Finance Specialist

PERSOL; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a Finance Specialist to provide timely and accurate financial information and insights. Responsibilities include facilitating BI tool adoption, analyzing complex datasets, and participating in budgeting and forecasting processes. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of experience in Finance, with strong analytical skills, advanced Excel proficiency, and familiarity with Power BI. This role offers a collaborative environment contributing to effective decision-making.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of work experience in Finance, with a minimum of 6 years in FP&A.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize complex financial data.
• Demonstrated experience developing financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide actionable insights and run simulations for cost optimization.
• Facilitate adoption of BI tools and develop dashboards.
• Perform analysis using large datasets to improve performance tracking.

Skills

Financial and quantitative analytical skills

Ownership of tasks

Proven track record in financial analysis

Advanced Excel skills

Power BI skills

Ability to handle tight deadlines

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

The Finance Specialist will provide timely, relevant, and accurate information, along with insightful analysis, to support decision-making. The role involves enabling swift data extraction and visualization and enhancing visibility and transparency of key business metrics. The focus is on delivering meaningful insights to support the continued and sustainable profitable growth of the Filtrona business.

Responsibilities

• Provide actionable insights, identify focus areas, and run simulations to help site management optimize cost levels in line with forecasted business activity. This includes monthly tracking and action monitoring, working collaboratively with site teams across functions, and creating visibility for the global manufacturing team regarding improvement actions.
• Facilitate adoption of BI tools, especially Power BI. This includes developing dashboards and Power Query models to improve efficiency in data extraction and visualization.
• Understand diverse internal and external data sources and their architecture. Be able to integrate various data sources to enable seamless automation of business analysis, resulting in optimized financial workflows and enhanced efficiency.
• Perform analysis using large, complex datasets and enhance reporting to improve performance tracking against targets and identify trends.
• Contribute effectively to the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes, including developing templates to support end-to-end planning and forecasting.
• Collaborate across business units and stakeholders, especially with group support functions such as Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, and Procurement.
• Conduct price, mix, and volume analysis to support margin improvement initiatives.
• Participate in various business projects.

Qualifications and Skills

• At least 8 years of work experience in Finance, with a minimum of 6 years in FP&A
• Strong financial and quantitative analytical skills
• Ability to take ownership of tasks or processes and see them through from inception to completion
• Proven track record in developing and implementing value-added financial analysis
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing and synthesizing complex financial data into meaningful executive summaries
• Advanced Excel skills; proficiency in MS Office and data management; Power BI skills are an added advantage
• Self-awareness and the ability to handle tight deadlines

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