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

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Service Division is seeking an Executive Manager (Decision Support & Financial Analysis) to partner with divisions and provide strategic financial advice. You will lead evaluation of projects, build robust financial models, and secure funding from Ministries to support major initiatives.

You will also analyse quarterly performance, oversee budgeting and forecasting, and drive data analytics initiatives to improve processes.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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 models are scalable and robust for management decisions
• 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

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Pro-active

Excellent interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking under pressure

Communication and presentation skills

Team player

Data analytics

Budgeting and forecasting

Financial modelling

Education

Degree in Accountancy/Finance/Business

ACCA

Chartered Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

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 ofappropriate 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]

The job might be for you if you possess the following qualities:

• 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.