Analyst - Business Development & Strategic Planning

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR); Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) invites applications for an early career professional to join the Downstream Business Development and Strategic Planning (DS-BDSP) team. The role focuses on conducting market research, performing analyses, and supporting organic and inorganic initiatives through strategic evaluations.

You will assist in financial modelling, business cases, and strategic presentations, while creating dashboards and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, Computing, Data Analytics or related fields.
• 0-2 years working experience in Management Consulting / Corporate Finance (M&A) / Business Analyst / Data Analytics.
• Candidates with interdisciplinary backgrounds combining analytical, data, or technology capabilities and finance/business expertise are strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Financial Modelling and Strong Accounting Knowledge required
• Proficiency in MS Office – e.g. Advanced Excel - VBA, PowerPoint and Word
• Proficiency in Business Analytics tools preferred – e.g. PowerBI, Microsoft Power Platform Skills
• Proficiency in English required. Second language proficiency preferred – e.g. Bahasa Indonesia
• Proactive, independent and a team player

Responsibilities

• Conduct market, industry, and competitor research and data analysis—including trend identification, market sizing, benchmarking, and high-level risk assessment to generate insights that support strategic planning, new business evaluation, and decision-making
• Assist in the preparation of financial models, business cases, and valuation analyses for organic or inorganic initiatives
• Contribute to the development of strategic presentations, reports, and materials for management and leadership discussions
• Create clear and informative dashboards and visualizations to present data in a visually appealing manner aiding data-driven decision making
• Support deal process (M&A, Investment, JV, Strategic Partnership, IPO): (1) Preparation / review of data room; (2) Coordination with external advisers and internal stakeholders; (3) Reviewing of transaction documents
• Support as the liaison between business stakeholders and IT/technical teams, translating business needs into functional/technical requirements and ensuring alignment throughout design, development and UAT
• Conduct AS-IS process analysis and gap assessment, partnering with business stakeholders to re-engineer processes (TO-BE) that deliver cost savings, improved quality, operational efficiency, and risk reduction
• Track key business performance indicators and support periodic reporting on business performance, strategic initiatives, and project outcomes
• Participate in business travels, if required

Skills

Market research

Data analysis

Financial modelling

MS Excel

Power BI

Business analytics

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields

Tools

PowerBI

Microsoft Power Platform

MS Office

Excel VBA

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 edible oils & fats business and its derivatives in an exciting and fast-growing group, within the area of Downstream Business Development and Strategic Planning (DS-BDSP). A project-based role supporting DS-BDSP by conducting research, performing analysis, making recommendations for organic and inorganic initiatives, and forming strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct market, industry, and competitor research and data analysis—including trend identification, market sizing, benchmarking, and high-level risk assessment to generate insights that support strategic planning, new business evaluation, and decision-making
• Assist in the preparation of financial models, business cases, and valuation analyses for organic or inorganic initiatives
• Contribute to the development of strategic presentations, reports, and materials for management and leadership discussions
• Create clear and informative dashboards and visualizations to present data in a visually appealing manner aiding data-driven decision making
• Support deal process (M&A, Investment, JV, Strategic Partnership, IPO): (1) Preparation / review of data room; (2) Coordination with external advisers and internal stakeholders; (3) Reviewing of transaction documents
• Support as the liaison between business stakeholders and IT/technical teams, translating business needs into functional/technical requirements and ensuring alignment throughout design, development and UAT
• Conduct AS-IS process analysis and gap assessment, partnering with business stakeholders to re-engineer processes (TO-BE) that deliver cost savings, improved quality, operational efficiency, and risk reduction
• Track key business performance indicators and support periodic reporting on business performance, strategic initiatives, and project outcomes
• Participate in business travels, if required

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, Computing, Data Analytics or a related fields.
• 0-2 years working experience in Management Consulting / Corporate Finance (M&A) / Business Analyst / Data Analytics.
• Candidates with interdisciplinary backgrounds combining analytical, data, or technology capabilities and finance/business expertise are strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Financial Modelling and Strong Accounting Knowledge required
• Proficiency in MS Office required – e.g. Advanced Excel - VBA, PowerPoint and Word
• Proficiency in Business Analytics tools preferred – e.g. PowerBI, Microsoft Power Platform Skills
• Proficiency in English required. Second language proficiency preferred – e.g. Bahasa Indonesia
• Proactive, independent and a team player