FInancial Planning & Analysis Executive

Thales Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Group is seeking an Industrial Controller to monitor production activities and act as a business partner for financial operations. This role demands expertise in financial analysis, reporting, and cost control to support operational competitiveness. The ideal candidate will have a degree in accounting and a track record of effective financial management in an industrial setting.

Qualifications

• 3 years of accounting/business control/FP&A experience.
• Prior experience in industrial control and standard costing.
• Ability to produce quality results within tight timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production activities and communicate financial indicators.
• Support operational management with financial forecasts and analysis.
• Ensure budgetary control and assist in reporting processes.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Budgeting

Cost control

Interpersonal communication

Education

Degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.

The Opportunity:

At the heart of the activities of one or more industrial sites, the industrial controller in charge of monitoring the production activity. He/She act as a business partner to support the APU & AAIC stakeholders. Communicate reliable and comprehensible financial indicators for steering. Support operational management with the keys and levers for improving industrial competitiveness. Represent the finance function in the operational groups and guarantee the correct application of the financial rules.

Responsibilities:

a) Support AAIC financials, b) management reporting, c) financial report with variances analysis & build corrective action plan, d) financial forecast, predictability & risks and opportunities management e) assist regional BLs management in drivers to change/improve the future results.

Finance business partner & KPI Monitoring

• Support AAIC industrial financial results delivery and MYB budget execution
• Support and control timely best in class reporting to the Group, GBU or BLs
• To promotes cash culture with strong focus on inventories & CAPEX planning. Manage and report accurately through GBU Anaplan OCF tool
• Continuous improvement of monthly closing processes (timing, data integrity, eliminate redundant tasks)

Budgetary control

• Support in expenses through best-in-class budgetary control (e.g. CBN variances analysis) and reporting (process and tools such as Anaplan)
• Support CAPEX/OPEX /Inventory validation according to applicable DOA

• Participate continuous improvement for finance in GBUs structure costs reduction initiatives
• Conduct regular Balance Sheet / Cost Centers / CPP & CPR reviews

Industrial control and standard costing

• Support industrial performance and the APU analytical result account (hourly rates, industrial differences, stock differences).
• Contributing and analyze of industrial standard costs on monthly basis
• Monitor monthly industrial gaps, manufacturing and purchasing gaps
• Support the MYB budget, forecast and actual industrial activities
• Participate in continuous improvement of tools related to Finance
• Identify industrial risks and opportunities
• Perform ad hoc analysis
• Support in cost investigations of products related to your perimeter
• Verify consistency between workforce demand and industrial load level

Industrial Project Finance Support (New project setups)

• Support business case preparation, ROI analysis and CAPEX validation for new line setups and technology transfers.
• Support industrial, Supply Chain and Engineering team to track project budgets, monitor cost deviations and ensure alignment with financial targets and investment approvals.

Industrial business controller would support any financial topic related to Business Lines financial matters in coordination with BL Central & country finance, therefore list is not exhaustive herein

Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting
• 3 years of accounting/business control/FP&A experience
• Prior experience in financial and management reporting
• Prior experience in industrial/manufacturing control and standard costing
• Prior experience in ERP management systems (SAP preferred)
• Knowledge of finance, cost control, budgeting, and accounting principles including IFRS
• Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections
• Financial Systems (i.e. SAP, Power BI, Power Query) experience preferred
• Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to produce quality results within tight timeframes
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and to assume a lead role within specific areas of responsibility

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.