Semiconductor Finance Analyst - Forecasting & Analysis

Wanco Manpower Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

The client in Singapore is a world leading semiconductor company. They are urgently seeking a Finance/Cost Analyst to support monthly close, budgeting, and forecasting, with strong Excel and Power BI skills.

The role focuses on cost modeling, BOM validation, and data-driven insights to optimize production costs. Candidate should have 2-5 years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree, and experience with SAP or other ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related.
• 2-5 years of experience in Finance, Cost Accounting, Manufacturing Finance, Operations Finance, or Business Analysis.
• Semiconductor manufacturing experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in monthly financial close, budgeting, and forecasting is preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, Power Query, formulas, and data modeling.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Knowledge of ERP systems; SAP experience is preferred.
• Experience with SQL, Python, VBA, Power Automate, or other automation tools is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate financial findings clearly.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly financial close, including validating financial reports, analyzing idle costs, and preparing and posting journal entries.
• Analyze yield, material consumption, production volume, and spending variances against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.
• Prepare monthly flash reports, management commentary, and explanations of key financial and operational movements.
• Monitor production loading, utilization rates, and captive mix trends.
• Consolidate and validate production volume data and pre-qualification bonus information.
• Prepare quarterly Gold Wire Consumption reports for Treasury.
• Support budgeting and forecasting through cost modeling, data validation, and Plan-over-Plan analysis.
• Maintain cost operation and product mappings, review BOM inputs, and validate product cost calculations and planning assumptions.
• Develop and maintain financial reports, dashboards, product attributes, and master data.
• Conduct trend analysis, lot-level investigations, and ad hoc analyses to support business decisions.
• Improve reporting workflows and automate data refresh, BOM, and attribute maintenance processes.
• Document procedures and participate in cross-functional improvement projects.

Skills

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP

SQL

Python

Power Query

VBA

Power Automate

Job description

The client in Singapore is a world leading semiconductor company. They are urgently seeking a Finance/Cost Analyst to support monthly close, budgeting, and forecasting, with strong Excel and Power BI skills.

The role focuses on cost modeling, BOM validation, and data-driven insights to optimize production costs. Candidate should have 2-5 years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree, and experience with SAP or other ERP systems.