Lead Finance Analyst

Dyson; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson in Singapore seeks a newly qualified accountant to support global overheads and drive budgeting, forecasting and cost control. You will review monthly commitments, prepare accruals and prepayments reconciliations, and provide incisive commentary with detailed analysis of spend where required.

You will partner with global budget holders and the Group Finance team to produce annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and actuals, and lead monthly reviews with senior budget holders.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified accountant with CA/ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Solid accounting skills with accuracy and diligence.
• Experience in management accounting and budgeting/forecasting.
• Excellent spreadsheet skills with pivots, advanced formulas and charts.
• Strong analytical ability with attention to detail.
• Clear communication to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience with financial modelling in FP&A.
• SAP and OneStream experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand the function and support growth targets and cost control.
• Review monthly commitments and prepare accruals and prepayments reconciliations.
• Provide timely financial information with incisive commentary and analysis.
• Collaborate with global budget holders and Group Finance for budgets, forecasts and actuals.
• Lead monthly review meetings with senior budget holders.
• Contribute to standardisation and improvements of processes in Global Overheads.
• Support monthly financial performance presentations and variance analysis.
• Build relationships with Finance, Procurement and HR to aid decision making.

Skills

Management accounting

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Newly qualified accountant (CA/ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

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.