Assistant Manager, FP&A

Jurong Port; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jurong Port is seeking a finance professional to partner with multiple corporate departments and business units in Singapore. The role focuses on monthly performance reviews, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis to drive cost control and profitability.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to explain variances, assess risks, and support management decisions with robust financial insights and reporting enhancements using Oracle and Workday Adaptive Planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting; CA/ACCA is a plus.
• 2–3 years in finance/accounting with exposure to analysis or reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of Oracle and Workday Adaptive Planning is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly financial performance reviews for assigned units, analyse revenue, costs, profitability and key KPIs and explain variances.
• Lead monthly pre-close review process, assess results, investigate variances and resolve reporting issues before month-end.
• Act as finance business partner to assigned departments, overseeing expenditure and budgeting.
• Coordinate budgeting and forecasting Activities; challenge submissions and identify risks & opportunities.
• Undertake financial evaluations, scenario analyses and business case assessments for initiatives.
• Improve financial planning and reporting processes using Workday Adaptive Planning and other tools.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field

CA or ACCA certification (advantage)

Tools

Oracle

Workday Adaptive Planning

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Job

• Manage monthly financial performance reviews for assigned Business Units, critically analyse revenue, costs, profitability and key performance drivers, and engage stakeholders to explain variances against budget and forecast. Identify emerging financial risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.

• Manage the monthly pre-close review process for assigned areas, assess the reasonableness of financial results, investigate material variances and engage relevant stakeholders to resolve stakeholders to resolve financial anomalies and reporting issues before month-end closing.

• Acts as the finance business partner to assigned Corporate Departments, providing financial oversight of departmental expenditure, monitoring budget utilisation, assessing cost drivers and advising department heads on financial performance and expenditure management.

• Mange and coordinate budgeting and forecasting activities for assigned Corporate Departments and Business Units. Critically evaluate financial assumptions, assess the reasonableness of projections, challenge submissions and identify financial risks and opportunities to improve forecast reliability.

• Undertake financial evaluations, scenario analyses and business case assessment for assigned initiatives. Evaluate financial viability, key assumptions, risks and sensitivities, and provide recommendations to support management’s assessment of operational and investment decisions.

• Identify and implement improvements to financial planning, reporting and analytical processes, leveraging Workday Adaptive Planning and other available tools to enhance reporting efficiency, data integrity and analytical capabilities.

The Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accountancy or a related field. Relevant certifications for example, CA or ACCA are a plus.

• At least 2-3 years of relevant finance and accounting roles, with a preference for candidates who have exposure to financial analysis or reporting background.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Sound knowledge of Oracle and Workday Adaptive Planning reporting systems will be advantageous.