FP&A Analyst, Photonics Platforms – Singapore

Applied Materials, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead Opex, Capex and spend management for PPB Singapore operations.

You will partner with business stakeholders to drive forecast accuracy, spend discipline and investment optimization. The role requires 5+ years in FP&A or related fields, strong budgeting and variance analysis skills, advanced Excel, and experience with tools like Anaplan, SAP BPC or Tableau.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, business or operations finance, portfolio finance, investment analysis, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Experience managing Standard costs, Inventory, Opex and Capex.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial planning and reporting tools (Anaplan, SAP BPC, Tableau, or similar).
• Proven experience in business partnering, with a track record of communicating effectively across multiple functions and stakeholder groups.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Opex, Capex and Spend management and reporting activities for PPB’s Singapore (SG) operations.
• Lead in-quarter spending & budget management with PPB SG’s business partners.
• Independently perform variance analysis, explain forecast-to-actual changes, and identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Partner with business stakeholders to drive spending discipline, forecast accuracy, and investment optimization.
• Own cost modeling to support ad-hoc projects, quarterly and annual forecast cycles.
• Inventory and Costing: Maintain, review, and analyze the drivers underlying standard cost to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Update and maintain monthly standard costs. Perform variance analysis on standard cost variances, identifying root causes and communicating findings to stakeholders.
• Perform monthly and quarterly inventory counts to ensure inventory accuracy and adequacy of controls.
• Drive process improvement initiatives across costing and inventory management.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance Analysis

Financial Modeling

Cross-functional Collaboration

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business or related field

Tools

Anaplan

SAP BPC

Tableau

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead Opex, Capex and spend management for PPB Singapore operations.

You will partner with business stakeholders to drive forecast accuracy, spend discipline and investment optimization. The role requires 5+ years in FP&A or related fields, strong budgeting and variance analysis skills, advanced Excel, and experience with tools like Anaplan, SAP BPC or Tableau.