FP&A Assistant Manager

Oliver James; Singapore; On-site; SGD 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James is partnering with an established insurer in Singapore to hire an Assistant Manager into its Planning & Analysis team. This broad FP&A role covers financial analysis, IFRS 17 performance monitoring, management reporting and project cost management within a lean finance function.

You will engage senior stakeholders and drive KPI insight and cost transparency. The position offers exposure to dashboards and reporting automation, with collaboration across Finance, Actuarial and IT.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in insurance finance, FP&A or financial reporting.
• Strong knowledge of the insurance industry, life insurance is advantageous.
• Familiarity with IFRS 17 / FRS 117 and key performance drivers.

Responsibilities

• Support KPI monitoring and analysis of business and financial performance, including IFRS 17 results.
• Analyze financial results and explain movements, trends and variances to management.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and planning activities across the business.
• Monitor project expenditure, budgets and financial performance for ongoing initiatives.
• Help develop and enhance project cost and cost-benefit monitoring frameworks.
• Prepare management and regional reporting, with analysis and commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Finance, Actuarial, IT and other functions to gather information and support decisions.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility of KPIs and costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, analysis and finance processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Insurance | Singapore | Permanent

We 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.

Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Insurance | Singapore | Permanent

We 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.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 4-7 years of relevant experience within insurance finance, FP&A, financial reporting or Big 4 insurance audit. Strong preference for candidates at Assistant Manager level or experienced Senior Associate level with the maturity to manage senior stakeholders.
• Strong insurance knowledge, ideally within life insurance, with exposure to IFRS 17 / FRS 117 and an understanding of insurance financial performance and key business drivers.
• Experience in KPI monitoring, business performance analysis, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis. Exposure to project cost monitoring, project budgeting or cost-benefit analysis would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret financial results, investigate movements and identify the underlying drivers behind performance, rather than purely preparing or extracting data.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work across Finance, Actuarial, IT, business functions and senior management.
• Big 4 insurance auditors with strong IFRS 17 exposure and demonstrated analytical capability are welcome to apply.
• Experience with Power BI, dashboarding, data analytics or reporting automation would be advantageous.