Executive Manager (Decision Support & Financial Analysis Department) - Contract

NEA National Environment Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NEA National Environment Agency in Singapore is seeking an Executive Manager (Decision Support & Financial Analysis) to act as a strategic partner, delivering value-added financial advisory support to divisions. You will lead costing, funding strategy, and robust financial modelling to enable informed decisions.

The role involves evaluating projects, securing funding, and shaping budgeting and forecasting through advanced analytics and automation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy or Finance or Business.
• ACCA Chartered Accountant would have an added advantage.
• 3–5 years of relevant working experience in financial advisory roles.
• Strong analytical skills with strategic thinking.
• Strong financial modelling and Microsoft Excel skills.
• Pro-active, positive, assertive and willing to accept challenges.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to maintain relationships at all levels in the organization.
• Able to keep abreast of fast-paced changes and developments.
• Able to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Able to contribute to or lead process improvements, automation and data analytics initiatives relating to budgeting and forecasting.
• Team player with good written, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate strategic projects in terms of costing, assumptions, methodologies and funding sources.
• Assess financial feasibility of projects through financial modelling.
• Develop complex financial models with sensitivity analysis and robust structure.
• Seek funding from Ministries for projects.
• Support new projects by setting up financial operating and reporting framework.
• Analyse divisions’ quarterly financial performances.
• Evaluate divisions’ budget requirements and monitor budget utilisation.
• Provide ad hoc financial advisory support to divisions/projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance or Business

ACCA qualification would be advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Excel Advanced

Job description

What the role is

As an Executive Manager (Decision Support & Financial Analysis) in the Finance Division, you will be a Strategic Business Partner to divisions to provide valued-added financial advisory support.

What you will be working on

You will be responsible for the following:

• Evaluate strategic projects in terms of project costing, review of assumptions and methodologies and recommendation of appropriate funding sources
• Assess financial feasibility of projects through financial modelling
• Develop complex financial models, with built-in sensitivity analysis of changes in assumptions and ensure that financial models are scalable, transparent, logically structured and sufficiently robust for management decision making
• Seek funding from Ministries for projects
• Provide support for new projects, in terms of setting up financial operating and reporting framework
• Analyse divisions’ quarterly financial performances
• Evaluate divisions’ operating/development budget requirements
• Monitor budget utilisation of divisions
• Provide any other ad hoc financial advisory support to divisions/ projects

What we are looking for

• Degree in Accountancy or Finance or Business
• ACCA Chartered Accountant would have an added advantage
• 3-5 years of relevant working experience financial advisory roles
• Strong analytical skills, with strategic thinking
• Strong financial modelling and Microsoft excel skills
• Pro-active, positive, assertive and willing to accept challenges
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to maintain relationships at all levels in the organization
• Able to keep abreast of fast-paced changes and developments
• Able to multi-task and work under pressure
• Able to contribute to or lead process improvements, automation and data analytics initiatives relating to budgeting and forecasting
• Team player with good written, communication and presentation skills

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. http://jobs.careers.gov.sg

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