Regional FP&A Manager - (Expenses)

Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited seeks a Regional FP&A Manager to lead planning, forecasting and reporting of underwriting expenses across Asia Pacific. You will consolidate country submissions, analyze cost drivers, and deliver senior leadership-ready insights and presentations.

The role requires a strategic finance professional with 8+ years in FP&A, strong modelling, and expertise in TM1 and Excel. You will mentor analysts, drive automation initiatives, and partner with Controllership to

Qualifications

• CPA or CA qualification with a business degree.
• Minimum 8 years in FP&A, management accounting or business partnering.
• Experience in operating expense management, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Proficiency in financial planning and reporting systems (TM1).
• Experience in regional or multinational environments.
• Excellent English communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and forecasting for underwriting operating expenses; ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
• Consolidate country submissions; ensure robust assumptions and alignment with objectives.
• Analyze expense trends, variances, and key drivers; provide insightful commentary.
• Prepare management reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Support country finance teams on expense reporting guidance and best practices.
• Drive expense transformation initiatives with process improvements and automation.
• Standardize end-to-end expense processes across Asia Pacific to centralize activities.
• Collaborate with Controllership for accurate accounting of expenses, accruals and reclassifications.
• Support ad hoc analysis and strategic projects related to expense planning and cost transformation.
• Mentor and develop finance analysts to foster continuous improvement.

Skills

Expense management

Forecasting & planning

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

TM1

Team leadership

Education

CPA or CA with business degree

Tools

TM1

Excel

Job description

Purpose

The Regional Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager is responsible for leading the planning, forecasting, reporting and management of underwriting operating expenses for the region. This role requires significant interaction with country finance teams, regional product line managers and business analysts as well as COG finance management in the US to provide insights into the cost drivers and support informed decision making.

This role will play a critical role in managing and optimizing the organization's expense management processes. This senior role requires a strategic thinker with a strong financial background, exceptional analytical skills, strong stakeholder management and the ability to drive process improvement utilizing the latest technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and forecasting processes for underwriting operating expenses, including assumptions, planning templates, and scenario analysis. Ensure expense forecasts and plan are aligned with strategic priorities

• Consolidate and challenge submissions from countries, ensuring assumptions are robust, risks are appropriately reflected, and submissions are aligned with business objectives.

• Analyze expense trends, variances, and key drivers versus budget, forecast, and prior periods, providing insightful commentary on expense performance that highlights material variances, risks, and opportunities.

• Prepare management reports and presentations for senior leadership and other stakeholders.

• Support country finance teams in an advisory capacity on expense management reporting, providing guidance on reporting requirements, best practices, and interpretation of results.

• Drive expense transformation initiatives by identifying and implementing process improvements, efficiency gains, and automation opportunities to enhance reporting quality and reduce manual effort.

• Optimize and standardize end-to-end expense processes across Asia Pacific with a goal to centralize all operational expense activities.

• Work with Controllership to ensure accurate and timely accounting of expenses, accruals and reclassifications

• Support ad hoc analysis and strategic projects related to expense planning, cost transformation, and business performance.

• Mentor and develop finance analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth within the finance team.

• CPA or CA qualified including business degree

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in FP&A, management accounting, financial planning or business partnering

• Experience in operating expense management, budgeting and forecasting would be a plus

• Strong proficiency and experience in financial planning and reporting systems

• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills

• Advanced Excel skills and experience in financial planning tools e.g. TM1

• Experience in a regional or multinational environment

• Demonstrated and proven staff management experience

• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure

• Ability to think and act innovatively

• Good command of the English language and communication skills

• Strong orientation to teamwork and partnering