Senior Financial Analyst

JonDavidson Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications infrastructure leader in Singapore is looking for an experienced Senior Financial Analyst. This role involves overseeing financial planning, analysis processes, cash flow management, and building robust financial models. Candidates should possess 8-10 years of experience in finance, with strong skills in financial modelling and tools like Excel. Excellent communication and analytical abilities are essential. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their CV and salary expectations via email.

Qualifications

• At least 8-10 years' experience in Accounting, Finance or Financial services.
• Experience in a similar FP&A and/or finance related role.
• Highly skilled in financial modelling and analysis.
• Strong curiosity to learn and challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and analysis processes including budgeting and reforecasting.
• Contribute as finance business partner with comprehensive reviews.
• Plan and manage cash flow liquidity.
• Develop financial models and tools for business decisions.

Skills

Financial modelling

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Team player

Education

Degree or Diploma in Accountancy or Finance

Job description

Our client is a leader in the telecommunications infrastructure space. It is seeking to employ an experienced professional to join them as Senior Financial Analyst (Ref: KHXXX). The successful candidate is expected to provide data-driven financial insights, analyses and finance business support that contribute to the overall success and decision-making of the organization.

The Job

• Take ownership of and ensure the integrity and quality for the financial planning and analysis processes including annual budgeting, monthly reforecasting and sensitivity analysis.
• Contribute as finance business partner, participate, and provide comprehensive reviews and analyses to decision makers including, but not limited to:
  • analyses of revenue performance and growth, profit and losses, variances, revenue reports and key performance indicators
  • performance reports for Audit Committee and/or Board
  • initiatives including process review and system implementation projects as required by C-Suites and/or other department HODs
• Plan and manage cash flow liquidity. Ensure compliance with bank-related matters including documentation, compliance certificates and other notices.
• Build and maintain driver-based forecasts, back test and analyze drivers, and concisely communicate findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Work closely with the finance team and relevant stakeholders to ensure accurate financial information is being used in the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Ensure alignment between monthly and quarterly forecasts and annual budget. Track forecast accuracy and manage/escalate risks to the forecast.
• Drive forward dashboards and enhancements to the planning system to support a robust financial and funding plan that is consistent with the management plan.
• Support financial reporting including impairment testing and hedging documentation.
• Responsibility for debt management including monitoring for compliance with financing agreements and preparation of notices for bank-related procedures and processes.
• Develop financial models, tools and methodology to make key business decisions. Advise relevant business units on the financial feasibility of proposed strategies.

The Candidate

• At least 8-10 years' experience in Accounting, Finance or Financial services, and a Degree or Diploma in Accountancy, Finance.
• Experience in a similar FP&A and/or finance related role, and building/maintaining a budgeting & forecasting system.
• Highly skilled in financial modelling and analysis. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Highly organized and meticulous. Attention to detail with the ability to manage several diverse work streams at the same time.
• Strong curiosity to learn and challenge status-quo. Analytically strong and able to draw insights from large amounts of data.
• Positive, resourceful and a strong team player with the ability to build relationships across the organization of varying functions and levels with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Open minded to influence process changes and automation. Prior experience of business process re-engineering and ERP system implementation will be a plus.

Interested professionals are to submit their applications and CVs in MS Word format stating current and expected salary packages to [e-mail] as an expression of their interest. We regret that only short-listed candidates will