Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Digital Edge DC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Edge DC is seeking a commercially minded FP&A Manager to act as Finance Business Partner to the HR function in Singapore. You will lead headcount and people cost planning, translate workforce data into financial implications, and help leaders make informed decisions as we scale.

In this role you will build financial models, develop Power BI dashboards, and partner with CHRO and senior leaders to drive forecast accuracy and data-driven planning across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of FP&A, finance business partnering or commercial finance experience.
• Experience in headcount or people cost planning is strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English with executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead headcount and people cost planning across the org and translate workforce data into financial implications.
• Own P&L and Opex related to workforce costs; analyse variances and drive actions.
• Partner with HR leadership and senior stakeholders to align headcount with strategic goals.

Skills

Financial modelling

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Finance or Accounting degree

CPA/CFA/MBA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1.6 billion in committed equity capital with investors including some of the world’s largest institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Digital Edge’s vision is to be the leading provider of sustainable, next generation digital infrastructure in Asia. Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering populations they serve.

Founded in 2020, the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and currently provides data center and fiber services across Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and China. The company now owns and operates 21 data centers with over 500 MW of critical IT load in service and under construction and development, with another 300 MW held for future development.

This role is an exciting opportunity to join our fast-growing team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.
• Strive: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

We are seeking a commercially minded FP&A Manager to act as Finance Business Partner to our HR function. Based in Singapore and reporting to the Associate Director of FP&A, you will work closely with the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), the HR leadership team and senior leaders across the business, acting as the conduit between HR, the business’s hiring needs and Finance. You will lead headcount and people cost planning, translate workforce data into its financial implications, and help leaders make informed, affordable decisions as we scale.

Key responsibilities:

Financial planning and forecasting

• Lead people cost budgeting, rolling forecasts and Latest Estimates (LE), translating hiring plans, attrition, compensation and benefits into entity-, function- and site-level forecasts.
• Deliver monthly Flash reporting on headcount and people cost, highlighting risks and opportunities against budget and LE.

P&L and Opex ownership

• Own the Group’s people-related costs (employee costs, contractors, recruitment and other workforce costs), including capitalised labour within Capex.
• Analyse actuals against budget, LE and prior month by country, function and cost category, explaining key drivers and agreeing actions with budget holders.
• Partner with Financial Controllers on accruals, capitalisation, allocations and commissions, while Controllers retain ownership of accounting entries.

Business partnering

• Act as Finance’s primary partner to the CHRO and HR leadership team, bringing a commercial lens to workforce planning, organisation design and HR initiatives.
• Work with department heads across Sales, Operations and other functions to align headcount with strategic goals, assessing affordability before recruitment commitments are made.
• Prepare and present materials for the CFO, CHRO and senior leadership team, giving clear, decision-ready recommendations on headcount, people cost and workforce plans.
• Review HR workforce data for accuracy and consistency with Finance and translate it into its financial implications.

Data insights and modelling

• Build financial models and business cases for new initiatives, organisation changes, new markets and site ramp-ups.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and a concise monthly workforce pack covering headcount, people cost, forecast risks and agreed actions.

Process transformation

• Act as Finance business owner for workforce planning systems and help drive integration between HR and Finance systems.
• Drive automation, standardisation and continuous improvement of planning and reporting workflows, improving forecast accuracy, data quality and controls while protecting confidential employee data.

Growth and development:

This role offers broad, regular exposure to the CFO, CHRO and senior leadership team, including preparing and presenting the materials they use to make workforce decisions. You will have the chance to shape a newly established role and gain broad experience across Group FP&A. As a fast-growing, multi-country platform, Digital Edge offers strong performers pathways into broader FP&A, business partnering and Country Finance roles across Asia.

The successful candidate:

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, finance business partnering or commercial finance; experience in headcount or people cost planning is strongly preferred.
• Credible and confident with senior stakeholders, including C-suite; able to challenge constructively and explain financial implications clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with strong executive presentation skills.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented; comfortable reconciling data and turning it into clear insight.
• Working knowledge of employee cost accounting (accruals, capitalisation, allocations).
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling, strong PowerPoint and hands-on Power BI; a track record of automating finance processes or implementing planning systems.
• High integrity and discretion in handling confidential employee and compensation information.
• Preferred: data center, telecommunications, utilities or infrastructure experience in a multi-country business; experience with enterprise planning and HR systems; degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA, CFA, MBA or equivalent.