Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - EAST

ACCA Careers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers seeks an Assistant Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis to join a regional team in Singapore. You will support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across Singapore, Australia, and India, translating complex data into actionable insights for leadership.

You will leverage Power BI and Business Central, drive reporting automation, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve finance processes and controls in a dynamic, regional environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years FP&A / management reporting experience in a regional context.
• Proven budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and reporting track record.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
• Advanced Excel skills with modelling and data manipulation.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, DAX, and data modelling.
• Familiarity with Business Central or similar analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting cycles and rolling forecasts across Singapore, Australia, and India.
• Explain variances between budgets and actuals to management.
• Develop and monitor KPIs and management reports.
• Create Power BI dashboards for sales trends, margins, and profitability.
• Contribute to group reporting and consolidation processes (Cognos).
• Identify risks and opportunities and support decision-making.

Skills

Power BI

Excel

Data analysis

Financial modelling

DAX

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Business Central

Cognos

Power Query

Job description

A leading regional organisation is seeking an Assistant Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis to join their team in Singapore. This role offers you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across multiple countries, including Australia and India, by supporting financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and business performance analysis

You will work closely with commercial, supply chain, country finance, and management teams to deliver actionable insights that drive data-driven decision-making. The position provides exposure to advanced analytics tools such as Power BI and Business Central, while encouraging continuous improvement of finance processes and reporting automation. If you are passionate about translating complex financial data into clear recommendations for management and thrive in a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

• Work directly with cross-functional teams across Asia Pacific to provide insightful financial analysis and support business growth through collaborative partnerships.
• Gain hands-on experience with advanced reporting tools like Power BI and Business Central, enhancing your technical skills while contributing to process improvements and automation initiatives.
• Enjoy flexible working opportunities within a supportive leadership structure that values knowledge sharing, professional development, and inclusive teamwork.

What You'll Do

As an Assistant Manager Financial Planning and Analysis based in Singapore you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial landscape of the organisation's regional operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve partnering with various teams to support budgeting cycles and forecasting exercises that span multiple countries. You will be instrumental in preparing comprehensive analyses that explain variances between budgets and actuals while identifying risks and opportunities for improvement. By developing robust KPIs and management reports you will provide leadership with the clarity needed to make informed decisions. Your expertise in Power BI will allow you to create dynamic dashboards that improve visibility into sales trends margin movements profitability drivers and operational efficiency. You will also contribute to group reporting deliverables ensuring data consistency accuracy integrity across all platforms. Through your involvement in process improvement projects you will help automate manual workflows standardise reporting practices enhance data governance controls and strengthen finance transformation efforts. Your ability to translate complex financial information into practical insights will empower stakeholders across commercial supply chain marketing finance functions enabling them to take action that supports business growth.

• Support annual budgeting cycles, periodic forecasting exercises, rolling forecasts, scenario analysis, and financial projections for regional entities spanning Singapore, Australia, and India.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather assumptions, validate inputs, and prepare comprehensive budget and forecast submissions that reflect business realities.
• Perform detailed budget versus actual analysis by explaining key variances, trends, risks, and opportunities to inform management decisions.
• Develop and monitor financial KPIs such as revenue, gross margin, OPEX, profitability, and working capital indicators to ensure robust performance tracking.
• Prepare monthly management reports and performance packs for leadership review by analysing sales, gross margin, OPEX, profitability and business trends across countries and segments.
• Provide clear commentary on performance drivers including volume changes, pricing strategies, product mix variations, rebates, discounts, and cost movements.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and country teams to support commercial decision-making through practical financial insights.
• Deliver analysis for pricing strategies, customer profitability assessments, product profitability reviews, sales campaign evaluations, and margin improvement initiatives.
• Develop and enhance Power BI dashboards for financial reporting by building tools for sales tracking, margin analysis, profitability reviews, budget versus actual comparisons, forecasting accuracy checks, and KPI monitoring.
• Support group reporting submissions into consolidation or reporting systems such as Cognos by preparing accurate financial information required for management review.

What You Bring

Your proven experience as an Assistant Manager Financial Planning and Analysis will be evident through your strong analytical capability solid accounting knowledge deep understanding of regional management reporting requirements. You bring advanced technical skills particularly in Excel Power BI which enable you to build sophisticated dashboards automate reports streamline workflows. Your ability to interpret complex datasets identify trends risks opportunities ensures that your recommendations are always grounded in reliable evidence. You have demonstrated success collaborating across functions presenting clear concise commentary on performance drivers supporting commercial decision-making through practical insights. Your organisational skills attention to detail professionalism accountability make you a trusted partner within the finance team. You are comfortable managing multiple priorities adapting quickly to changing demands while maintaining compliance with internal policies statutory requirements. Your commitment to continuous improvement process enhancement knowledge sharing sets you apart as someone who contributes positively to both team culture business outcomes.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting Finance Business or related discipline demonstrating a solid academic foundation relevant to the role.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in FP&A management reporting business analysis commercial finance or accounting ideally within a regional context.
• Proven track record in budgeting forecasting variance analysis management reporting and financial performance analysis showing dependability in delivering results.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles financial statements business performance drivers ensuring accuracy in all outputs.
• Advanced Excel skills including proficiency in financial modelling variance analysis data manipulation which are essential for effective reporting.
• Extensive experience with Power BI dashboard design Power Query DAX data modelling report automation familiarity with Business Central or similar analytics tools.
• Ability to analyse complex financial operational data converting them into meaningful insights actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
• Excellent communication interpersonal skills allowing you to present financial information clearly collaborate effectively with both finance non-finance colleagues.
• Organised detail-oriented approach enabling you to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines while maintaining high standards of accuracy.
• Experience with group reporting platforms such as Cognos regional finance processes is considered an added advantage.

What Sets This Company Apart

The organisation stands out as a leader in its sector offering employees the chance to work within a truly regional framework covering Singapore Australia India. The company fosters a culture of collaboration inclusivity supportive leadership where every team member's contribution is valued respected. Flexible working opportunities are available allowing you to balance professional personal commitments while pursuing career advancement goals. Training opportunities abound empowering you to develop new skills stay ahead of industry trends especially in areas like Power BI Business Central analytics automation. The company invests generously in knowledge sharing communal learning creating an environment where growth leadership thrives alongside dependable teamwork. Employees benefit from exposure to diverse markets products customers gaining valuable experience that enhances both technical interpersonal capabilities. With a focus on continuous improvement finance transformation the organisation encourages innovative thinking process optimisation making it an ideal place for those who want their work to have real impact on business performance decision-making.