Senior Coordinator, Regional Controlling

Hapag Lloyd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hapag Lloyd is seeking a Senior Coordinator, Regional Controlling to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for the region. The role focuses on delivering management reports, identifying deviations, and partnering with Operations and departments to improve financial performance.

The position emphasizes data analytics, KPI development, and cross-functional collaboration to support strategic decisions and cost-saving initiatives within the regional scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/business administration/data science.
• Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience in financial analysis and planning and/or data analytics.
• Ability to act as a business partner to all departments in the Region.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting and forecasting: Develop and manage financial budgets and forecasts to support the organization's financial planning and decision making including: Engage with Operations to translate, capture, challenge assumptions.
• Oversee month-end closing of accounts including management reporting of performance and deviations to plans including: calculate accruals, monitor accrual balances, analyze deviations.
• Performance tracking: Develop KPIs and cost saving measures; analyze financial data to identify trends, opportunities and risks.
• Data Science: Support BI analytics and financial modeling; implement data-driven insights to drive business decisions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/business administration/data science

Job description

Senior Coordinator, Regional Controlling

Description

• Overseeing the financial health of the Region by managing budgets and ensuring performance in accordance with predetermined standards
• Help shape strategy and business decisions by providing management with fact-based business analysis
• Measure and improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Evolve into becoming a business partner to the organization

Responsibilities

• Budgeting and forecasting: Develop and manage financial budgets and forecasts to support the organization's financial planning and decision making including:
  • Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and monthly trend process
  • Engage with Operations to accurately translate, capture, challenge assumptions (procurement/strategic/structural)
• Oversee month-end closing of accounts including management reporting of performance and deviations to plans including:
  • Calculate accruals for cost / cost reduction items
  • Monitor accrual balances by periodically reviewing late postings Analysis and management reporting
  • Analyze and explain deviations between actuals and plans
  • Act as a business partner to all departments in the Region
  • Prepare management reports (REM, MPC, Area visits, etc.)
  • Participate in company-wide cross-functional projects (e.g., cost saving projects, new systems/processes, etc.)
  • Support on queries from Controlling / Accounting in HQ
• Performance tracking
  • Support in development and tracking of KPIs and cost saving measures
  • Analyze financial data to identify trends, opportunities for improvement, and risks
• Data Science
  • Act as a Data Scientist for the team, supporting the team with Business Intelligence and analytics
  • Develop financial models using data-driven insights, implement machine learning to analyze large datasets
  • Leverage on data analytics tools to extract insights and drive business decisions
• Compliance: Ensure business activities are in compliance with the Company's policies and standard operating procedures.
• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/business administration/data science
• Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience, preferably in financial analysis and planning and/or data analytics