Assistant Director, Finance Business Partnership, Office of Finance

HYPERSCAL SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore is looking for a financial professional to oversee financial reporting and analysis. Responsibilities include providing business advice, improving financial governance, and maintaining relationships across departments. Ideal candidates will have a degree in accountancy, at least 10 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in tools like SAP and BI software. The role demands strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in financial roles.
• Strong track record in financial planning and analysis.
• Ability to drive process improvements and manage change.

Responsibilities

• Improve governance and reporting of financials for compliance.
• Act as a business advisor on financial control matters.
• Enhance awareness of financial policies within SOCI.
• Continuously evaluate policies for optimization.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial planning & analysis

Process improvements

Inter-personal skills

Management communication

Education

Degree in Accountancy

Tools

SAP

Qliksense

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University (SMU) is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university. Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial Reporting - Improve the governance and reporting of financials for compliance
  • Review the financials of the Schools, Offices, Colleges and Institutes ("SOCI") to ensure accuracy, completeness, and appropriate presentation.
  • Prepare regular financial performance reports in compliance with standards and regulations.
  • Evaluate the financial performance with relevant stakeholders to determine any actions to be taken.
  • Design effective operational and strategic reports that can be adopted and managed by the SOCI.
  • Provide training to the SOCI's management team (e.g. HODs, Assistant Deans, Budget co-ordinators).
• Planning & Analysis - Act as a business advisor to the Provost, Deans and HODs on financial control of the SOCI by generating financial analysis, insight and recommendations for future planning and alignment to the Long Term Financial Model ("LTFM")
  • Critically assess and facilitate overall SOCI budget & forecast submissions.
  • Identify and provide guidance on financial opportunities and risks to the gross margin.
  • Contribute to building business cases for new strategic initiatives and assessing post-implementation results, working with the Offices of Finance, Procurement and Strategic Management.
• Communication - Be the first point of contact for the SOCI on all financial matters; and for OFIN on all SOCI's matters
  • Enhance awareness and adherence to financial policies.
  • Build strong, effective relationships across SOCIs to ensure their needs are addressed.
• Process Improvement - Continuously evaluate policies and procedures to ensure optimization
  • Align and streamline processes within and across SOCI to achieve consistency and efficiency.
• Any other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Accountancy, preferably with CA qualifications.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Successful track record in Business partnering and Financial planning & analysis (FP&A).
• Experienced in driving process improvements and change management.
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills.
• Confidence around senior management.
• Comfortable in a matrix reporting environment.
• Able to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in SAP usage and data extraction.
• Familiar with BI tools (eg. Qliksense, Power BI, Tableau).
• Fluent in both written & spoken English.

OTHER INFORMATION

Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.

Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University