Finance Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis, Mandai Nature

Mandai Wildlife Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading conservation organization in Singapore is seeking a Finance Manager to enhance their financial planning, analysis, and reporting functions. You will oversee budget management, stakeholder reporting, and grant finance risk management, ensuring financial sustainability while making a meaningful impact on biodiversity conservation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Experience with non-profit organizations is a plus.
• Familiarity with financial systems and applications.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Generate monthly financial performance reports.
• Conduct financial due diligence on grant partners.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Analytical Skills

Financial Acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accountancy

Job description

Finance Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis, Mandai Nature

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Mandai Nature is a successful Singapore-based non-profit conservation organisation jointly set up by Temasek and Mandai Wildlife Group (which manages zoological parks including Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Rainforest Wild and Bird Paradise). Mandai Nature is the conservation arm of Mandai Wildlife Group and was established with the aim of advancing efforts on biodiversity protection in Singapore and Asia. Through impactful programmes and innovative partnerships Mandai Nature strives to protect nature and inspire action.

Role Overview

The Finance Manager will support the Deputy Vice President, Finance & Governance in building and delivering a high-quality financial planning, analysis and reporting function in Mandai Nature. The Finance Manager will be responsible for the financial planning, analysis and reporting tasks with a focus on providing timely and accurate financial reports to programme leads, donors and senior leadership team. The job holder will also take on a critical role in the grant risk process to ensure financial due diligence and surprise grant audits are performed where required. This position requires a passionate, adaptable and experienced professional who is able to work in a small and dynamic team structure.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the Deputy Vice President, Finance and Governance in the annual budget and forecast process — ensuring efficient and effective use of resources, financial sustainability and compliance with relevant regulations;
• Liaise with respective stakeholders (such as programme leads, HR, IT etc) to ensure the budget and forecast best represent the needs of the programmes and activities;
• Provide finance inputs and guidance to donor budget proposal process to ensure proposals are: high quality, reflect the needs of the organisation and include necessary shared costs.
  
  

Stakeholder Reporting

• Generate monthly reporting of financial performance for programme leads and senior leadership team.
• Provide analysis on variances between budget / forecast vs actuals and recommend actions that need to be undertaken by stakeholders in order stay on track of budget.
• Support stakeholders on donor reporting e.g. annual financial updates or reporting packages
• Develop and leverage on reporting tools such as Power Bi to produce timely and accurate financial reports
  
  

Grant Finance Risk Management

• Perform Finance Due Dilligence on grant partners to ensure they are eligible to receive grants from Mandai Nature
• Perform surprise audits on grant partners to ensure the funds disbursed to beneficiaries are appropriately utilised per grant agreements
• Review grant partners’ financial reports
  
  

Other ad hoc tasks

• Lead or support business process and system improvements from time to time.
• Other special projects or ad hoc tasks that may arise
  
  

Education

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accountancy or other relevant discipline.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in financial planning, analysis and reporting.
• Experience with non-profit organisations will be an advantage, but not mandatory
• Strong budgeting, analysis and reporting experience required
• Familiar and comfortable with systems and applications
• Has experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders
  
  

Skills

• Strong business acumen and stakeholder engagement skills. Strong written and verbal communication abilities Possess a logical and analytical mind
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and possess a strong sense of accountability
• A strong team player who is willing to roll his / her sleeves up to help other team members
• Possess a “can do” and keen to learn attitude
• Collaborative and adaptable, with strong interpersonal skills
• Passionate about conservation and biodiversity, with a commitment to making a measurable impact

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Travel Arrangements

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