Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

Colonial Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Singapore seeks an FP&A professional to review corporate actuals, budgets, rolling forecasts and variance analysis. You will support data requests from business partners and review month-end close of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Work closely with site finance teams to ensure reporting timelines, prepare group/site budgets and forecasts with variance commentary, and help senior management with presentations for board meetings.

Job description

Responsibilities:

Review Corporate actuals, budgets, monthly rolling forecasts and variance analysis against actuals, budgets and forecasts.

Support in financial data requests from business partners.

Review month-end closing Management Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow to ensure accuracy.

Work closely with Site Finance teams to ensure reporting timelines are met.

Prepare and analyse Group/Sites' budgets, monthly rolling forecasts and variance analysis against actuals, budgets and forecasts, including commentary to understand key variances and trends, identification and investigation of unusual variances, and resolution of issues.

Support the preparation of presentations, commentaries and documents for Senior Management and Board meetings.

Drive continuous improvements and automation of reporting and business/financial processes.

Provide ad-hoc reporting, analytical support and other assignments as required.

Requirements:

Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent professional qualification.

Professional certification such as CA, CPA, ACCA or CIMA is preferred.

At least 3 years of relevant FP&A working experience & preferably with prior experience in Big 4 Audit Firm and/or MNC environment.

Strong analytical, problem-solving and business partnering capabilities.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage stakeholders across different functions and regions.

Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Experience with SAP, Cognos and other financial reporting systems would be an advantage.

Bilingual in English and Mandarin to support business communications with Mandarin-speaking stakeholders.

Strong report writing, presentation and documentation skills.