tools to financial analysis.
- Knowledge of KPIs, project accounting, and strategic growth modelling.
- Ability to develop processes to optimize use of technology.
Soft Skills:
- Excellent business partnering skills, with ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior management and stakeholders.
- Strong financial storytelling acumen to support decision-making.
- Collaborative, calm, and solutions-focused leadership style.
- Ability to lead and mentor a team effectively, fostering high performance.
- Adaptable, resilient, and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
- 20% employer's CPF contribution
- S$1,200 yearly flexible credits
- 25 Days annual leave, plus public holidays, with the choice to buy or sell up to 3 days additional annual leaveusing flexible credits
- Life assurance 2x annual salary
- Flexible working hours due to nature of work
- Organisation sponsored learning opportunities for professional development
- Corporate passes to Gardens By The Bay, Mandai Wildlife Reserve Parks such as Rainforest Wild Asia, Birds of Paradise
