FP&A Business Partner

NTUC First Campus; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NTUC First Campus is seeking a Business Partnering FP&A professional to build robust financial models, forecasts and budgets to support strategic planning and day-to-day decisions. You will partner with business leaders to evaluate initiatives, support workforce planning, and deliver data-driven insights for growth and efficiency.

The role requires advanced modelling, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions while maintaining

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or Accounting or professional qualifications such as CA, CFA, CPA.
• 8+ years of FP&A/finance business partnering experience in multinational or complex organisations.
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills for strategic/operational decisions.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with excellent communication to engage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain robust financial models, forecasts, and budgets to support strategic planning and day-to-day operational decision-making
• Model population and enrolment trends to inform capacity planning and growth
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate financial feasibility of initiatives and strategic transactions
• Collaborate with HR for workforce planning and headcount modelling
• Conduct monthly reviews with cost centre owners and perform scenario analyses
• Provide financial clarity and insights to Operations to optimize costs and realise benefits
• Analyse performance drivers and surface actionable recommendations
• Work with units to drive cost optimization and improved workflows
• Evaluate capital deployment and investment alignment with long-term goals
• Communicate the company’s financial narrative for management reporting and board reviews
• Support cross-functional projects with financial and strategic input
• Improve internal finance processes, reporting, and tools for transparency

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

End-to-end execution

Commercial judgment

Education

Finance/Accounting degree or professional qualification (CA/CFA/CPA)

Tools

Anaplan

Google Workspace

Job description

Business Partnering

• Build and maintain robust financial models, forecasts, and budgets to support strategic planning and day-to-day operational decision-making


• Model population and enrolment trends to better inform capacity planning at the suburb level, including how maturing centres will experience a decline in enrolment. Partnering CD in analysing the data to inform growth and resource planning


• Partner with business leaders to evaluate the financial feasibility and strategic implications of key initiatives, including market expansion, product development, and strategic transactions such as partnerships and project finance


• Partner with HR to support workforce planning by modelling headcount, turnover costs, and the financial impact of hiring and retention strategies


• Conduct monthly reviews with cost centre owners, develop robust financial models, run scenario analyses, and challenge assumptions to drive data-driven decision-making


• Provide financial clarity and insights to Operations to find opportunities to optimize product and indirect costs and supervise benefits realisation for efficiency


• Analyse business performance to identify drivers, surface issues, and drive actions that strengthen execution and enable sustained, profitable growth


• Work with business units to drive cost optimization and improve workflow


• Evaluate capital deployment across teams and initiatives, and support investment decisions that align with the company’s strategic goals and long-term priorities


• Shape and communicate the company’s financial narrative through materials for management reporting, board presentations, and internal leadership reviews


• Provide financial and strategic support on high-impact, cross-functional projects


• Improve internal finance processes, reporting, and tools to enhance transparency, decision-making, and execution discipline across the organization

Job Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Professional qualifications such as CA, CFA, CPA


• At least 8 years of relevant experience in FP&A/ finance business partnering, ideally within a multinational or complex organisation


• Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills, with the ability to build and adapt models for strategic and operational decision-making


• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to break down complex problems, distil business implications, and develop actionable recommendations


• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and align cross-functional teams


• Proven ability to take ownership and drive end-to-end execution, even in ambiguous or evolving contexts


• Strong commercial judgment and a clear understanding of how businesses grow and scale


• Familiarity with using Anaplan and Google Suite