Senior Assistant Manager, Finance Planning and Analysis

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis at NTU oversees budgeting, forecasting, and financial governance for the business unit. You will strengthen financial performance through structured analysis, operational visibility, and risk identification, enabling informed decisions by the senior leadership team.

You will partner with the Finance Business Partner to manage execution, policy impact assessments, and planning cycles, supporting strategic transformation and

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy/Finance or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Chartered Accountant with at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Strong adaptability, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder relationship management.
• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Denodo, Workday or PowerBI is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Drive financial analysis, performance evaluation, pricing and margin review.
• Oversee finance governance and financial controls.
• Perform policy impact assessments and communicate implications of policy/system changes.
• Ensure compliance with financial, regulatory and audit requirements.
• Provide insightful KPI and performance reporting for management.
• Support continuous improvement and provide oversight to finance staff.

Skills

Adaptability

Time management

Problem solving

Relation management

Education

Degree in Accountancy/Finance

Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Denodo

Workday

PowerBI

Job description

The Senior Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, leads the business unit’s financial planning activities, operational finance oversight, and financial governance support. The role strengthens its financial performance through structured analysis, operational visibility, financial controls, and risk identification.

It also focuses on performance monitoring, ensuring completeness of revenue, compliance with institutional and external requirements, and supporting informed decision‑making for the senior leadership team.

This role complements the Finance Business Partner by managing execution, planning cycles, policy impact assessment, and communication of financial implications. This enables the Finance Business Partner to lead higher‑level planning, intra‑university initiatives, and strategic transformation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Drive financial analysis, performance evaluation, pricing and margin review.
• Oversee finance governance and financial controls.
• Perform policy impact assessments and communicate implications of policy/system changes.
• Ensure compliance with financial, regulatory and audit requirements.
• Provide insightful KPI and performance reporting for management.
• Support continuous improvement and provide oversight to finance staff.

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy/Finance or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Chartered Accountant with at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Highly adaptable, good time management skills & problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate outstanding working relation management.
• Advantageous to know SAP, Ariba, Denodo, Workday, PowerBI.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU