Distribution Finance Leader: Strategy & Analytics for Growth

Singlife; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Singlife is seeking a Distribution Finance AVP in Singapore to provide financial insight and run commercial analytics across distribution channels. The role partners with Sales, Distribution Leadership, CDO, and Finance to evaluate incentive effectiveness and forecast budgets.

You will deliver actionable insights to support sales strategy, incentive design, and business decisions, with a focus on aligning spend with strategic objectives and maintaining financial guardrails.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
• 6–10 years of relevant experience in distribution commercial strategy or sales finance functions.
• Experience in FP&A or business finance in insurance companies is valuable.
• Experience within insurance companies or bancassurance would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assess incentive effectiveness against targeted outcomes and strategic objectives, financial guardrails and affordability thresholds.
• Evaluate business cases and commercial proposals to support strategic decision-making; partner with finance for approvals and reviews.
• Support monthly budgeting and tracking of distribution-related expenses; identify financial risks from sales mix shifts and channel factors.
• Collaborate with channel sales teams to align objectives with expense allocations and identify drivers of deviations.
• Develop management reports and financial insights to support Distribution leadership and CDO.
• Forecast finances to translate priorities into spend recommendations for future realignment.

Skills

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business

Tools

Excel

Job description

Singlife is seeking a Distribution Finance AVP in Singapore to provide financial insight and run commercial analytics across distribution channels. The role partners with Sales, Distribution Leadership, CDO, and Finance to evaluate incentive effectiveness and forecast budgets.

You will deliver actionable insights to support sales strategy, incentive design, and business decisions, with a focus on aligning spend with strategic objectives and maintaining financial guardrails.