Associate Director FP&A

Carrier Singapore (Pte) Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrier Singapore (Pte) Limited seeks a seasoned Global Container FP&A Head to lead planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics for the global Container business. You will partner with regional and functional leaders to deliver insights, improve forecast quality, and support profitable growth and cash generation.

The role requires 15+ years in finance with FP&A, strong modeling and executive presentation skills, and experience in a multinational manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• CA, CPA, ACCA or MBA Finance.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive finance experience in FP&A and leadership in a multinational environment.
• Experience in manufacturing or global business environments preferred.
• Strong Excel, financial modeling and executive presentation skills; ERP/BI knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Annual Operating Plan, Long Range Plan and rolling forecasts for Global Container.
• Develop robust financial models, scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Deliver monthly/quarterly performance analysis for leadership reviews.
• Drive cash flow forecasting, working capital analysis and capital efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA or MBA Finance

Tools

ERP

BI/reporting tools

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Role Summary

The Global Container FP&A Head will lead financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, business analytics and decision support for the Global Container business.The role partners closely with business, regional and functional leadership toprovideclear financial insights, improve forecast quality, strengthen performance management, and support sustainable growth, marginexpansionand cash generation across the global business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Annual Operating Plan, Long RangePlan, profit assuranceand rolling forecast processes for the Global Container business.
• Coordinate planning calendars, assumptions, submissions, reviews and leadership presentations across regions and functions.
• Develop robust financial models, scenarioanalysisand sensitivity analysis to support business decisions.
• Improve forecast accuracy by strengthening assumptions, cadence, dataqualityand accountability across the organization.
• Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly performance analysis for business leadership reviews.
• Explain business performance versus plan, forecast and prior year, with clear linkage to operational and commercial drivers.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators including sales, orders, backlog, margin, EBIT, cash flow, working capital, pricing.
• Highlight risks, opportunities, performancegapsandrequiredmanagement actions ina timelyand structured manner.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to support profitable business growth.
• Support pricing, margin improvement, productivity, working capital and transformation initiatives with financial insights and analytics.
• Prepare business cases, ROIanalysisand financial evaluations for strategic projects, capitalinvestmentsand operational initiatives.
• Lead cash flow forecasting and working capital performance analysis in partnership with operational finance teams.
• Analyze inventory, receivables,payablesand operational driversimpactingcash conversion.
• Support initiatives to improve cash generation and capital efficiency.
• Standardize and simplify management reporting, forecast templates, reviewdecksand FP&A processes.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement to reduce manual reporting effort and improve insight quality.
• Promote strong governance, dataaccuracyand consistency in financial reporting and analysis.
• Lead,coachand develop FP&A COE team, building strong analytical, communication and business partnering capabilities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuousimprovementand high-quality execution.

Requirement

• CA, CPA, ACCA or MBA Finance
• Minimum 15 years of progressive finance experience, including significant FP&A, business finance, managementreportingand leadership exposure in a multinational environment
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, equipment, or global business environments preferred.
• Advanced Excel, financial modeling,PowerPointand executive presentation skills. Working knowledge of ERP, BI/reporting tools
• Strong business partnering, stakeholder management, communication, influencing, problemsolvingand team leadership skills.
• Commercially curious, analytical, hands-on, detail-oriented,improvementfocused and comfortable operating in a fast-paced global environment.
• Given the global/regional and cross-functional nature of the role, flexibility to work and engage with stakeholders and team members across different time zones (including US) is required

Key Competencies

• Strategic financial planning and business performance management
• Executive-level financial storytelling and presentation capability
• Strong commercial, operational and manufacturing finance acumen
• Ability to convert complex data into actionable insights
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence
• Forecasting discipline, processgovernanceand continuous improvement
• People leadership, coaching and capability building
• High integrity, ownershipmindsetand strong attention to detail

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.