Lead Finance Analyst

Dyson Institute; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Institute in Singapore is seeking a finance professional to support budgeting, accruals, and management accounting to help meet growth and cost targets. You will prepare monthly management information, provide insightful commentary on spend, and work with global budget holders and Group Finance to deliver annual budgets, forecasts, and actuals.

The role involves presenting financial performance, engaging with stakeholders across Finance, Procurement and HR, and driving process improvements

Qualifications

• Newly qualified accountant with focus on accuracy and diligence.
• Experience in management accounting and budgeting/forecasting processes.
• Strong Excel skills with pivot tables, formulas, and charting.
• Excellent analytical ability with attention to detail.
• Ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and forecasting processes and monthly closes.
• Review accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations; manage timely reporting.
• Prepare management accounting information with incisive spend analysis.
• Collaborate with global budget holders and Group Finance for budgets and forecasts.
• Lead monthly review meetings with Senior budget holders and support decision making.
• Drive process standardisation and improvements across Finance, Procurement and HR.

Skills

Newly qualified accountant

Management accounting

Budgeting/Forecasting

Excel (Advanced)

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

CA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Job description

About the role

Gain a deep understanding of the function and support them to meet the ambitious growth and cost control targets set by the Leadership team Review of monthly commitments and preparation of accruals and prepayments reconciliations and general management accounting Ensure accurate and timely financial management information is prepared, including incisive commentary backed by detailed analysis of spend where required Work in partnership with the global budget holders and the Group Finance team to provide accurate and comprehensive annual budgets, quarterly re-forecasts and actuals Independently conduct monthly review meetings with Senior budget holders and act as a point of contact for their teams when seeking Finance support Contribute to the wider Global Overheads team agenda which includes standardisation and the continual improvements of processes and systems Support the monthly presentation of financial performance, full year forecasts and budget variances including understanding financial opportunities and risk Build strong relationships across the organisation including Finance, Procurement and HR and provide financial support to decision making Be comfortable dealing with and working through issues with stakeholders, getting into the detail to ensure you understand the cost drivers of the business and can feedback relevant insights

About you

Newly qualified accountant (CA/ACA, ACCA, CIMA) Solid accounting skills, diligent and accurate Experience of management accounting and performing budgeting or forecasting processes Excellent spreadsheet skills, including pivots, advanced formulae and charting Excellent analytical ability with a great attention to detail Team player with a positive, ‘will do’ attitude and a flexible yet disciplined approach Good communication skills with the ability to present financial information accessible to non-financial stakeholders Determined and assertive, prepared to get into the detail to understand the complex cost drivers of the business Mature and robust personality who is dedicated to the principles of financial and budget control but pragmatic when required Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise workload and to work to strict reporting deadlines Desirable Previous exposure to stakeholder management Experience of financial modelling within a financial planning and analysis environment SAP & OneStream experience

Equal Opportunity

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity. At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.