Analyst - Business Development and Strategic Planning

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR); Singapore; On-site; SGD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) seeks a motivated individual for an early career position in Downstream Business Development within the oils & fats sector. The role focuses on conducting research, analysis, and financial modeling to support strategic initiatives. With a commitment to sustainability and growth, this position offers a chance to develop expertise in the agribusiness field within an innovative and rapidly expanding company.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years working experience in Accountancy / Corporate Finance / Management Consulting.
• Pro-active, independent and a team player.
• Proficiency in Financial Modelling.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on subject matter and perform data analysis.
• Build financial models for decision-making.
• Assist in preparing reports and presentations.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Data Analysis

Research

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor Degree in Accountancy / Business / Economics

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

About the Company - When you join GAR, you join something bigger. Big in scale, big in opportunities to grow, and big in impact. With over 100,000 employees across 14 countries, spanning Asia, Europe, North, and South America, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is one of the largest agribusinesses in the world. We manage over half a million hectares of palm oil plantations, including smallholder farms, across Indonesia. But our size is only part of the story. Since 1997, we’ve put sustainability at the centre of how we grow – working hand-in-hand with farmers, communities, and partners to deliver food, fuel, and a better future.

We’re a seed-to-shelf business rooted in palm oil, now expanding across other essential crops like sugar, soybean, sunflower, and coconut. Our people are our edge. We invest in them through global opportunities, cross-border exposure, and continuous learning, because growing a better business starts with growing our people. Here, your career feeds something meaningful – for the planet, for people and for generations to come.

About the Role - An early career position for a professional who is seeking to build expertise in the oils & fats business (primarily palm) and its derivatives in exciting and fast-growing group, within the area of Downstream Business Development and Strategic Planning (DS-BDSP). A project-based work supporting DS-BDSP by conducting research, performing analysis and making recommendations for organic and/or inorganic initiatives and forming strategy.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conduct research on the subject matter - primary and secondary research

2. Work collaboratively with various functions in the group to gather information and identify issues

3. Perform data analysis and provides insights / data interpretation

4. Build robust financial model (Valuation using DCF, Multiples) to facilitate decision making

5. Assist in preparing reports / presentation slides which concisely articulate findings and recommendations

6. In relation to inorganic growth projects to assist in: (1) preparing data room, (2) coordinating work with external-advisers and (3) reviewing transaction documents

7. Assist in building the ‘Knowledge Banks’ for Downstream business

8. Participate actively in discussions, providing thoughts / ideas

9. Other projects-related works

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Accountancy / Business (Finance major) / Economics
• 2-4 years working experience in Accountancy / Corporate Finance (M&A or Due Diligence or Valuation) / Management Consulting
• Pro-active, independent and a team player
• Proficiency in Financial Modelling and MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint and Word)