FP&A Assistant Manager

Oliver James Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Group is partnering with an established insurer in Singapore to hire an Assistant Manager into its Planning & Analysis team. This role covers broad FP&A responsibilities with exposure to IFRS 17 performance, management reporting and project cost management.

You will support KPI monitoring, budgeting and forecasting, and work with Finance, Actuarial and IT teams to drive insights for senior leadership. A strong analytical mindset and experience in insurance finance are essential.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years in insurance FP&A, financial reporting or Big 4 insurance audit.
• Experience with IFRS 17 / FRS 117 and understanding of insurance results.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to explain drivers behind performance.

Responsibilities

• Support KPI monitoring and analysis of business and financial performance, including IFRS 17 results and key drivers.
• Analyse financial results, identify movements, trends and variances for management insights.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and planning across the business.
• Monitor project expenditure, budgets and financial performance on transformation initiatives.
• Develop and enhance cost monitoring frameworks and reporting tools.
• Prepare management and regional reporting with commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance, Actuarial, IT and other functions to gather data and support decisions.
• Develop dashboards and reporting to improve visibility of KPIs and costs.

Skills

KPI monitoring

IFRS 17 knowledge

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Power BI

Reporting

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis Insurance | Singapore | PermanentWe are partnering with an established insurer to hire an Assistant Manager into its Planning & Analysis team.This is a broad FP&A opportunity within a lean finance team, providing direct exposure to senior stakeholders and a combination of financial analysis, IFRS 17 performance monitoring, management reporting and project cost management.**Key Responsibilities*** Support KPI monitoring and analysis of business and financial performance, including IFRS 17-related results and key performance drivers.* Analyse financial results and investigate underlying movements, trends and variances to provide meaningful insights to management.* Support budgeting, forecasting and planning activities across the business.* Monitor project expenditure, budgets and financial performance across ongoing business and transformation initiatives.* Support the development and enhancement of project cost and cost-benefit monitoring frameworks.* Prepare management reporting and group/regional reporting, including analysis and commentary for senior stakeholders.* Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, IT and other business functions to gather information, challenge assumptions and support decision-making.* Support the development of dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility of KPIs, project costs and business performance.* Identify opportunities to improve existing reporting, analysis and finance processes.**Requirements*** Approximately 4 to 7 years of relevant experience within insurance finance, FP&A, financial reporting or Big 4 insurance audit.* Strong knowledge of the insurance industry, with life insurance experience advantageous.* Exposure to IFRS 17 / FRS 117 and an understanding of insurance financial results and performance drivers.* Experience in financial analysis, KPI monitoring, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting or variance analysis.* Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and explain the drivers behind financial performance.* Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work across multiple functions.* Experience with Power BI, dashboarding, reporting automation or other data analytics tools would be advantageous.* Big 4 insurance auditors at Senior Associate / Assistant Manager level who are looking to transition into an in-house FP&A role are encouraged to apply.