FP&A Business Partner

NTUC First Campus Co-operative Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NTUC First Campus Co-operative Ltd in Singapore seeks a Senior FP&A Business Partner to build and maintain financial models, forecasts and budgets that drive strategic planning and everyday decision-making. You will partner with business leaders to assess feasibility of initiatives and inform resource allocation.

The role requires at least eight years of FP&A experience, advanced modelling and Excel skills, and strong communication to engage senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or professional qualifications such as CA, CFA, CPA.
• At least 8 years of relevant FP&A/ finance business partnering experience in 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.

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 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

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

End-to-end execution

Commercial judgement

Cross-functional collaboration

Business partnering

Cost optimization

Education

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

Tools

Anaplan

Google Suite

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